Tree Facts by Daniel Lewis
Registration at 11:50-12:05
Program from 12:05 – 12:50
Bring your own lunch and drink.
All programs are free to the public!
All About Trees: Forests – Living Pharmacies
All About Trees: Forests – Living Pharmacies
Registration: Please cut and paste the link into your browser.
https://tfs.webex.com/tfs/onstage/g.php?MTID=e46376572ab72e9dea2d947c49b06c626
June 25, Thursday
2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
All About Trees: Forests – Living Pharmacies is bringing the science, the chemistry, the biology to the field of wild edible and herbal medicine. Dr. Mark Merriwether Vorderbruggen is a chemist, with an MS in medicinal chemistry and a Ph.D. in physical organic chemistry.
“An estimated 50,000 plant species are used medicinally. Within the plant kingdom, trees make a substantial contribution to this figure, and many species are used in traditional and modern medicine.”
“Medicine from trees, extracted from the wood, bark, roots, leaves, flowers, fruits, or seeds is fundamental to the well-being of millions of people. Where access to modern pharmaceuticals is limited, trees offer living pharmacies open to anyone with traditional knowledge on their medicinal properties.” (Global Tree Campaign)
Texas A&M Forest Service’s ALL ABOUT TREES has moved our live presentations to a web-based platform. This is in response to the important stay-at-home ordinances related to the outbreak of COVID-19.
Join us for this presentation series created to bring experts in forestry, arboriculture, chemistry, and science to answer your questions interactively through a dynamic CHAT feature.
Check with your local Texas Master Naturalist or Texas Master Gardener chapters for Advance Training AT credits. For CEUs from ISA, SAF, TNLA, and other organizational providers, a certificate of participation may be sent to you upon request for verification of attendance.
This class will be live on our WebEx platform allowing experts to answer your questions in real-time meeting state AT requirements.
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For more information, contact:
JOHN R. WARNER, CF, CA, AF
URBAN DISTRICT FORESTER IV
Texas A&M Forest Service
1328 FM 1488, Conroe, TX 77384
936/546-3169 cell
tfsweb.tamu.edu
Aggie Horticulture Live Facebook Events!
Join Aggie Horticulture on Wednesdays & Fridays at 1 p.m. Central time on the Aggie Horticulture Facebook Page to watch Facebook Live events!
Aggie Horticulture Live Facebook Events
Upcoming Events:
- 5/22/2020 – Friday 1:00 pm – From Garden to Glass DIY Mocktails/Cocktails
- 5/27/2020 – Wednesday 1:00 pm – “Some Like it Hot” – Growing Vegetables in Summer
- 5/29/2020 – Friday 1:00 pm – TBD
- 6/3/2020 – Wednesday 1:00 pm – Check your crape (and other plants) for scale
Qualifies for Master Gardener CEU Credits.
Prior Live Event Videos Available on Aggie Horticulture’s Facebook page:
- Raised Garden Beds, Location, Soil Mixtures and more!
- Starting vegetable seeds at home
- Planting vegetable transplants or direct seed into your garden!
- Home Fruit Production – Tips for Success!
- Small fruits for the backyard
- Floral Designs from your backyard – Growing, Cutting, Using your flowers and shrubs!
- Growing Herbs: Basil Bounty
- Backyard Grapes/Vineyards
- Pecan Grafting
- How to Prune Your Trees
- Lawn Care & Fertilization
- Drip Irrigation Essentials
- Grapevine Planting & Training Demo
- Tidying up your Irrigation System
- Keys to Successful Peach Production
- Indoor Gardening
- Growing Blueberries in Containers
All About Trees: Forests, Water and People Online Class
Thursday, May 21, 2020 2:00 pm
Central Daylight Time (Chicago, GMT-05:00)
COST: FREE
Thursday, May 21, 2020
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Click below link to register:
https://tfs.webex.com/tfs/onstage/g.php?MTID=e2b809db1e53296189759595ec886e545
Healthy forests are critically important for protecting water supplies.
Forests play an important role in providing clean water. More than 50 percent of the nation’s freshwater resources originate from forests that cover about one-third of the United States. In addition to providing clean water, forests also absorb rainfall, refill groundwater aquifers, slow and filter stormwater runoff, reduce floods and maintain watershed stability and resilience.
Several municipalities and water utilities have already recognized the important role forests play in supplying fresh drinking water, and, as such, have taken action to conserve these critical landscapes. Efforts are underway to explore these approaches throughout the South.
Approximately 89 percent of the South’s forestland is privately-owned, making it the nation’s stronghold for private forestland ownership. To sustain healthy forests and protect water resources, viable economic markets, careful forest management and well-targeted forest, conservation efforts are critical. (Southern Group of State Forester)
Texas A&M Forest Service’s ALL ABOUT TREES has moved several of our live presentations to a web-based platform. This is in response to the important stay-at-home ordinances related to the outbreak of COVID-19.
Join us for this presentation series created to bring experts in forestry, hydrology and arboriculture to answer your questions interactively through a dynamic CHAT feature.
Check with your local Texas Master Naturalist or Texas Master Gardener chapters for Advance Training AT credits. For CEUs from ISA, SAF, TNLA, and others organizational providers, a certificate of participation may be sent to you upon request for verification of attendance.
This class will be live on our WebEx platform allowing healthcare providers, certified forest therapy guides, foresters and arborists to answer your questions in real-time meeting state AT requirements.
Program information is available by emailing or calling John Warner, jwarner@tfs.tamu.edu or 936/546-3169.
Online Backyard Basics Gardening Workshop -May 29, 2020
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will a present a Backyard Basics: Gardening webinar on gardening and landscaping from 9 a.m.-noon May 29.
“This is a free workshop, and we hope folks from across Texas will join us,” said Matlin Sain, AgriLife Extension agent, Presidio County. “We’ll have a group of experts covering the backyard basics you need to know to have a more successful garden.”
Tree disease and pruning will both be discussed at the Backyard Basics webinar. (AgriLife Research photo)
Participants need to register in advance for the event, which will be held on the Zoom meeting platform. Contact Sain with any questions.
Scheduled topics and expert speakers are:
- Integrated Pest Management for Your Garden – Jeanette Castanon, AgriLife Extension horticulture agent, Midland.
- How to Identify Tree Diseases in Your Yard – David Appel, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension plant pathology specialist, College Station.
- How to Properly Prune Your Trees – Jonathan Motsinger, Texas A&M Forest Service, Central Texas Operations department head, Idalou.
Each topic will be followed by a Q&A period. For more information, visit the website for the AgriLife Extension office in Presidio County.
Bluebonnet Master Gardener Association members participating in any AgriLife sponsored horticulure educational program may claim CEU credit for the program.
This post and the photo were taken from AgriLife Today’s article of May 13, 2020.
All About Trees: Forests & Human Health Connections
EVENT – Forests & Human Health Connections – VIRTUAL CLASS
Immersion in forests and nature not only makes you feel better emotionally, it contributes to your physical well-being, reducing blood pressure, heart rate, muscle tension, and the production of stress hormones. It may even reduce mortality, according to scientists in public health. Join the conversation in science-based evidence and practices about health, forests, and natural landscapes.
Texas A&M Forest Service’s ALL ABOUT TREES has moved several of our live presentations to a web-based platform. This is in response to the important stay-at-home ordinances related to the outbreak of COVID-19.
Join us for this presentation series created to bring experts in forestry, healthcare, wellness, forest and nature therapy, and arboriculture to answer your questions interactively through a dynamic CHAT feature.
Check with your local Texas Master Naturalist or Texas Master Gardener chapters for Advance Training AT credits. For CEUs from ISA, SAF, TNLA, CME, and others organizational providers, a certificate of participation may be sent to you upon request for verification of attendance.
This class will be live on our WebEx platform allowing healthcare providers, certified forest therapy guides, foresters and arborists to answer your questions in real-time meeting state AT requirements.
COST: FREE
Thursday, May 14, 2020
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Program information is available by emailing or calling John Warner, jwarner@tfs.tamu.edu or 936/546-3169.
LIVE EVENT – Tree Pruning & Planting – VIRTUAL CLASS
Texas A&M Forest Service’s ALL ABOUT TREES has moved several presentations to a WebEx platform. This series of presentations was created to bring experts in forestry and arboriculture together to answer your questions interactively through a dynamic CHAT feature.
BMGA Members recieve 1 CEU credit hour for participating in this live program.
Proper practices in pruning and planting will improve tree health and increase longevity. Before the first cut or tree is planted, having a purpose in mind will alleviate issues and problems down the road.
COST: FREE
Thursday, April 16, 2020
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Fruit Tree Sale-2020
The Bluebonnet Master Gardener Association has kicked-off its 2020 fruit tree sale! Only varieties suitable for growing in the Austin, Colorado, Fayette and Washington Counties are offered.
2020 Fruit Tree Sale!
The Bluebonnet Master Gardener Association has kicked-off its 2020 fruit tree sale! Only varieties suitable for growing in the Austin, Colorado, Fayette, and Washington Counties are offered.
Pick up your trees at either of these locations:
March 20-21, 2020
9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
1333 Downey Rd., Sealy, Texas
March 24, 2020
9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Fayette County AgriLife Extension Office
255 Svaboda Ln., La Grange, Texas
2020 Master Gardener Open Houses
The Bluebonnet Master Gardener Association is hosting three Open House events in January, 2020. If you are interested in learning more about the Master Gardener Program in Texas or want to sign-up for the intensive 5o- hour certficiation training class, please be our guest at one of these three events:
La Grange Open House
January 8, 2020
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Fayette County AgriLife Meeting Room
255 Svoboda Ln, Rm 134
La Grange, TX 78945
Brenham Open House
January 9, 2020
11:30 a.m.– 1:00 p.m.
Washington County Fairgrounds Sales Facility (Entrance on Independence St across from Sherriff’s Office)
1305 East Blue Bell Road
Brenham, TX 77833
Bellville Open House
January 9, 2020
10:00 a.m. 12:00 noon
AgriLife Extension Office – Austin County
800 E. Wendt St.
Bellville, TX 77418
The Bluebonnet Master Gardener Association 2020 Training Class will be held in Brenham. Space is limited. For more information and to apply online visit our Application Page.
Earth-Kind Landscape Short Course – Somerville
Earth-Kind Landscape Short Course in Somerville
The 2019 Earth-Kind Landscape Short Course by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Horticulture Sciences Program is a continuing education program designed for professionals responsible for managing and maintaining urban green space such as residential landscapes, parks, commercial properties and golf courses.
The course will also benefit municipal, schools, city personnel and landscape businesses, particularly those interested in developing sustainable urban landscape conservation programs.
Texas Master Gardeners earn CEUs for this course.
When:
December 16 – 18, 2019
Where:
Texas A&M HortTREC
3199 CR 269 E.
Somerville, TX 77879
Speakers:
- Dr. Mike Arnold
- Dr. Gerald Bergner
- Ms. Wizzie Brown
- Dr. Becky Grubbs
- Dr. Mengmeng Gu
- Dr. Young-Ki Jo
- Dr. Mark Matocha
- Mr. Shea McLamore
- Ms. Laura Miller
- Dr. Genhua Niu
- Dr. Kevin Ong
- Dr. David Reed
Tree Give-Away!
Hurrican Harvey Community Tree Recovery
American Legion Hall
442 Meyer Street
Sealy, Texas 77474
UNLOAD AND SET UP OCT 24, 2019
GIVE AWAY OCT 25, 2019 9:00 am -5:00 pm
Please CALL,TEXT, OR EMAIL RENEE TO sign up for one or both days
RENEE@IRCSURPLUS.COM
832492329
Trees availalbe:
Live Oak
Shumard Oak
Overcup Oak
White Oak
Southern Magnolia
Mexican Plum
Baldcypress
500 Tree Give-Away – Unload & Set-up
SAVE THE DATE!
500 TREE GIVE AWAY!
AMERICAN LEGION HALL
SEALY. TEXAS
UNLOAD AND SET UP OCT 24, 2019
GIVE AWAY OCT 25, 2019 9:00-5:00
Please CALL,TEXT, OR EMAIL RENEE TO sign up for one or both days
Hurricane Harvey Community Tree Recovery Tree Distribution
Trees available:
Live Oak
Shumard Oak
Overcup Oak
White Oak
Southern Magnolia
Mexican Plum
Baldcypress
Are you one of the many who lost trees due to Hurricane Harvey? If so, please join us for the Hurricane Harvey Community Tree Recovery Tree Distribution on October 25, 2019 in Sealy, Texas. All area residents are eligible to receive free trees to replace trees lost due to Hurricane Harvey damage. The Bluebonnet Master Gardener Association is proud to join event sponsors International Paper, FedEx, Arbor Day Foundation and Texas A&M Forestry Service to distribute the trees and provide planting instructions to citizens seeking to replace lost trees.
Through the Arbor Day Foundation’s Community Tree Recovery Campaign — a partnership between the Arbor Day Foundation, International Paper and FedEx — Bluebonnet Master Gardeners Association will distribute 500 trees to homeowners in Sealy and surrounding areas on Friday, October 25th beginning at 9:00 a.m. at American Legion Hall, 1630 Meyer Street in Sealy, TX. These new trees will be free of charge for residents and will help to replace trees damaged and destroyed by the past four years of weather devastation.
Dan Lambe, Arbor Day Foundation president said, “By replanting, we strive to bring healing and hope to the people and the communities in which they live, as well as help return the beauty and the value trees bring back to their properties.”
“Through the Arbor Day Foundation’s Community Tree Recovery program, International Paper is able to contribute to the resilience of the communities where our employees live and work,” said Tom Eugate, International Paper’s Sealy Container site manager. “Our entire business depends on the sustainability of forests, and we are proud to help provide healthy trees for this community and for the generations to come.”
The Bluebonnet Master Gardener Chapter in Texas is associated with its four county Texas A&M AgriLife Agricultural Extension offices. The Bluebonnet Master Gardener Association is a four-county chapter receiving guidance from four AgriLife professionals; one from each of Austin, Colorado, Fayette & Washington Counties.
With the flooding from Hurricane Harvey, many trees in the area have been seriously affected, and they will present a decrease in tree vigor and stability. Because of the growth patterns of trees, flood damage effects are usually only expressed 2-4 years after the event. Due to the massive number of stressed trees in the area, pests will reach peak populations and present a management problem for as many as 5 years into the future.
Washington County Lunch-N-Learn: Tree Facts from the Tree Expert by Lee Davis
| Washington County 2019 Lunch-N-Learn Series. These gardening presentations are Free to the public. Light refreshments are provided or bring your own lunch. |
Horticulture Conference – 5 Hour CEUs
| 5 Hour CEU Conference hosted by the Horticulture Committee of Austin County, Texas on Friday, August 23, 2019 at the Liedertafel Hall in Sealy, TX.
Topics to be covered: Gardening 101 ****Bluebonnet Master Gardener Association members may contact the Extension Office about volunteer opportunties connected to this event. |
2020 Training Class
Our 2020 Master Gardener Certification Training Class is scheduled each Thursday from January 16th – April 23rd with the final graduation class on Tuesday, April 28, 2020. Participatants from Austin, Colorado, Fayette & Washington Counties are welcome. The 64 hours of classes will be held at the Washington County Extension Sales Facility at 1305 East Bell Road, Brenham, Texas 77833 (use the Indepdance Rd entrance) , plus some field trips to be announced in class. The updated training manual compiled by the Texas Master Gardener Assocation, is inlcuded in the $175 registration fee. You may register online below or contact the Washington County Extension office at (979) 277-6262 for more information.
Map to Open House & Class Location
Advanced Master Gardener Training – Tree Care – Cancelled
Tree Care – June 12-14, 2019, hosted by Kerr County, in Kerrville, TX
Tree Care Advanced Training for Master Gardeners
Master Gardener Tree Care Advanced Training
Conducted by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Personnel,
Texas Forest Service Personnel and Tree Care Industry Professionals
Tree related questions are one of the primary things that make the phone ring in an Extension office. This training is designed to teach Master Gardener volunteers about landscape trees and troubleshooting common tree problems so they can serve county residents and extend the outreach of Extension programming into the community. The training is design to go above and beyond what you learned in the Master Gardener Training Course. Highly qualified instructors will provide advanced training in the classroom as well as outdoor demonstrations of tree care practices.
To learn more and apply visit the online registration at: https://dallas-tx.tamu.edu and follow the Horticulture and Master Gardener tabs
For more information contact the Collin County Extension Office at 214-904-3050 or Stephen.hudkins@ag.tamu.edu
Fruit Tree Pre-Sale Extended Thru February 2019!
The BMGA Fruit Tree Pre-Sale is Extended!
If you missed out and did not order your fruit trees in January, the Bluebonnet Master Gardener Association is extending its follow-up sale from the 2019 Multi-County Fruit Tree Management Seminar organized by Texas A&M AgriLife County Extension Agents in Austin, Colorado, Fayette, and Washington Counties. Pre-order fruit trees are now on sale through February 2019.
This sale offers a variety of reasonably priced fruit trees that are specially selected to fit the growing environment in South Central Texas. All selections are in 3-Gallon containers unless otherwise specificed. This sale varieties of :
The tree pick-up location, dates and other information are included on the order form.
Order forms are available at the AgriLife Extension Offices for the four counties and online with the forms below. Please email the order form to BMGAtrees@gmail.com by March 1, 2019. Payment will be due at the time of tree pick-up.
Washington County Lunch-N-Learn – Trees
Gardening Lunch-N-Learn Series – Washington County Fairgrounds Sales Facility
1st Tuesday of February-May & September-November
The Bluebonnet Master Gardeners of Washington County are pleased to present the 2018 “Lunch-N-Learn” series to be hosted on the first Tuesday of each month, February-May & September-November. The series boasts topics related horticulture with the homeowner and backyard gardener in mind! Speakers are experts in their fields and practical gardeners with great tips and information for everyone. As we see spring on the horizon this will be a great opportunity to begin thinking about plans for spring gardening, composting, microgreens, and much more!
Program registration will begin at 11:50am with the program beginning at 12:05pm and concluding at 12:55pm. At the conclusion of each session the speaker and our Washington County Master Gardeners will be available to answer questions.
The Lunch-N-Learn Sessions will be held at the Washington County Fairgrounds Sales Facility, 1305 E. Blue Bell Road in Brenham. All Master Gardener Lunch-N-Learn programs are free to the public and you are welcome to bring your own lunch and drink. Light refreshments will be available courtesy of the wonderful Master Gardener Hospitality Committee!
February 6th – Vegetable Container Gardening
March 6th – Irrigation
April 3rd – Plant Diseases
May 1st – Ants, Ants, Ants
September 4th – Wildflowers
October 2nd – Trees
November 6th – Moles & Gophers
The Master Gardener Program is a state-wide volunteer development program offered by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and is designed to increase the availability of horticultural information and improve the quality of life through horticultural project. Bluebonnet Master Gardeners serve Austin, Colorado, Fayette, and Washington counties and have project gardens in each of the four counties. Classes to become a Master Gardener begin every January and meet weekly through April. If you are interested in becoming a Master Gardener or would like additional information about the class be sure to give us a call or ask one of our Master Gardeners at the Lunch-N-Learn programs!
For more information, contact the Washington County Extension Service at (979) 277-6212 or visit the Washington County Extension Service website at http://washington.agrilife.org/ag/master-gardeners-lunch-n-learn/ Be sure to check out the Bluebonnet Master Gardener Association and Washington County AgriLife Extension on Facebook also! Miss one of the Lunch-N-Learn sessions? Check out our website for the publications for each session! http://washington.agrilife.org
Order Fall 2018 Fruit Trees Now!
BMGA member Charlene Koehler once again graciously volunteered to organize BMGA’s Fall Fruit Tree Sale which is a sales tax exempt fundraiser for BMGA. Information on how to order is below along with a link to the order form. Due to Hurricane Harvey, many gardeners and fruit tree growers lost trees in the floods. BMGA’s sale offers an opportunity to replace flood damaged trees and fill in the gaps in your orchard. The trees available for order are appropriate for BMGA’s four county area, but if you have any questions, please contact Charlene at 979-885-4250 or email her at citrusbmga@gmail.com
Also, check-out further information about growing fruit from AgriLife.
How to Order
Fill out order form
Email form to citrusbmga@gmail.com
All orders must be submitted by October 15, 2018
Fall Fruit Tree Sale 2018-Order Form
NO PAYMENT UNTIL PICK-UP
Pick-Up Your Order
When: Trees will be delivered on Monday October 29, 2018
Place: Sens Activity Center, Bellville
Time: 8:00 -9:00 a.m. and 10:15 – 10:45 a.m.