Membership Meetings
All are Welcome, Members & the Public
Where: Fort Worth Botanic Gardens in the Rose Room
3220 Botanic Garden Blvd, Fort Worth, Texas 76107
Virtual meetings are hosted on Zoom.
When: 1st Thursday of each month, excluding January & July
Time:
~ 6:15 pm Socializing & snacks (in-person)
~ 6:30 pm Meeting begins, Announcements
~ 7:00 pm Guest speaker begins presentation
~ 8:15 pm Socializing, Raffle (in-person)
Cost: Free!
If you attend semi regularly, please sign up with Hospitality Chairperson to bring a snack to one meeting a year.
Donations of native plants and gardening related items for the raffle gladly accepted. No raffle in October or December.
Everyone who attends receives one free raffle ticket! (in-person meetings)
May 5, 2022
Virtual Meeting
Native Plants in Riparian Areas:
The Adaptations and Resilience of our Native Communities.
Presented by Peter McKone,
Research Associate with the BRIT
and Adjunct Professor at TCU
June 2, 2022
Virtual Meeting
The Lyndon B, Johnson National Grasslands: A Tour and the Special Plants
Presented by Suzanne Tuttle, Plant Ecologist, Retired Manager, Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge, Cross Timbers Master Naturalist
July
No Meeting
Get outdoors and celebrate.
August 4, 2022
Hybrid = In person with a Zoom option
"Theme gardens: getting started with natives. Ideas for school gardens."
Presented by: Liz Moyer
September 1, 2022
Virtual Meeting
"Austin College–native mushrooms"
Presented by Dr. George Diggs
October 6, 2022
In Person
Plant Exchange
What is your favorite plant? Everyone, including members and guests: Bring a Texas native plant to share/swap.
November 3, 2022
Virtual Meeting
"Prairie Burns" by Chuck Stanley
Stanley is a native West Texan He has worked as a rangeland specialist for the Natural Resources Conservation Service since 1999 and is now with its Central National Technology Support Center in Fort Worth.
December 1, 2022
In Person
Holiday Party
February 2, 2023
UTA Professor David D. Hopman, will highlight his new book.
Board Meetings
Board meetings are currently hosted on Zoom.