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Stephen F. Austin State University’s SFA Gardens will host the monthly Les and Theresa Reeves Lecture Series at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 10, in the Brundrett Conservation Education Building at the Pineywoods Native Plant Center, located at 2900 Raguet St.

Steve Dobbs, a horticulture consultant with Oklahoma State University’s Landscape Services, will present “Creative Design and Horticulture on the Oklahoma State University Campus.”

Participants will learn creative and unique plant use ideas that can be practiced both in residential and commercial landscape settings.

Dobbs served as landscape services director for OSU for nearly 12 years. He and his staff members were responsible for the design, installation and maintenance of over 850 acres on the OSU Stillwater campus.

In January, Dobbs moved into a consulting role at OSU, working on special landscape projects and designing seasonal color displays. Dobbs is the author of “The Southern Lawn Series” and the “Oklahoma Gardeners Guide.” From 1990 to 1995, Dobbs produced and hosted the weekly TV show “Oklahoma Gardening” on the Oklahoma Public Television Network.

Dobbs received his Bachelor of Science in horticulture from OSU and Master of Science in horticulture from the University of Arkansas.

The Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series is held the second Thursday of each month. It is preceded by an attendee social at 6:30 p.m., and a rare plant raffle will follow the program. The lecture is free and open to the public, but donations to the Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series fund are always appreciated.

Parking is available at the PNPC and Raguet Elementary School, located at 2428 Raguet St.

For more information, call (936) 468-4129, or email sfagardens@sfasu.edu.

In recognition of the United Nations World Water Day, Stephen F. Austin State University, the City of Nacogdoches and Keep Nacogdoches Beautiful invite the surrounding community to participate in a litter cleanup of Lanana Creek and Lake Nacogdoches’ Eastside Park from 10 a.m. to noon March 19.

“We are extremely fortunate for the water resources available to us in East Texas, and it is important that we are good stewards of this precious supply,” said Sarah Fuller, outreach coordinator with SFA’s Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture.

Supplies such as gloves and garbage bags will be provided to volunteers. Participants also are encouraged to help make the stream cleanup litter-free by bringing a reusable water bottle to refill during the event.

“Our community prides itself on its beauty, and it is important for us to support and recognize all of the groups that help maintain this beauty throughout the year,” said Brian Bray, community services director for the City of Nacogdoches.

Because the cleanup will take place in and alongside bodies of water, participants are advised to dress accordingly and wear proper footwear, such as rubber boots or secure water shoes.

Event sign in at both locations begins at 9:30 a.m. Volunteers for the Lanana Creek portion will meet at the Pecan Park Pavilion, located at 826 Starr Ave., while volunteers at Lake Nacogdoches will meet at the Eastside Park, located at 127925 FM 225 in Nacogdoches.
Participants are asked to RSVP online at bit.ly/35lBV1Z. Participants under the age of 18 require adult supervision.

In the weeks leading up to the event, community members are encouraged to visit the Facebook pages of the Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture and Keep Nacogdoches Beautiful for educational resources regarding water.

For more information, contact Fuller at (936) 468-1185 or fullersa@sfasu.edu.