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The communications office of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas at Austin provides media with timely, accurate information about the Wildflower Center. Below are recent press releases related to Center events and to staff expertise on conservation practices, native plant gardening, nature education, and native plant resources and research findings. For more information or photos beyond those on the newsroom site, please contact:
| Communications Director Saralee Tiede 512.232.0104 stiede@wildflower.org |
Media Manager Barbra Rodriguez 512.232.0105 brodriguez@wildflower.org |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 2, 2008
When: 9 a.m. to 5: 30 p.m. Friday, July 11
Where: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, 4801 La Crosse Ave, Austin, TX
Background: In honor of Lady Bird Johnson, who died July 11, 2007, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas at Austin will be open to the public at no charge on Friday, July 11. Visitors will also receive a free packet of wildflower seeds in memory of our environmental first lady.
To learn about an exhibit to honor Lady Bird that opened Memorial Day weekend in Washington D.C., go to: http://www.wildflower.org/feature/?id=16. To learn more about Lady Bird Johnson, go to: http://www.wildflower.org/ladybird/
For more information about the Wildflower Center, call 512-232-0100, or visit http://www.wildflower.org/.
