Quintessential Valley Plants and the Birds that Love Them

Sat
Dec
12

About this event

We’re very excited to welcome back well-known local native plant expert Anita Westervelt for a quirky presentation about Valley specific plants. Oh! And as many birds as you can imagine!

ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Anita Westervelt is a Texas Master Naturalist with more than 10,000 volunteer hours. She is a newspaper columnist for the McAllen Monitor with native nature articles the first and third Saturdays of the month. She is also the author of Anita’s Blog on the South Texas Border Chapter Texas Master Naturalist site (https://www.stbctmn.org/blog/categories/anitas-blog).

A retired U.S. Navy Chief Journalist and former Federal External Affairs Officer, she holds degrees in communication and fine art. She is a writer, photographer, photojournalist, native plant guide, moth enthusiast, and presentation and workshop leader.

Address:

7600 N 10th St, McAllen, TX

5 Day Forecast

Edinburg, US
Tue, 10 Nov
Broken clouds
63°F
Overcast Clouds
Humidity: 92% Wind: 7 mph
Wed, 11 Nov
Broken clouds
67°F
Overcast Clouds
Humidity: 78% Wind: 4 mph
Thu, 12 Nov
Broken clouds
70°F
Overcast Clouds
Humidity: 75% Wind: 4 mph
Fri, 13 Nov
Broken clouds
73°F
Overcast Clouds
Humidity: 71% Wind: 3 mph
Sat, 14 Nov
Scattered clouds
72°F
Scattered Clouds
Humidity: 63% Wind: 7 mph

Upcoming Dates:

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Dec 12, 2026 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

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