Cot- Master Naturalist
Two seed collecting events coming soon. The Nash Prairie Event is Tuesday, Nov 15th around 9:00 AM. If you are not with Lan Shen's group ( Gulf Coast Master Naturalist) you do not need to RSVP to me.
If you do not want to collect seed or have a project to collect for , I am going to be clearing some brush and invasive species removal if you would like to join me , it would be appreciated.
You are also welcome to just come out and have some prairie time to destress from the election, whichever side of the fence you straddle
Susan Conaty Cell 979236-2573 Text 979-417-1421 pmcsmc2@centurylink.net
From: "Lan Shen"
To: "Gulf Coast Master Naturalist members"
Sent: Tuesday, November 8, 2016 4:06:22 AM
Subject: Fwd: Seed Collecting: W11/9 & T11/15 (NEW) @ Deer Park Prairie & Nash, respectively
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Hi Seed Collectors,
For those who signed up, this is a reminder. For the rest it's not too late to sign up and join us on Wednesday (11/9/16, tomorrow) at Deer Park Prairie.
New: An additional seed collecting trip to collect grass seeds, which were not quite ripe in October will be on Tuesday (11/15/16) at Nash or Mowatny Prairie. If you have not yet signed up for either trip, please reply to this email to sign up. If you have already signed up for the Deer Park Prairie event, but do not plan to come, please let me know, so we will not be waiting for you.
Instructions:
For Deer Park Prairie: Please bring a signed liability release with you.
I will have paper bags for the seeds. If you have these, please bring pruners or scissors, a bucket or a recycleable grocery that you can hang on your arm and in which you can put the paper bags, and a pen. I will have a limited amount of these available for your use also. Please wear closed-toe shoes and long pants. As usual, we recommend water, hat, sunscreen, insect repellent, long-sleeve shirt, and maybe a camera.
A request: If possible, please clean your boots before you come, so you won't track invasive seeds onto both super prairies. ****
Volunteers (no experience necessary) work to collect seeds which support numerous conservation programs in southeast Texas. This is your way to have a big impact and see prairies not often open to the public. The Deer Park Prairie event is hosted by the Houston Chapter of the Native Prairies Association of Texas ( HNPAT). The Nash event is hosted by the Nature Conservancy of Texas.
Again it's not too late signed up for these events - just reply to this email. Seed collecting is a leisurely way to enjoy the prairie and learn prairie grasses. Walk with a companion in the prairie & run your hand up the appropriate seed head. Seeds that easily fall in your hand are ripe for collection. |
Deer Park Prairie
1222 E. Purdue Lane
Deer Park, Texas 77035
Google map: https://goo.gl/maps/JT2Vo6GFKLo
Please do not park directly in front of our neighbors' houses.
Carpool: If anyone wants to carpool from a residential area adjacent to S. Main & Buffalo Speedway, please reply to this email. Meet at 7:50 a.m. on Linkwood. Since I will be working election day, I cannot answer your email until much later than 7:00 pm tonight.
Nash Prairie Nash or Mowatany Prairie
24110 County Road 25
(Or 29.254653,-95.60277)
Park on Orozimbo Rd (Cty Rd 255)
Damon, TX 77430
Google map: https://goo.gl/maps/9HRgmUXZsJD2
Park on County Rd 25
Carpool: Anyone wanting to carpool from the Krogers at S. Post Oak and W. Bellfort (10306 S Post Oak Rd, 77035), please reply to this email. Meet at 7:30 a.m. |
When? Deer Park Prairie: Wednesday, November 9, 2016, 9:00 a.m. to ~noon. Optional: lunch together in Deer Park.
Nash: Tuesday, November 15, 2016, 9:00 a.m. to ~noon. Optional: Lunch together a possibility. We will get suggestions from Susan Conaty. (A slight possibility exists that this trip might be postponed, in case the grass seeds that we want to collect are not yet ripe.) |
RSVP If you have not yet signed up for any of these trips, please reply to this email to sign up. If you have already signed up for the Deer Park Prairie event, but do not plan to come, please let me know, so we will not be waiting for you. |
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