---------- Forwarded message From: Jan Daniels



Needs to be in our newsletter and our news yahoo blog and our public relations
information for October.

Jan

Garden And Sanctuary News
Roger Sanderson, formerly the Curator and Wildlife Biologist at the
Heard, was promoted to his new position as Director of Botanic Gardens
and Wildlife Biologist. With this new title came new responsibilities,
including coordinating and creating new designs for gardens and
plantings around the buildings and making sure that they are
implemented.
To enhance the existing collection of gardens, Roger has formed
new plans for them. Certain to become an important educational
resource, he is creating a Sanctuary Garden outside the backdoors of
the museum to illustrate many of the species that visitors will
encounter on our trails. The Cactus/Desert Garden in front of the SRC
that was begun many years ago will be revitalized. Additionally, the
entrance to the SRC will be improved with a new landscape design.
Establishing a better first impression for visitors, Roger is also
designing an impressive formal entrance to the museum on Country Club
Drive (FM 1378) and a newly landscaped area around the front gate area.
Sanderson plans to return the Native Plant Garden to only those
plants that are native to Texas. Currently, this garden hosts a few
non-native but drought resistant varieties. This change will provide
inspiration to those garden enthusiasts looking for ecologically
friendly ideas for their own landscapes!
After all of these projects have been completed, Roger also plans to
extensively label garden and trail plants. This project will make these
resources an even more valuable educational experience for visitors.
These projects require resources and time, and the Heard will need
your manual and financial support to accomplish this. Financial
contributions are necessary to achieve each of these projects. The
Heard is a 501(c)(3) organization and therefore contributions to the
museum are tax-deductible. Volunteers who are willing to donate their
time are also important to these projects. For information on becoming
a Heard Native Plant Garden Volunteer or Nature Sanctuary Restoration
Volunteer, please consult our website where you can find an application
as well as further descriptions of these opportunities.
http://www.heardmuseum.org/theheard/volunteer.asp
Also, be sure to check out our annual Fall Plant Sale, October
10-12, 2008. This year we hope to provide more diversity and perhaps
more of some popular plants. The Members Only Sale will be Friday,
October 10, 4 to 7 p.m. The sale is open to the public Saturday,
October 11th and Sunday, October 12th.




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