Come hear what’s buzzing at the Master Naturalist meeting

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  presentation on Texas flies on Aug. 7. Sheryl Smith-Rodger will share a Contributed photo

  presentation on Texas flies on Aug. 7. Sheryl Smith-Rodger will share a Contributed photo

Everyone may not want to agree, but science tells us – flies are an import ant part of our ecosystem. They’re pollinators and some species even mimic bees.

But since they’re not quite as endearing as bumblebees and hummingbirds, most folks are just annoyed.

Highland Lakes Master Naturalist, journalist and photographer, Sheryl Smith-Rodgers, wants to change your attitude about the pesky insects.

To learn amazing things about our Texas flies, put Aug. 7 on your calen dar – 1 to 2 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church, 909 Ave. D in Marble Falls to hear Master Naturalist, journalist and photographer Smith-Rodgers extoll the virtues of the little buzzers.

Sheryl Smith-Rodgers is a longtime journalist and photographer. She holds a journalism degree from Trinity University and worked many years as a newspaper reporter/editor. She has been published in a number of magazines, including Texas Parks & Wildlife, Texas Highways, Texas Co-op Power, Guideposts, Angus Journal, Better Homes & Gardens, and more.

A Texas Master Naturalist since 2012, Smith-Rogers gives programs on spiders and other nature-related topics. At her Blanco home, Sheryl and husband James Hearn tend a native plant habitat, which she blogs about at “Window on a Texas Wildscape.” With iNaturalist, she’s documented 1,383-plus plant and animal species so far in their one-acre yard.