The next meeting of the Texas Master Naturalist, Hill Country Chapter, is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 26.
Preregistration is required to attend the chapter meeting session via Zoom. Click the following link or copy the link into a browser: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYvc-CsrjgpEtznjsTPvgKHlbEnNz0Wf_GF. You will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
People also can attend in person at the Upper Guadalupe River Authority, 125 Lehmann Drive, Suite 100, in Kerrville. Doors open at UGRA at 6 p.m. for socializing. A short business meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. and advanced training is set from 7:10 p.m. to 8:10 p.m. There is no cost to attend.
Cheryl Hamilton will present a session in Invasive Plants: Stop the Spread, Spread the Word.
Invasive plants are wreaking havoc on the health of our ecosystems, information from the chapter stated. They cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health.
Management of invasive plants includes prevention, identification and eradication. Removal of invasive plants and replacement with native plants is essential to restoring the biodiversity of public and private lands. Invasive plants are causing economic and environmental harm and harm to human health.
The in-person program will answer the following questions: What is the definition of an invasive species? What are the top 12 most invasive plants in the Texas Hill Country? How did invasive plants arrive? How do invasive plants reduce biodiversity? How do invasive plants cause harm? What makes a plant invasive? How do invasive plants spread? How do we manage invasive plants? Why should we replace invasive plants with native plants? And hcan we help stop the spread and spread the word?
Hamilton has been an Alamo Area Master Naturalist since 2007 and a member of the San Antonio Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas since 2009. She co-founded the Balcones Satellite of the Invaders of Texas Program in 2010.
Since that time volunteers with the “Salsa Squad" have eradicated more than 200,000 invasive plants from city, state and national parks in Bexar County and adjacent counties. Volunteers have also created demonstration native plant and pollinator gardens.
Hamilton has presented more than 100 invasive/native plant workshops at the local, state and national level since 2009. In 2015, she received a Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award for contributing more than 4,000 volunteer hours to the master naturalist program. She currently serves on the NPSOT Invasives Committee to build resources for NPSOT members.
The Texas Master Naturalist, Hill Country Chapter, is one of 48 regional Texas Master Naturalist volunteer corps. The chapter includes 10 counties: Kendall, Bandera, Edwards, Gillespie, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Menard, Real and San Saba. Members receive comprehensive training in natural resource management specific to the Texas Hill Country and volunteer in a wide variety of community projects.
Members are dedicated to educating the public, promoting conservation and being responsible stewards of natural resources.
For information about the chapter and how to become a Texas Master Naturalist, visit https://txmn.org/hillcountry/.
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