Here is an announcement about the 2003 Texas Plant Conservation
Conference, to be held September 17-19 at the Lady Bird Johnson
Wildflower Center.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Flo Oxley [mailto:oxley@...]
> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 10:01 AM
> To: Flo Oxley
> Subject: Please Share with Your Colleagues & Co-Workers
>
>
> Just a gentle reminder that the 2003 Texas Plant Conservation Conference
> is fast approaching and is shaping up to be a wonderful program. The
> conference is scheduled for September 17-19 and will be held at the Lady
> Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. The program and registration form are
> attached for your use and convenience.
>
> We hope you'll be able to join us for this important event. Please feel
> free to contact me with any questions.
>
> Looking forward to seeing you at the conference next month!
>
> Flo Oxley
> Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
> 4801 La Crosse Avenue
> Austin, TX 78739
> (512) 292-4200 ext. 160
> oxley@...
>
> Educating North America about the environmental necessity, economic
> value, and natural beauty of native plants.

--- Agenda ---

Wednesday, September 17, 2003

8:30 Registration

9:00 Welcome

9:15 Keynote
Dr. Billie Turner
Professor Emeritus, University of Texas
History of Texas Flora

10:00 Dr. Robert Breunig
Executive Director
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Overview of Plant Conservation Strategies in Texas from the Wildflower
Center Perspective

10:20 Break

10:35 Charmaine Delmatier
Botanist
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Overview of the Past Two Years: Plant Recovery Activities, Strategies,
and Future Projects

10:55 Bryan Arroyo
Assistant Regional Director for Ecological Services
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 2
Building Partnerships with Private Landowners to Conserve Habitat

11:15 Break

11:30 Susan Combs
Commissoner
Texas Department of Agriculture
The Wise Use of Texas Natural Resources

11:45 Larry Butler
State Conservationist
Natural Resource Conservation Service.

Noon Lunch

2:00 Dr. Bonnie Amos
Professor
Angelo State University
Texas poppy-mallow (Callirhoe scabriuscula): Recovery and Reintroduction

2:30 Dr. Brook Milligan
New Mexico State University
Genetics and Demography of Southwestern Yellow Columbines

3:00 Break

3:15 Dr. Joe Sirotnak
Botanist, Big Bend NP
Overview of Rare Plants in Big Bend National Park

3:45 Kathy Rice
Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona
West Texas and the Terlingua Creek cat's eye


4:15 Dr. Mark Welch
Vanderbilt University
The hybrid origin of the puzzle sunflower (Helianthus paradoxus) and the
biological reality of diploid hybrid taxa in general

4:45 Wrap up

5:00 Dutch treat dinner


Thursday, September 18, 2003

Panel Discussion
Format: Each panel member will speak for 15 min, then we’ll break for
about 20 minutes, and then we’ll have a 1-hour discussion

8:30 Welcome

8:45 Dr. Mike Berger
Branch Chief of Private Lands & Habitat, Texas Parks & Wildlife Dept.

9:00 Commissioner Joseph Fitzsimons
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

9:15 John Karges
Conservation Biologist, West Texas Program, The Nature Conservancy

9:30 Steve Manning
Project Manager for the Leon River Project, Central Texas Cattle
Association, and Private Land Owner, winner of this year’s national
award from National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (the Chuck Yeager Award)

9:45 Bob McCan
President, Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, Private
Land Owner

10:00 Dr. Allan McGinty
Professor and Range Specialist, Texas Cooperative Extension.

10:15 Dr. Ernest Smith
Former Dean of Law, University of Texas, Specialty in Oil/Gas
International Energy, Transactions, and Environmental Law, Private Land
Owner

10:30 Melinda Taylor
Senior Attorney and Program Manager of the Ecosystem Restoration
Program, Environmental Defense

10:45 Tom Taylor
Owner of Lost Canyon Resort, Private Land Owner

11:00 Break

11:30 Panel and Audience Discussion

12:30 Lunch

1:30 Species Review

5:00 Session ends



Friday, September 19, 2003

Species Review

9:00 Species review

Noon Lunch

5:00 Session ends


--- Registration Form ---

Texas Plant Conservation Conference
September 17 – 19, 2003
Registration Form

Please mail or fax this form with your payment to:

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
4801 La Crosse Avenue
Austin, TX 78739
Phone: 512/292-4200 FAX: 512/292-4627

Space is limited. Please register by August 29.

Name
________________________________________________________________________
Agency/Organization____________________________________________________________
Address
______________________________________________________________________
City ______________________________ State ___________ ZIP
_______________________
Phone _____________________________FAX
______________________________________
Phone FAX
Email address
_________________________________________________________________

Registration Fees (lunches not included)

General Public $45 Professionals $35
Volunteers $25 Students $10

Optional box lunches $30

___ Vegetarian option

Registration fees: $ ____________
Optional box lunches: $ ____________
Total amount enclosed: $ ____________

___ Mastercard ___ Visa ___ Discover ___ Amex

Card Number ___________________________________________________________
Exp. Date ______________________________________________________________
Name on credit card ______________________________________________________
Signature _______________________________________________________________

___ I will attend the Species Review

Registrar must receive cancellation notice no later that 5 pm, September
12, 2003 to receive a refund, minus a $10 processing fee.