Free Clinics & Live Demonstrations

Texas Wildlife and Woodland Expo & Spring Fling offers hands-on, outdoor clinics to help you learn how to best take care of the land on which you live.

The half-hour clinics begin at 10:30 a.m. and run through 3:15 p.m.  

Time

Clinic & Speaker

10:30 a.m. to
11 a.m.

Establishing a Texas bluebird habitat in your backyard, forest or cottage garden
Linda Crum, Texas Bluebird Society

11:05 a.m. to
11:35 a.m.

Balancing your landscapes using trees, shrubs and ground cover
Jason MacKenzie, The Pineywoods Nursery and Landscaping and Native Plant Specialist   

11:40 a.m. to
12:20 p.m.

Backyard Pollinators: Maintain balance between them and you
Mark Klym, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

12:25 p.m. to
12:55 p.m.

See the Trees: Learn about the management and care required for tree health
Micket Merritt & Matt Weaver, Texas A&M Forest Service

1 p.m. to
1:30 p.m.

Healthy Aquatic Ecosystems: Learn how they benefit wildlife and you
Matt Ward, Total Lake Management

1:35 p.m. to
2:05 p.m.

The Science of Organic Gardening: Learn what the 'organic' designation really means and how it's different from 'natural'
Cindy Meredith, Herb Cottage

2:10 p.m. to
2:40 p.m.

Living with Wildlife: When the call of the wild comes a little too close for comfort
Linda Tschirhart & Jerry Falke, USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

2:45 p.m. to
3:15 p.m.

Native Plants: Beautiful, dependable, environmentally friendly and drought and insect tolerant
Diana Foss, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

 

Expo & Spring Fling Sweepstakes!

We want your feedback!

Tell us about your experiences at Expo & Spring Fling 2013 and you could be entered in a drawing to win a BMW X5 or a MINI Cooper Countryman for the weekend.

That's right. Come to Expo & Spring Fling, tell us what you thought, and you could win a car for the weekend! (Must be 21. Limited to 150 miles per day.)

Surveys can be completed at the event or online through March 31.

Thanks and good luck!