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NPSOT-Wilco Chapter Meeting, “Native Orchid Conservation Across Texas” with Adam Black @ Georgetown Parks & Rec
August 10, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Free and open to the public. This month the in-person meeting is at the GEORGETOWN PARKS & REC ADMIN BUILDING or attend via Zoom.
==> If you attend in person, we’re at the Georgetown Parks & Rec Administration Building, 1101 N College St, Georgetown, Texas 78626. If you attend in person, you are giving consent to be videoed for Zoom and YouTube (if the meeting is to be posted on YouTube). Come early (6:30 PM) for expert advice, to check out the seed swap board, or just to visit.
==> To attend via Zoom instead of in person, register at https://npsot-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEkfuquqDwiGtMpIIlMLfLMWhJLUdNx2kMX#/registration
About our topic: From the Pineywoods to the Chihuahuan Desert, various species of orchids inhabit a number of dwindling habitats across Texas. Learn of Adam’s collaborative adventures and challenges tracking down and pollinating the state’s rarest species for conservation purposes.
About our speaker: Adam Black is a lifelong plant enthusiast who combines his experience in the fields of botany and horticulture by collaborating with various botanical gardens, universities and governmental agencies in documenting and collecting imperiled species for the purposes of research and conservation. Formerly a Texas resident, he is currently Director of Horticulture and Plant Conservation at Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories and Arboretum in Charlotte, NC but continues to collaboratively focus on the conservation of rare Texas plants.
At every meeting, we give away a book — about native plants or the meeting topic — to one randomly chosen attendee!