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 the Austin Central Library to lead a Tree ID lesson to help you learn a little more about what’s growing around you!<\/p>\n
You will learn how to identify native trees and how to safely and ethically collect seeds to donate to the TreeFolks Seeds To Trees Native Nursery.<\/a><\/p>\n Meet your walk leader by the East entrance to the library, along Shoal Creek.<\/p>\n This walk will be led by Colleen Dieter, the owner of ATX Gardens.com<\/a>. Colleen is an ISA Certified Arborist and fruit tree expert with over 20 years of professional experience as a gardener and landscaper in Central Texas, specializing in native plant maintenance. She is a top gardening educator and mentor, having taught hundreds of workshops and classes. As the host of the ATX Gardens podcast, she reminds listeners of what to do right now in their gardens and landscapes. She prevents the extinction of plants important to Central Texans through her leadership as the founder of Central Texas Seed Savers, a project of Fruitful Commons. The Central Texas Seed Savers<\/a> is a growing network of people who love seeds, with a mission to prevent the extinction of ecologically and culinarily important plants in the Central Texas Region.<\/p>\n TreeFolks<\/em><\/strong><\/a> was founded as Austin\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n This training is free and open to anyone, but please register to attend. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Gillian: volunteer@treefolks.org<\/a>, (512) 761-8738 cell<\/p>\n ***Registration Form:
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