2023 Festival Schedule
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All events for the 6th Annual Roots & Wings Festival will take place from Wednesday, October 18 through Sunday, November 5. The calendar will be updated with events as they are added to the Festival.
Directions: Use the calendar to find events by day or scroll down for a list of all Roots & Wings Festival events.
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2023 Roots & Wings Festival Events
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Please note: Some events require pre-registration and some are reserved for students. Click on an event name to learn more.
What's Your Nature?
Any Teenagers in the House?
Bring them to come celebrate our local flora and pollinators during Carver Branch's Teen Social! Join us as we learn and explore the intersection of art and nature!
What's Your Nature Dates: 10/19, 10/24, 10/26 & 11/2
What's Your Nature?
Any Teenagers in the House?
Bring them to come celebrate our local flora and pollinators during Carver Branch's Teen Social! Join us as we learn and explore the intersection of art and nature!
What's Your Nature Dates: 10/19, 10/24, 10/26 & 11/2
What's Your Nature?
Any Teenagers in the House?
Bring them to come celebrate our local flora and pollinators during Carver Branch's Teen Social! Join us as we learn and explore the intersection of art and nature!
What's Your Nature Dates: 10/19, 10/24, 10/26 & 11/2
What's Your Nature?
Come celebrate our local flora and pollinators during Carver Branch's Teen Social! Join us as we learn and explore the intersection of art and nature.
Concordia University Texas presents Native Planting Event for Pollinators
Join Concordia University’s Office of Environmental Stewardship for an environmental stewardship service event! Attendees will be outside planting trees and Texas native plants to attract pollinators. Participate, discover, and learn the importance of creating sustainable habitats for butterflies and other pollinators. There will be opportunity to plant Texas native trees, perennials, and spread wildflower seeds. All are welcome for this life-changing adventure!
Caterpillars, Trees, & Gardens, Oh My! at the Yarborough Branch Library
Come visit the Yarborough Branch Library to learn all about caterpillars, butterflies, trees, and gardens!
Florescent Forest
Celebrate the forest at night through a glowing evening with the Central Texas Mycological Society! Spaces are limited. Registration required.
QPOC & Nature: Healing Outside with allgo
Remember (or rediscover) the healing power of spending time in nature and remember we are a part of nature, as well, with this event through allgo.
Discover Forest Bathing: Diving Deep into Sensory Connection
Participants will learn about the history of the practice of Shinrin-Yoku, or “Forest Bathing”, and current applications on the worldwide stage. Join in a Forest Therapy invitation, as you drop into nature connection!
Plant a Tree With TreeFolks: Tree Planting Demonstration!
Learn how to properly plant two different sizes of tree with TreeFolks Education Coordinator, Collin McMichael! Learn the steps to plant a sapling and a 5-gallon tree, tree care tips, and the tools needed to make it happen.
Getting Out of Nature's Way
In this webinar, Heather Dalrymple (climate protection consultant, Austin Water) and Chris Searles (founder/director, BioIntegrity.net) will talk about how protecting and increasing habitats and healthy ecosystems benefits everyone, today and tomorrow.
The Terrestrial City: Greenspace and the Urban Forest
Since the founding of the United States, trees have been loved and loathed for fulfilling or failing our human expectations of them as urban cohabitants. This lecture will explore the history of American cities and trees.
Life is Better with Bees, Y'all!
Although there’s around 4,000 species of bees in the U.S., for the purpose of this talk, we will mainly focus on a personal favorite species, the Honey Bee: why we need them and how YOU can help!
Creating Pollinator Friendly Gardens
This presentation will teach you how to create and care for pollinator gardens.
Mycology in the Garden
Explore the relationships fungi have with plants and the greater ecosystem. Learn techniques for improving our soils with fungi and other ways to incorporate them into our vegetable gardens and landscapes.