WILDFLOWER
Updated 165 days ago
- Age: 41 years
- ID: 16124009/131
4801 La Crosse Ave. Austin, TX 78739
The Wildflower Center was founded by Lady Bird Johnson and Helen Hayes as the National Wildflower Research Center in 1982 and later renamed the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in 1997. It is a signature piece of Mrs. Johnson's environmental legacy and is complementary to the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library and the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs on the university's campus. Originally opened on land in East Austin, the Center moved to its current site on a transition zone between the Edwards Plateau and Texas Blackland Prairies ecoregions in 1995... Education is at the core of the Center's mission. Center staff teach classes at the university, while extensive on-site educational programming includes programs and special events for children and adult learners. We provide classes for adults on gardening with native plants, art in nature and sustainable landscape practices. Various annual educational events also draw adult learners. The Center hosts numerous..
Also known as: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center