Gardening Volunteers of South Texas provides Gardening Essentials class--a monthly opportunity for Volunteers and interested members of the public to get emerging research and community information to help us build the WaterSaver community! There is no admission charge for this free class, but a voluntary $5 lunch donation is welcome. This class meets at San […]
11:30 Doors open to public Lunch available, donated by GVST members. Author books available for purchase: + Natural Habitats and Wildlife Gardening: Inviting Nature into Your Backyard (limited availability). Please feel free to order from your favorite bookseller and bring a copy. + Inviting Pollinators and Other Wildlife Into Your Garden (limited availability, paperback only, […]
Open to public with free admission. Contributions to Dr. Tom Harris Memorial Scholarship Fund are encouraged. Doors open to public at 11:30. Lunch provided by GVST members. Session 1: Rene Gonzalez, Senior Resource Analyst of Water Resources of San Antonio Water System, will explain how drought is defined, current drought conditions and Impacts to the […]
Open to public with free admission. Contributions to Dr. Tom Harris Memorial Scholarship Fund are encouraged. Doors open to public at 11:30. Lunch provided by GVST members Session 1: Norma Jean Moore Centennial Garden at Woodlawn Lake is an urban land renewal initiative. Through community stewardship and in collaboration with the Department of Parks and […]
Session 1 Brad Wier, editor of the revised San Antinio Water System Landscaping Guide, will introduce the new book and explain how to use it for the most benefit. Every adult attendee will receive one copy free. Editor will be available to autograph copies beginning at 11:30. Session 2 Springtime is the perfect time of […]
Gardening during drought without busting the water bill is the theme for March 16 Gardening Essentials. San Antonio has been in meteorological drought for 7 years. The total rainfall during that time has totaled 6 years of our average rainfall and we've lived through the 2 hottest years recorded in local history. How can we […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
"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 […]
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 […]