SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS
Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT): Austin, Williamson County, Lost Pines (Bastrop) chapters
Master Naturalists: CAMN (Travis), Goodwater (Williamson), Lost Pines (Bastrop), Hays chapters
Master Gardeners: Travis and Hays Counties
Others: Habitat Stewards (Austin), Taylor Garden Club, and Crown Garden Club of Rockdale (Milam)
PARTICIPANTS
Volunteers from Sponsoring Organizations will obtain materials, prepare seed ball kits with instructions, train those making the seed balls, collect finished seed balls for distribution, and establish a website for project communications..
Youth organizations and schools will be recruited to make the seed balls.
Sponsoring organizations, under the leadership of those closest to the fire-damaged areas, will organize distribution and deployment of the seed balls to property owners.
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
The Sponsoring organizations have provided seed money to start the material acquisition.
Sponsoring organizations will seek financial support from businesses, charitable groups, and others not able to otherwise help. All donors will soon be listed on this website.
All funds will be channeled through the treasurer of the Williamson County Chapter of NPSOT (a 501c(3) non-profit organization), will be kept separate from chapter finances, and will be provided with a clear paper trail. Receipts will be provided for all incoming funds.
At the end of the project, any residual funds will be donated to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Relief Fund.
CONTACT INFORMATION
healinghandshealinglands.org
healinghandshealinglands@gmail.com
PROJECT COMPLETION
This project will be complete when one of the following events occurs:
Need for seed balls in all targeted areas has been satisfied.
Financial resources have been spent.
Availability of volunteers to make seed balls has ended.
December 31, 2011 is reached.
Should there be a continuing opportunity to extend this activity beyond the end of 2011, the Sponsoring Organizations will consider an extension.
“When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.”
This project has been initiated to support those who have suffered loss of homes, lives, pets, and farm animals in areas of Central Texas recently damaged by wildfires. We will act to aid and accelerate "healing" of the natural ecosystems by providing seed balls containing native flower, grass, and other plant seeds normally found in the affected areas. All seed used will be provided by Native American Seed Company and selected and blended for its suitability for those areas. We hope to broaden involvement of the young people in our surrounding communities in this effort. Finally, we see this as an important youth education opportunity to teach younger citizens about the importance of re-establishing the correct native plants in the area's various ecosystems. We hope to complete all work by the end of this year.
Seed Ball Kits ready for distribution!
Please contact
healinghandshealinglands@gmail.com
if you would like to help and we will get right back to you
