Texas A&M AgriLife Extension-Travis County continues their 2024 Texas Tough Plants educational series with Native Landscapes for Wildlife, March 20th, 10 am to noon. This is a free program.
John Davis, Conservation Program Coordinator for Austin Parks and Recreation, will cover the aspects of wildlife habitat and how to create them in your own garden. A special focus will be placed on the value of native plants to provide food and shelter. The program will be presented utilizing a webinar format.
Those interested must register in advance to receive a link. The live webinars are limited to the first 100 attendees. However, an unlimited number of people can register to view the recording. Everyone who registers receives a link to watch the recorded version.
Attendees can submit questions during the webinar and get answers live as time allows. Afterward, questions that don’t make it to the webinar will receive emailed answers. Viewers of the recorded sessions can send their questions to the Travis County Master Gardener help desk: travismg@ag.tamu.edu.
John is Conservation Outreach Coordinator for the city’s Land Management Program helping the city manage its system of nature preserves as native ecosystems for Species of Greatest Conservation Need as identified in the state’s Wildlife Action Plan as well as build constituencies to support that work.
He is also the Wildlife Austin program coordinator seeking to improve the ecological sustainability of the Austin area using healthy native wildlife populations as the metric for success.
John has a B.S. Biology – Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX 1991, a M.S. Biology – University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX. 1993, and a M.C.R.P. City and Regional Planning – University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 2006