Mike Heep Runyon Talk

Don’t miss this chance to hear one local legend tell us about another! Mike Heep will be talking about Robert Runyon (1881–1968), one of the earliest plant collectors and naturalists here in the RGV, with several native plants named in his honor. Runyon was also a renowned photographer of the Valley—its plants and its people—and his photos are archived at the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin.

We’re asking folks who plan to attend to please REGISTER BY CLICKING HERE or scanning the QR code.

This event is held in collaboration with Girl Scout Lola Mejia’s “Go Out and Get Native” Gold Award Project. A Gold Award is the most prestigious award in Girl Scouting.
By registering, you can help Lola keep an accurate record of attendees for credit toward her project.
Afterward, we’ll be having another of our popular NATIVE PLANT SALES! Details above.

ABOUT OUR EXPERT SPEAKER

Mike Heep has been at the heart of native plant conservation in the Valley for decades. The owner of Heep’s Native Plant Nursery in Harlingen, Mike and his family have been raising native plants in their nursery since the 1980s. The number of people around the Valley who have turned to him and his encyclopedic knowledge to get more natives into their yards cannot be overstated! Mike is a humorous and insightful speaker with a formal background studying Botany, Horticulture, and Chemistry.