This month’s speakers will provide us with a provocative new look at the invasive species affecting Texas today.

An expert from the National Weather Service will share an update on the probable climate conditions this summer into fall.

Find out what an urban wildlife biologist does and why their work is so important in contemporary society.

Join HLBWS members for a fascinating online presentation about the special relationships between Texas butterflies and moths and the native plants that support the insects’ life cycles.

Dr. Marvin Bloomquist will share the key “how to’s” that will help you take wonderful photos of flowers, whether you use a phone or a camera. You’ll also learn how those photos will help you identify what flowers you’ve seen. 

Scott Rowin will talk about how scientists are learning where threatened or endangered species over-winter, and how such information supports efforts to help protect the birds.

Michael Eason, the Associate Director of Conservation and Collections at the San Antonio Botanical Garden, will describe the array of plant conservation programs at the Garden and why these programs are so important.

Dr. Blake Grisham will give a talk about a 10-year program of research about one of North America’s most iconic birds, the beautiful sandhill crane.

Join us on Thursday, September 7, 2023 for the first meeting of the 2023-2024 program year, and hear a presentation by Dr. David Hillis, esteemed author of the book, Armadillos to Ziziphus: A Naturalist in the Texas Hill Country. We all believe that the Hill Country is special. Dr. Hillis can explain why that is true from a scientific perspective and not just an opinion!

This is HLBWS’s final meeting of the 2022-2023 program year. As more people seek to reconnect with nature and commemorate their experiences with photos, there is a serious risk of ethical transgressions. Find out more from Jennifer Leigh Warner at HLBWS’s June 1, 2023, meeting.

Two experts on bats will hold a discussion about these fascinating creatures, identifying environmental threats and efforts to help conserve them.

Springtime brings a huge diversity of migratory birds through Central Texas. Come learn about “who’s who” from Texas Nature Trackers wildlife biologist Craig Hensley.

Find out how Park Interpreter Stephen Garmon is working to restore a vanishing natural habitat at Pedernales Falls State Park.

Learn more about the “Rodney Dangerfields” of the songbirds in Texas: the Brown-headed Cowbird. NOTE: Due to extreme weather conditions, this meeting will be offered online via Zoom.

The indigenous people of Texas made extensive use of native plants for food, fiber, basketry and more. Learn more about what paleoethnobotanists are gleaning from archeological sites about the deep relationships between native peoples and plants.

In this presentation, HLBWS members and guests will learn how to make their backyards more attractive to a wide variety of birds.

Come learn more from meteorologist David Yeomans about what’s in store for this region of the state, weather-wise, based on scientific evidence and trends in longitudinal data.

Anna Strong, a Rare Species Botanist with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), will discuss some of the rare, imperiled or almost extinct plants that are native to the Llano Uplift and greater Central Texas region, and what we can do to protect them.

Lee Burton will describe the essentials of bird language and how to tune into this secret dialogue. Participants will learn how to recognize and differentiate specific bird behaviors, and learn about listening techniques to more rapidly understand what birds are communicating.

Listen to an expert wildlife rehabilitator describe the care and treatment of sick, injured or orphaned Central Texas raptors at this final meeting of the 2021-2022 program year.