An Urban Deer Management webinar will be presented by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service on Sept. 9.
White-tailed deer are becoming an increasingly problematic nuisance in urban areas where they can destroy landscape plants and gardens. The webinar will address ways to prevent access, deter damages and/or utilize plant species that are not preferred by deer.
The event is co-hosted by the AgriLife Extension offices in Dallas and Tarrant counties and will be from noon to 2 p.m. on the Zoom meeting platform.
There is no cost to attend, but participants need to preregister at https://tx.ag/UrbanDeer. The link to join online will be sent out a day prior to the event.
For additional information or questions, contact Jacklyn Jones-Doyle, AgriLife Extension agriculture and natural resources agent for Tarrant County, at jacklyn.jones@ag.tamu.edu,or Elizabeth Rudd, AgriLife Extension agent for Dallas County, at elizabeth.rudd@ag.tamu.edu.
Urban deer topics, speakers
The webinar will cover deer management and the unique concerns related to management in:
- Private yards.
- Golf courses.
- Homeowner association communities.
- Landscaping with deer-resistant plants.
The urban deer experts speaking include:
- Jessica Alderson, Texas Parks and Wildlife urban biologist, Bexar County.
- Rachel Richter, Texas Parks and Wildlife urban biologist, Tarrant County.
- Brittnay Meyer, AgriLife Extension horticulturist, Tarrant County.
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