Lecture Series: Edible, Medicinal and Useful Plants of North Texas
Friends of LLELA Lecture Series: Edible, Medicinal and Useful Plants of North Texas
LLELA Classroom
201 E. Jones St. Lewisville (Entrance at E. Jones St. & N. Kealy Ave.; not accessible via Fish Hatchery Road from Hwy 121)
Lewisville TX 75057
Saturday, February 28, from 10AM to Noon
On this walk Bob will share his passion for edible and medicinal native plants. We’ll start with a quick botany lesson on how to positively identify the plants we are looking for and then we will search out and identify some of the plants that grow naturally in our area and discuss their uses.
There is no cost for the event itself, but the entrance fee to LLELA is $5 per vehicle.
Biography of Presenter:
Bob Richie is a Dallas native who raises bees, chickens, rabbits, cats and dogs. He likes birds, plants, bugs, fish, herps, fungi, kayaking, fly fishing, anthropology, archaeology, etc………..An amateur naturalist since an early age he has spent much of his life outdoors.
When not spending time outdoors Bob works for an architectural firm in Deep Ellum. He is the owner of The Custom Coop Company which designs and builds custom chicken coops in the Dallas area. Bob is also a certified Texas Master Naturalist and the past president of The Trinity Valley Beekeepers Association, Dallas’s local honeybee club, as well as an avid bicycle rider and a registered yoga instructor.