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— by Nancy Pumphrey
Beth Erwin was very informative on Thursday evening when she presented Oak Trees for Williamson County, a Wildlife Buffet. Beth has given presentations to elementary school kids and she used some of the same hands-on techniques and materials to engage the audience tonight. Especially effective were the long ropes Beth had audience members stretching out to demonstrate the size of the trunk of the National Champion, and the height of the canopy of that tree.
Beth also demonstrated how to identify a red oak from a white oak by looking at the leaves. The red oak, which is more susceptible to the deadly oak wilt, has sharp edges on the lobes of the leaves. The white oak has more rounded edges on the lobes. She did a great job identifying different kinds of oaks for us and giving us information on the Texas Champion and the National Champions.
Thanks, Beth, for your willingness to step in for the meeting’s presentation.
View Beth’s presentation at this link.
You can see the January 9, 2020 business presentation slides here.
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