Join us for a hands-on workshop showcasing our Gulf Coast prairie plants! We will begin the day with expert speakers covering prairie plant identification, ecology, and taxonomy. We'll then venture out to explore three urban prairies in the Clear Lake area. Here, we will demonstrate seed collecting and practice our plant identification skills.

Speakers and Presentations:

10:00 - 10:45 AM: Rider Combs - Property Manager, Ecology and Natural Resources Teaching Area - Texas A&M University Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management - “Keys to Identifying Prairie Plants”.

10:50 - 11:35 AM: Ricci Simmons, Conservation Stewardship Manager, Galveston Bay Foundation - "Taxonomy of the Gulf Coast Plant Communities"

11:40 AM - 12: 25 PM: Tim Siegmund, Private Lands Program Leader, TPWD - “ How to spot a remnant prairie"