west texas workshop

2024 West Texas Workshop

October 2-3, 2024
Lubbock, TX
in partnership TNLA and TNLA Region VI

Join Us in West Texas: Register Now for the 2024 West Texas Workshop featuring Water Wise Education!

TNLA and Region VI are partnering to conduct the West Texas Workshop on October 2-3, 2024, in Lubbock, Texas. Make your plans now to head out west and join in on education, earn 6 TNLA CEUs and see the latest happenings at Texas Tech’s Superstar Plant Trials.

Registration Fee: $175 Members and $200 Non-Members
Registration includes happy hour and complimentary lunch.
Hotel: Book Hotel NOW, $129 per Night at the DoubleTree by Hilton Lubbock University Area located at 505 Avenue Q, Lubbock, TX 79401. BOOK IN THE BLOCK AND SAVE! The deadline to book is September 18, 2024.

Book Hotel $129 per Night

This is your chance to take time with your crew to head out to West Texas to explore cutting-edge advancements in water-saving technology and landscapes featuring drought-resistant plants.

For additional information, contact Tricia Smith at [email protected] or call 512-579-3853.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Wednesday, October 2, 2024
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Welcome Reception and Tour at McPhearson Cellars Winery with Kim McPherson

Thursday, October 3, 2024
Education Sessions located at the National Ranching Heritage Center: 3121 4th St. Lubbock, TX 79409

8:00 am - 8:30 am Registration & Visit Sponsor Tables

8:30 am - 9:00 am   Welcome & The Future of Water Update with Texas State Senator Charles Perry (R-Lubbock), Chair of the
Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs

9:10 am - 10:00 am Water Wise Plant Selections for Texas with Christina Reid, Extension Agent, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

10:10 am - 11:00 am A Beginners Guide to Regenerative Agriculture with James Moore with J. Berry Nursery

11:10 am - 12:00 pm Irrigation Design and Implementing Water-Wise Selections with Jonathon Pruessner, RLA, ASLA with KDC
Associates.

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm LUNCH Included + Optional Tour of the National Ranching Heritage Center

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Texas Tech University Student Presentations: Exploring Virtual Reality in Landscape Architecture, Horticulture
  Highlights, and a Student Panel Discussion with Nazia Trina, S Y Andalib, & Umme Haque

2:40 pam - 3:40 pm New Plants are Old - Plant Genetics and Selection with Jim Berry, J. Berry Nursery

3:45 pm - 5:00 pm Industry Hot Topics Panel Discussion, Panelists: Adrian Muehlstein TMCNP, Southwest Wholesale Nursery,
  Alex Scarborough, ASLA Landscape Architect, Tom's Tree Place & Jim Berry, J. Berry Nursery

Evening Tour located at Texas Tech University's Horticulture Gardens and Greenhouse Complex: 3340 Main Street
Lubbock, TX 79409 (parking behind the Greenhouse)
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Tour of Texas Tech University Gardens and Greenhouse and Closing Happy Hour
(Discover the latest research from Tech's Superstar Plant Trials and beyond.)

Sponsorships Available

Sponsorships are available. For Questions Contact Allison Berry at [email protected]