Wildflowers, Native Landscaping and Wildlife
Exploring the Hill Country is rewarding for its glimpses of jack rabbits hopping along its hills or its red-orange Indian paintbrushes dotting its landscape. The natural beauty of seasonal blooms, such as our state flower, bluebonnets, in the spring and goldeneye daisies in the fall, is a large part of the unique character and heritage of the Hill Country.
Native landscapes are easy to maintain and use far less water than traditional lawns and gardens. They provide much needed habitat that nurtures and supports wildlife. This is especially important where commercial and residential developments are depleting natural areas that birds, butterflies and wildlife depend on.
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Helpful links:
www.wildflower.org
www.npsot.org
www.nwf.org/gardenforwildlife
www.ci.austin.tx.us/growgreen/plantguide/searchplant.cfm
www.lnstar.com/mall/txtrails/wildflowers
www.blancolavenderfest.com/lavender
Texas Master Naturalists – Their mission is 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. Many communities and organizations rely on such citizen volunteers for implementing youth education programs; for operating parks, nature centers, and natural areas; and for providing leadership in local natural resource conservation efforts. In fact, a short supply of dedicated and well-informed volunteers is often cited as a limiting factor for community-based conservation efforts. There are 7 chapters in the Texas Hill Country; Highland Lakes, Capitol Area (Austin), Hays County, Lindheimer (New Braunfels), Alamo Area, Hill Country, Western Edwards Plateau.
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