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Spring Symposium

Native Plant Spring Symposium – The State of Texas Trees
Saturday, April 24, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Hosted by the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center & Native Plant Society of Texas

The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and the Native Plant Society of Texas will review the state of Texas trees, exploring urban tree inventory programs, predominate tree species in west texas, and invasive pests of trees and monitoring programs. Our Spring Symposium will include a plenary session followed by in-depth afternoon breakout sessions.

Online Registration. Registration: $65 per person, includes afternoon box lunch.

At a glance

7:30 am - Registration

8:30 am - Greetings

9 am - The State of Texas Trees; Chris Brown, Forest Inventory and Analysis,
Texas Forest Service

9:50 am - The Great Austin Tree Roundup; Scott Harris, TreeFolks

10:40 am - Break

10:55 am - Alien Invaders: Soapberry Borer Infestation and Citizen Science; Dr. Ron Billings, Ph.D., Texas Forest Service

11:45 am to 1 pm - Lunch

Concurrent Breakout Sessions #1: 1 pm to 2:45 pm

Oak Wilt Suppression Program; Eric Becker, City of Austin

Citizen Forester Program; Walter Passmore, Texas Forest Service

Plant Propagation Basics w/ Native Trees; TBD

Concurrent Breakout Sessions #2: 3 pm to 4:45 pm

Oak Wilt Suppression Program; Eric Becker, City of Austin

Citizen Forester Program; Walter Passmore, Texas Forest Service

Plant Propagation Basics w/ Native Trees; TBD