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SUMMARY:Create a Backyard Bird Paradise
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Seminar Series: Backyard Bird Paradise\nNovember 19 & 20\, 2025\nCost – $25\nMaster Naturalist Advanced Training\nQuestions? Please email Emily Grant at emily.grant@ag.tamu.edu \nNovember 19\, 2025\n5:30 – 6:30 PM Bring on the Birds! Haeley Giambalvo\, Native Plant Influencer and Author\nPresentation Summary\nBring your yard to life with bird activity by landscaping with native plants! This presentation will explore how our native Texas plants provide the food\, shelter\, and nesting sites that birds need to thrive. You’ll discover how native plants not only produce seeds and berries for birds\, but also attract the insects that are a critical food source for many species. Learn which plants attract different birds\, how to create a bird-friendly habitat year-round\, and simple design tips to transform your yard into the most popular one on the block for birds! \n6:30 – 7:30 PM Growing Plants from the Ground Up – Beth McMahon\, Horticulture Agent\,\nPresentation Summary\nHave you ever wanted to have a green thumb so you can grow your own bird attracting plants? Keeping plants alive can seem like a daunting task\, but doesn’t have to be. AgriLife Extension Agent Beth McMahon will talk on the basics of plant care\, establishing plant beds and general plant maintenance. \nNovember 20\, 2025\n5:30 – 6:30 PM Designing Home Landscapes from a Bird’s Eye Perspective – Dr. Michael Arnold – Professor of Landscape and Horticulture\nPresentation Summary\nThis presentation will focus on discussions of design elements useful in attracting birds to home landscapes. Emphasis will include plantings and hardscapes that support critical habitat requirements for various types of birds. We will explore plant selections and site considerations to provide necessary water\, food resources\, shelter and nesting locations and materials throughout the year. Suggestions for designing to enhance viewing of birds will also be discussed. \n6:30 – 7:30 PM Creating a Feeding Station to Enhance your Birdy Backyard – Liz Tidwell – Small Acreage Program Specialist\nPresentation Summary\nJoin Liz as she shares how to set up a backyard feeding station designed to attract your favorite birds. She’ll cover how to choose the right feeders and foods\, and why it’s important to adjust what you offer throughout the year to meet the seasonal needs of different species. Learn practical tips to make your backyard a welcoming habitat for feathered visitors while enhancing your own birding experience. \nREGISTER HERE\nQuestions? Please email Emily Grant at emily.grant@ag.tamu.edu
URL:https://txmgsc.org/event/create-a-backyard-bird-paradise/2025-11-19/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Available CE Credits
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SUMMARY:A Conversation on Epic Gardening
DESCRIPTION:With Kevin Espiritu\, Founder and CEO\, Epic Gardening\nWednesday\, November 19\, 2025 from 7-8 p.m. ET\nVirtual\n$15 AHS members/$20 non-members\nThis program is approved for 1 CEU with the Association of Professional Landscape Designers\nWith hundreds of millions of learners on several media outlets\, Epic Gardening is committed to helping people grow plants through its gardening education and supply store. Join Kevin Espiritu\, founder and CEO of Epic Gardening\, for a conversation about the journey of building his impactful gardening business\, current projects\, the ways he reaches people through digital outlets\, and insight into plant materials\, gardening techniques\, and gardening education resources. This conversation will be filled with valuable tips for home gardeners\, garden communicators\, garden educators\, and professionals building plant businesses. \nKevin Espiritu is the founder and CEO of Epic Gardening\, the world’s most-followed gardening education brand and gardening supply source. As a self-taught gardener\, Espiritu has spent over a decade producing educational gardening content across YouTube\, TikTok\, Instagram\, Facebook\, The Beet podcast\, and his blog. He’s amassed over 23 million social media followers\, 25 million podcast downloads\, and over 120 million pageviews on his blog. Additionally\, Espiritu has authored three books: Field Guide To Urban Gardening: How to Grow Plants\, No Matter Where You Live\, Grow Bag Gardening: The Revolutionary Way to Grow Bountiful Vegetables\, Herbs\, Fruits\, and Flowers in Lightweight\, Eco-Friendly Fabric Pots\, and Epic Homesteading: Your Guide to Self-Sufficiency on a Modern\, High-Tech\, Backyard Homestead. Kevin currently lives at his Epic Homestead in San Diego\, California. \nREGISTER NOW
URL:https://txmgsc.org/event/a-conversation-with-epic-gardening/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Available CE Credits
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SUMMARY:Create a Backyard Bird Paradise
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Seminar Series: Backyard Bird Paradise\nNovember 19 & 20\, 2025\nCost – $25\nMaster Naturalist Advanced Training\nQuestions? Please email Emily Grant at emily.grant@ag.tamu.edu \nNovember 19\, 2025\n5:30 – 6:30 PM Bring on the Birds! Haeley Giambalvo\, Native Plant Influencer and Author\nPresentation Summary\nBring your yard to life with bird activity by landscaping with native plants! This presentation will explore how our native Texas plants provide the food\, shelter\, and nesting sites that birds need to thrive. You’ll discover how native plants not only produce seeds and berries for birds\, but also attract the insects that are a critical food source for many species. Learn which plants attract different birds\, how to create a bird-friendly habitat year-round\, and simple design tips to transform your yard into the most popular one on the block for birds! \n6:30 – 7:30 PM Growing Plants from the Ground Up – Beth McMahon\, Horticulture Agent\,\nPresentation Summary\nHave you ever wanted to have a green thumb so you can grow your own bird attracting plants? Keeping plants alive can seem like a daunting task\, but doesn’t have to be. AgriLife Extension Agent Beth McMahon will talk on the basics of plant care\, establishing plant beds and general plant maintenance. \nNovember 20\, 2025\n5:30 – 6:30 PM Designing Home Landscapes from a Bird’s Eye Perspective – Dr. Michael Arnold – Professor of Landscape and Horticulture\nPresentation Summary\nThis presentation will focus on discussions of design elements useful in attracting birds to home landscapes. Emphasis will include plantings and hardscapes that support critical habitat requirements for various types of birds. We will explore plant selections and site considerations to provide necessary water\, food resources\, shelter and nesting locations and materials throughout the year. Suggestions for designing to enhance viewing of birds will also be discussed. \n6:30 – 7:30 PM Creating a Feeding Station to Enhance your Birdy Backyard – Liz Tidwell – Small Acreage Program Specialist\nPresentation Summary\nJoin Liz as she shares how to set up a backyard feeding station designed to attract your favorite birds. She’ll cover how to choose the right feeders and foods\, and why it’s important to adjust what you offer throughout the year to meet the seasonal needs of different species. Learn practical tips to make your backyard a welcoming habitat for feathered visitors while enhancing your own birding experience. \nREGISTER HERE\nQuestions? Please email Emily Grant at emily.grant@ag.tamu.edu
URL:https://txmgsc.org/event/create-a-backyard-bird-paradise/2025-11-20/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Available CE Credits
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SUMMARY:Prairie Strips for Biodiversity
DESCRIPTION:with Dr. Lisa Schulte Moore\, professor\, Iowa State University\nThursday\, November 20\, 2025 from 7-8 p.m. ET\nVirtual\n$15 AHS members/$20 non-members\nThis program is approved for 1 CEU with the Association of Professional Landscape Designers\nAgriculture is crucial to providing for growing human population. It is also major threat to Earth’s biodiversity. Broad conservation strategies to address this situation include land-sparing\, which includes establishing reserves where human land uses are limited and natural processes are allowed to proceed\, and land sharing\, which seeks to improve the habitat provided by human-dominated landscapes. Prairie strips are an increasingly promoted land-sharing practice developed in the US Midwest. In this seminar\, Dr. Lisa Schulte Moore will present research knowledge and gaps regarding the use of prairie strips by multiple taxa\, including insects\, birds\, and reptiles. She will also discuss farmer interest in and barriers to establishing prairie strips. \nDr. Lisa Schulte Moore is the Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor in Agricultural and Life Sciences in the Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management and director of the Bioeconomy Institute at Iowa State University. She works in large transdisciplinary teams of scientists\, engineers\, farmers\, farmland owners\, and representatives of government\, industry\, and NGOs to foster continuous living cover on agricultural landscapes. Her research supports the development of new agricultural markets to meet societal goals for sustainable food\, energy\, materials\, rural prosperity\, healthy soil\, clean water\, abundant wildlife\, and inspiring recreational opportunities. She is a fellow of the Ecological Society of America\, American Association for the Advancement of Science\, and MacArthur Foundation. \nREGISTER NOW
URL:https://txmgsc.org/event/prairie-strips-for-biodiversity/
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CATEGORIES:Available CE Credits
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