Watershed Protection and Re-Vegetating Geronimo Creek — NPSOT Guadalupe County Mtg.

Free.  Native Plant Society of Texas, Guadalupe County Chapter Meetings are open to the public.  Visitors are welcome.   There is a plant/seed exchange and greeting at 6:30 PM followed by the program at 7:00 PM.  For more information, directions to St John’s Lutheran Church, or membership applications see the website at: http://npsot.org/wp/guadalupe/

Cattle production, row crop horticulture, and growing urban areas severely affect our watershed.  Even surviving native plants are impacted by excessive nutrient enrichment and elevated nitrates due to rainwater runoff from these areas.  Our watershed must be protected by limiting pollutants, removing invasive plants and wildlife, re-vegetating with natives, and supporting projects like the Irma Lewis Seguin Outdoor Learning Center with its rainwater harvesting, vegetated swales, native grasses, a rain garden, a detention pond, pervious pavement, and educational creek walks.

Speaker:  Ward Ling
Mr. Ling is an extension program specialist with Texas A&M university, serving as the Geronimo and Alligator Creek Watershed coordinator.  He directs the efforts of landowners and local volunteers from NPSOT, Master Naturalists, and Master Gardeners.