Friends of Mission Branch Library and Gardening Volunteers of South Texas are co-sponsoring a panel discussion of local efforts to mitigation extreme heat at the residential level with water and land conservation and urban trees with local community leaders: Nancy Parrilla and Patricia Santos of Fuerza Unida Urban Heat Resiliency Program Kamala Platt, San Antonio […]
Patricia Morales will lead us on a tour of Chris Park. This free community event honors two decades of remembrance, creativity, and renewal at Chris Park. Attendees will also hear how this park has selected and maintained their landscape utilizing methods of water conservation and thoughtful planning to ensure the park's future for generations. See […]
Darcie Schipull will introduce us to The Great Springs Project as “a unified vision of conservation and connectivity” connecting the land from Barton Springs (Austin) to headwaters of the San Antonio River through greenway and a continuous hike-and-bike trail by 2036 (Texas Bicentennial year) through conservation of an additional 50,000 acres of land in the […]
"Whole and Wild: Haggard Ranch Prairie Restoration" will be presented by landowner Metha Haggard with supporting presentations by United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service and Green Spaces Alliance of South Texas; and photography from Bexar Audubon South Central Texas. Under intense outside pressure from commercial development interests and neighbors who chose to […]
Session 1: Mitigating urban heat at home Nancy Parrilla and Patricia Santos of Fuerza Unida will share how “Fuerza Unida Urban Heat Resiliency Program” is bringing down the heat in homes near them with trees, water reuse and conservation and more. Session 2: Moczygemba Rewild Ranch: OUR JOURNEY Restoration, Conservation, Hope Brice Moczygemba will share […]
Gardening Essentials will consist of two workshop classes, with information available on water conservation along with the current SAWS programs and rebates for their customers. Session 1: Gregg Eckhardt, "Landscapes and Water: A Historical Perspective". This will be a discussion on how landscapes were maintained in the past and present with the focus on water […]
Friends of Mission Branch Library and Gardening Volunteers of South Texas are co-sponsoring a panel discussion of local efforts to mitigation extreme heat at the residential level with water and land conservation and urban trees with local community leaders: Nancy Parrilla and Patricia Santos of Fuerza Unida Urban Heat Resiliency Program Kamala Platt, San Antonio […]
GVST will teach how to design, install and maintain a water conserving garden/landscape through 12 sessions of learning. These 75 minute sessions will include choosing drought-resistant native plants, improving soil with compost to increase water retention, use of mulch to conserve moisture all as presented on the SAWS "Garden Style San Antonio" website. The focus […]
Presenter: Ashley Morgan-Olvera, Texas Invasive Species Institute Director of Research & Education at Sam Houston State University Session 1: Defining Invasives & Identification Section 2: Management/Removal & Reporting of Dangerous Invasive Species Invasive species are defined in Texas as exotic plants that have been proven through scientific research to cause financially catastrophic detriment. Some alter […]
Tawny Crazy Ant (Nylanderia fulva) has been nicknamed for the way it moves. It is spreading from the Gulf Coast throughout Texas by being transported by humans. Learn more about this South American species' successful invasion of both natural environments and areas influenced by human disturbance. The invasion by tawny crazy ants of Texas nature […]
GVST will teach how to design, install and maintain a water conserving garden/landscape through 12 sessions of learning. These 75 minute sessions will include choosing drought-resistant native plants, improving soil with compost to increase water retention, use of mulch to conserve moisture all as presented on the SAWS "Garden Style San Antonio" website. The focus […]
GVST will teach how to design, install and maintain a water conserving garden/landscape through 12 sessions of learning. These 75 minute sessions will include choosing drought-resistant native plants, improving soil with compost to increase water retention, use of mulch to conserve moisture all as presented on the SAWS "Garden Style San Antonio" website. The focus […]