Wild Orchids of Texas Program has been CANCELED
Indian Trail Chapter, Texas Master Naturalist
Monday – March 23, 2020 PLEASE NOTE LOCATION FOR THIS PROGRAM ONLY
· Location: TABERNACLE BAPTIST CHURCH
2200 Country Club Rd., Ennis TX 75119
7:00 PM - Wild Orchids of Texas
Program presented by Stephanie Varnum, Texas Master Naturalist
Fifty-four species of wild orchids grow in Texas and they are found in all ten of the natural regions of the state. They range from moderately common to extremely rare and critically endangered. This talk will give an overview of the orchids of Texas and will highlight the seven non-photosynthetic, myco-heterotrophic orchids of the Hexalectris genus. Many of these species are endangered by human developments are not amenable to propagation so the only way to ensure their future is to protect their habitats.
Stephanie Varnum is a native of western Pennsylvania who has spent her adult years in Texas. She and her family have loved being out in nature to observe and care for it. Being out in the woods and prairies, bird watching, and gardening are her favorite pass-times. She enjoys sharing her love of nature with her adult children and six grandchildren and her friends. She has been a Texas Master Naturalist since 2002 and has volunteered in a Citizens Science Project, an annual botanical survey of native, non-photosynthetic orchids in Texas for 16 years.
Indian Trail Chapter is part of the statewide Texas Master Naturalist Volunteer Program of the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.
The Mission: to develop a corps of well-informed volunteers to provide education, outreach, and service dedicated to the beneficial management of natural resources and natural areas within their communities for the State of Texas.
This program is part of a series of “no cost - open to the public” Master Naturalist programs offered the fourth Monday (generally) of each month, 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Please bring a friend! For more information, please call the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension at 972-825-5175 or email: information@itmnc.com
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Our Board of Directors for the ITMN chapter have decided to cancel the meeting that was scheduled for Monday, March 24, 2020 at the Tabernacle Baptist church in Ennis, Tx. The State Master Naturalist organization requested no gatherings through March 20, 2020. Then today the President of the USA has requested no gatherings of more than 10 people.
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