Tree ID for Seed Savers with Bailey Middle School
This is not a volunteer opportunity; it is an educational event.
Have you been wondering what kind of tree is growing in your yard? Maybe you want to learn a fun new skill? Well, you’re in luck, because the Central Texas Seed Savers and TreeFolks are coming to Bailey Middle School to lead a Tree ID walk in partnership with their Native Plants and Animals program!
You will learn how to identify native trees and safely and ethically collect seeds to donate to the TreeFolks Seeds To Trees Native Nursery.
Bailey Middle School’s Native Plants and Animals (NPA) program, led by Ms. Romie Tafoya, teaches students to identify and nurture the plants and animals of our native Texas ecosystems. With a greenhouse, chicken coop, air pruning beds, vermicomposting systems, classroom aquariums, and reptile observation enclosures, the NPA program provides students with fun, hands-on learning opportunities that will inspire a lifelong appreciation of native ecology. The program has also launched an after-school club and booster organization to provide education and resources to the entire school and broader community. The NPA program boasts a broad array of native trees surrounding its greenhouse, which they are eager to share with the TreeFolks community!
The Central Texas Seed Savers is a growing network of people who love seeds with the mission of preventing the extinction of ecologically and culinarily important plants in the Central Texas Region.
TreeFolks was founded as Austin’s Urban Forestry non-profit in 1989. Since then, TreeFolks has grown to work with communities throughout Central Texas in community tree planting, tree giveaways, education, and urban-wildland reforestation efforts. Our mission is to empower Central Texans to build stronger communities through planting and caring for trees.
This event is free and open to the public, but you must register to attend. If you have any questions or concerns, please get in touch with Gillian: volunteer@treefolks.org, (512) 761-8738 cell
