Plant Party
The Plant Party webinar series is a collaboration between Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service, and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. These quarterly webinars are meant to promote advanced training on all things plants and to get people excited about the flora of our state.
Would you like to watch an archived Plant Party? Click below to see what you missed!
Plant Party #22 – Native Plants and Insects – Broadcasted 03-25-2026
What We Know About the Pasture Mealybug – Stephen Biles
Nocturnal Pollinators – Alive at Night! – Sam Kieschnick
Native Pine Bark Beetles – Allen Smith
Oleander Aphids on Milkweed: Monarch Enemies or Allies? – Katie Harris
Desert Termites: Recognizing Damage and Managing Risk – Dr. Tyler Gilreath
Plant Party #21 – Identifying Plants without Leaves or Flowers – Broadcasted 12-10-2025
Winter’s Bite? No, Winter’s Bark! – Dr. Mark ‘Merriwether’ Vorderbruggen
Identification Tips for Grasses Missing Seedheads – Beth McMahon
Winter Tree Identification – Dr. Jeremy Stovall
How to Identify Small Plants: Forbs and Brush – Micayla Pearson
Botanical Forensics: IDing Plants by Winter Fruits and Seeds – Austin Kelly
Plant Party #20 – Plant Management Before Dormancy – Broadcasted 09-17-2025
A Plant’s Perspective -Dormancy – Dr. Chris Miller
The Grazer’s Perspective – Kason Haby
Moisture Management Forecast – Brandon Bing
Native Plants Go to the (Seed) Bank, Too! – Jameson Crumpler
Weed Management Opportunities Before and During Dormancy – Dr. Josh McGuinty
Plant Party #19 – Getting to the Root of Soils – Broadcasted 06-18-2025
Plant Party #18 – Spring Green Up – Broadcasted 03-19-2025
Plant Party #17 – The Plant Manager’s Christmas Wish List – Broadcasted 12-11-2024
*Note – No recording. Click on the name above to access the pdf of our presentation.
Plant Party #16 – Management Decision Points – Broadcasted 09-18-2024
Plant Party #15 – Monitoring Native Vegetation – Broadcasted 06-26-2024
Plant Party #14 – Cooking Up Natives – Broadcasted 03-20-2024
Plant Party #13 – All About Evergreens – Broadcasted 12-20-2023
Plant Party #12 – Plant ID: Tips, Sunflowers, Gramas, and More! – Broadcasted 09-27-2023
Plant Party #11 – Talking Wetlands – Broadcasted 06-28-2023
Plant Party #10 – Everything Pollinators – Broadcasted 03-29-2023
Plant Party #9 – Planting a Seed – Broadcasted 12-21-2022
Plant Party #8 – If a Tree Falls in the Forest – Broadcasted 9-28-2022
Plant Party #7 – Medicinal and Edible Native Plants – Broadcasted 6-15-2022
Native Plant Recipe Book – Download Here!
Plant Party #6: What’s That? Plant ID for Everyone! – Broadcasted 3-30-2022
Plant Party #5: Riparian Rendezvous – Broadcasted 12-15-2021
Plant Party #4: Foraging into Fall – Broadcasted 09-22-2021
Plant Party #3: The Lowdown on Invasives – Broadcasted 06-23-2021
Plant Party #2: Talking Ecology – Broadcasted 02-24-2021
Plant Party #1: All About Brush – Broadcasted 12-16-2020
