Join us for the Parks and Natural Areas Roundtable on Monday, September 11. This meeting will be in person only. There is no online component.

We will hear from guest speakers, discuss the Parks and Natural Area Awards, and learn about the Fall Field Trip in Galveston.

The focus of the meeting will be prairies, and conversation topics may include:

• Overall Importance and Benefits of Prairies
• Preservation and Restoration 
• Methods Used to Restore Prairies in an Urban Environment
• Best Management Practices for Landowners
• Funding Sources
• Implementation Tools
• Prairies as Placemaking
• Managing Expectations
• Communicating About Prairies to the Public and Decision-Makers 

Expert panelists are:

• Royce Daniels, Environmental Field Operations Coordinator,
  Harris County Pct. 1
• Jaime González, Community & Equitable Conservation Programs Director,
  The Nature Conservancy in Texas
• Cassidy Kempf, Habitat Restoration Manager,
  City of Houston Parks and Recreation Department
• Mary Anne Piacentini, President and CEO,
  Coastal Prairie Conservancy 
  
• Schyler Rhea, Conservationist
  Wildlife Habitat Federation\
• Garry Stephens, President,
  Wildlife Habitat Federation

The Parks and Natural Areas Roundtable serves as a forum for discussion of issues related to parks and natural areas and promotes the annual Parks and Natural Areas Award Program. The Roundtable facilitates information exchange and planning efforts between various stakeholders and collaborators to protect and preserve parks and natural areas across the region.

The Roundtable meets the second Monday of  July and September, with field trips in the spring and fall and an awards recognition ceremony in February. The group is open to anyone interested in participating.

Get more information about the Parks and Natural Areas Roundtable. 

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