Indian Trail Chapter of the Texas Master Naturalist Program - August News
INDIAN TRAIL CHAPTER, TEXAS MASTER NATURALIST – 2015 TRAINING CLASS – WAXAHACHIE, TX
APPLICATION DEADLINE: August 19, 2015
CLASSES BEGIN: September 15, 2015
“Master Naturalist 2015 Annual Training Class”
Indian Trail Chapter, Texas Master Naturalist will hold their Annual Training Classes on Tuesdays, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., from September 15 to November 17. 2015 at First United Methodist Church Family Life Center, 505 West Marvin Avenue, Waxahachie. The Texas Master Naturalist Program is co-sponsored by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Applications are due by August 19, 2015. For more information and to receive an Application, please e-mail training@itmnc.com or ellis-tx@tamu.edu, or contact the AgriLife Extension Service Office by phone: 972-825-5175.
AUGUST 24, 2015 Indian Trail Chapter monthly program, free and open to the public:
Location: First United Methodist Church
505 W. Marvin Ave., Waxahachie, TX
Family Life Center - Gathering Room
7:00 PM - Program by Randy Johnson, President – Dallas Chapter of the
Native Plant Society of Texas
Pollinators and Native Plants - An Ancient Marriage
Randy Johnson is the past Director of Horticulture at Texas Discovery Gardens and he currently serves as the Horticulture Manager at the Dallas Zoo. From Mesquite, TX, Randy attended Texas A&M University where he earned a degree in Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences. He is the current president of the Dallas Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas and also has a personal business - Randy Johnson Organics, through which he grows and sells native plants and offers consultations on various environmental topics.
In his presentation titled “Pollinators and Natives - An Ancient Marriage” Randy emphasizes the fact that pollinators and flowering plants co-evolved with and for each other. The need to create and maintain pollinator habitat is discussed with examples of native genera offered. Diversity is the keyword and its importance to the maintenance of natural systems is highlighted.
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