Bring your brown bag to BRIT and enjoy informal lunch gatherings with BRIT staff, volunteers and like-minded members of the business and conservation communities. These free informative sessions are held in the BRIT Learning Center. Registration is not necessary and parking is free!
Time: 12 – 1 p.m.
Place: BRIT Learning Center
509 Pecan Street, Fort Worth
23 January
Where is that book you wanted to consult?: A Road Map Through Google and the Web
Gary Jennings, BRIT Librarian
Gary Jennings manages the 95,000 volumes in the BRIT Library and he keeps up with the latest techniques for searching the web and finding that elusive bit of information. Come hear about the many new ways in which you can use Google and other search engines to find….and read! …. that book you’ve been looking for.
13 February
Valentines to the Plant Kingdom
BRIT Staff, Volunteers and Friends
Valentine’s Day is traditionally a day for celebration of romantic affection. BRIT staff and friends will share expressions of love for plants, places, botanists and conservationists through music, prose, poetry and art. Come enjoy this fun informal gathering on a cold winter’s day.
12 March
Summer Orchids of Texas
Dr. Marcy Brown Marsden, University of Dallas
Dr. Marsden will share her research on the distribution and health of populations of the genus Hexalectris in north central Texas. This unusual orchid manages to withstand the heat of a Texas summer blooming under stands of juniper and oak. She will also discuss the unusual biochemistry involved in the nonphotosynthetic lifestyle of this rare genus.
9 April
Gardening with Woody Lilies: Agaves, Yuccas and More
Peter Schaar, Ph.D., Horticultural Consulting and Garden Design
Dr. Schaar will explain how to design with and grow woody lilies to achieve visual contrast and drama in a garden which is heat and drought tolerant. Photographs from several gardens will help train the eye as he discusses growing techniques for many native and adapted plants. As a designer and horticultural consultant, Dr. Schaar specializes in drought tolerant landscapes. This program can help you achieve visually striking plantings with low maintenance requirements in your own garden.
