Thursday Oct 15

La Quinta ABS Board Meeting 9am – 3pm

Meet & Greet 6pm (location to be announced)

Friday Oct 16 – Hockley, Texas

Silent Auction Begins

Michael Fedoroff,  Director of the University of Alabama program that hosts the Rivercane Restoration Alliance (RRA)

Dain Sansome – Compost: Wood chips, Bark, Nitrogen, and Drainage Considerations for Bamboo Growers

Aaron McCarty – History of Bamboo Basket Making in Japan

History of The American Bamboo Society & Annual Member’s Meeting

Luc Boeraeve – Bamboo Around the World

Juan Pablo Martinez Mansilla – The Bamboo Experts, Guatemala

Shanti Pierce – The Bamboo Blueprint: Regenerating Soil

Panel Discussion about Growing Bamboo & Animal Interactions

BBQ Dinner & DJ Music

Saturday Oct 17 – Hockley, Texas

Garden Tours of Bambootexas.com

James Wolf: Bamboo Architecture Past & Present 

Workshops: Aaron McCarty – Kuboo Basket Making (registration required)

Simple Flute Making, Fill Your Lungs & Flute Along! by Paul Lirette

Bamboo Flyrod Making Demonstrations by Don McGowan

Build a Bamboo Tray by James Wolf

Bamboo Vendors & Bamboo Coop Coordination

Ongoing Bamboo Build during the conference – seeking donations of bamboo poles for bamboo build

Silent Auction closes

Sunday Oct 18 * Optional Tour * Separate Registration Required*

Field Trip to Houston Zoo and https://www.utilityresearchgarden.com/ (David Cater’s Bamboo Nursery) in Jones Creek, Texas