Grass Identification and Morphology
Monday – May 22, 2017
“GRASS IDENTIFICATION AND MORPHOLOGY”
Location: First United Methodist Church
505 W. Marvin Ave., Waxahachie, TX
Family Life Center - Gathering Room
Indian Trail Chapter, Texas Master Naturalist
6:00 PM - Business Meeting
7:00 PM - Program by Rich Jaynes – Texas Master Naturalist and
Environmental Scientist
Rich Jaynes has a professional background in plant community ecology (BS) and hydrology (MS). He has worked as a plant biologist and hydrologist for the U.S. Forest Service, has been an instructor for college botany and ecology courses, a field botanist for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s prairie remnant survey, and currently works as a senior environmental scientist for a local engineering firm. Rich is a Texas Master Naturalist and enjoys leading nature walks pointing out the remarkable aspects of the natural history and plant community ecology of the Texas northern Blackland Prairie.
Rich’s presentation, “GRASS IDENTIFICATION AND MORPHOLOGY” will include distinguishing morphological features and ecological attributes of 10 famous native grasses of the Blackland Prairie, as well as identifying a few places in the Metroplex where you can experience restored and/or surviving native tallgrass prairie areas.
Indian Trail Chapter is part of the statewide Texas Master Naturalist Volunteer Program of the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.
The Mission …to develop a corps of well-informed volunteers to provide education, outreach,
and service dedicated to the beneficial management of natural resources and natural areas
within their communities.
This program is part of a series of “no cost” “open to the public” Master Naturalist programs offered the fourth Monday (generally) of each month, 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Please bring a friend! For more information, please call the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension at 972-825-5175 or email: information@itmnc.com
