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(Please note, tonight’s meeting is at the Cedar Park Recreation Center, not at the Georgetown Library. See info at the bottom of this post.)
Join us at NPSOT-Wilco’s chapter meeting on April 11, 2019, for our program topic “As it was in the beginning, it shall be again: Promoting habitat restoration in urban areas” with Cheryl Lewis.
Cheryl Lewis, from the Brazos Valley, will explain the importance of native plant communities and the ecosystem services they provide. The current plight of insect pollinators will be explained and information provided on how using native plants in urban landscapes can help restore their habitat, health and numbers. Cheryl will discuss ways to engage the public, including newspaper articles, social media, plant sales and demonstration gardens.
Cheryl grew up in the Pineywoods and Coastal Prairie ecoregions of Texas. She comes by her love of plants from an extended family in which at least one household always had a vegetable garden and seasonal canning was routine. She graduated from Texas A&M with a Bachelor of Science in Range Science and a Master of Agriculture in Horticulture. On becoming a Texas Master Naturalist, Cheryl has focused on habitat restoration and landscaping with native plants. In addition to serving as a master naturalist, Cheryl is also president of the new Post Oak Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas in College Station.
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NPSOT-Williamson County meetings are free and open to the public.
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