Native Plant Society of
Location: Meetings are held at the
Time:
Thursday, January 18
Speakers Eric Ruckstuhl, "Native Plant Restoration" and
Linda Knowles, "Plant Propagation"
Thursday, February 15
Speaker Flo Hannah, "Native Grasses of the
Thursday, March 15
Speaker Dennis
Jones, "Historical Perspective on the
Thursday, April 19
- Earth Day Celebration
Speaker Farrar
Stockton, "Nectar and Host Plants for Local Moths and Butterflies"
Thursday, May 17
Fritz Westover, "
Thursday,
June 21 -
Bobby Crabb, "Cacti of the Llano
Uplift"
Thursday, July 19 - AT
Speaker Jaime Gonzalez, "Plants
of the Katy Prairie"
Thursday, August 16 -
Speaker Mark Kramer, "Burning the Prairie"
Thursday, September 20
Speaker Carolyn Fannon "The
Quiet Beauty of Our Coastal Prairie"
Thursday, October 18
Houston Wilderness “Plans for Houston’s Wilderness Trails
Thursday, November 15
Annual Native Plant
& Seed Swap and Social
Thursday,
January 18
Eric Ruckstuhl "Native Plant Restoration Efforts"
and Linda Knowles, "Plant Propagation" One time meeting at Bayland Community Center at 6400 Bissonnet,
2 blocks west of Hillcroft. Eric Ruckstuhl will give an overview of his native plant
restoration programs and Linda Knowles will give a program on Plant
Propagation, with Examples.
Thursday, February 15,
Speaker Flo Hannah, "Native Grasses of the
Flo Hannah, Sanctuary Steward for the Houston Audubon
Society
www.houstonaudubon.org, will give an overview of the coastal prairie
native to our region.
Texas was once 3/4 prairies, however, 99.99 percent of
Prairies has been lost http://texasprairie.org. Flo
will present a
visual explanation of grass botanical terms, examples of our local
native grasses, and a brief explanation of how to use a grass key.
Join us to learn more about
local ecosystem.
Thursday, March 15,
Speaker Dennis Jones, "Historical Perspective on the Plants of the Gulf
Coast Texas Prairie"
Dennis Jones, Assistant Superintendent Park Manager at Brazos Bend
State Park www.tpwd.state.tx.us/park/brazos/, leads
resource management
projects in prairie and wetland restoration, conservation and
restoration of the park. Dennis will discuss how the prairie looked
when the first settlers came through this area and he will give us a
mental picture of how the
Please join us to learn more about the natural history of our local
ecosystem.
Thursday, April 19,
Native Plant Society of Texas - Houston Chapter Earth Day Celebration
Speaker Farrar Stockton, "Nectar and Host Plants for Local Moths and
Butterflies"
Farrar Stockton, a member of the North American Butterfly Association,
Butterfly Enthusiasts of Southeast Texas (www.best-naba.org), will
talk about the host plants for some of our favorite moths and
butterflies, and discuss the life cycles of some of these insects.
Farrar may bring live caterpillars or butterflies for viewing.
Before the meeting, we will have a brief Earth Day Ceremony, including
refreshments and special doorprizes.
Thursday, May 17,
Fritz Westover, "Texas Viticulture"
Fritz Westover, who recently transferred to Houston,
is a Viticulture Research - Extension Service Associate for the
Harris County office of the Texas Cooperative Extension,
http://harris-tx.tamu.edu/
15 species of native grapes grow wild in Texas and the native Pierce's
disease is a big problem for commercial grape growers.
Please join us to learn more about
to the
Thursday, June 21, Meeting location: Bayland
Community Center, at 6400 Bissonnet, 2 blocks west of
Hillcroft.
Speaker Bobby Crabb, "Cacti of the Llano Uplift"
Bobby Crabb is an expert on
the
cliffs, some of the oldest rocks in
mantle, form the Llano Uplift, which is surrounded by the
Come to learn about the unusual cacti of this Texas Hill Country
ecosystem.
Thursday, July 19, Meeting location: Tracy Gee Community Center, 3955 Westcenter Drive (just east of Beltway 8, West side of
Houston)
Speaker Jaime Gonzalez, "Plants of the Katy Prairie"
Jaime Gonzalez, Community Education Coordinator at the Katy Prairie
Conservancy, will discuss the plants of the Katy Prairie. The Katy
Prairie Conservancy was created in 1992 with a mission is to preserve,
protect, and enhance critical and sustainable portions of the Katy
Prairie ecosystem. www.katyprairie.org/
Thursday, August 16,
Speaker Mark Kramer, "Burning the Prairie"
Mark Kramer, Stewardship Coordinator for Armand Bayou Nature Center &
Preserve www.abnc.org/, will discuss restoration efforts at this unique,
valuable ecosystem that covers a total of 2800 acres (Preserve = 300
acres; Nature Center = 2500 acres). This ecosystem is of high
ecological and socioeconomic value to the area and is located
southeastern
Join us to learn about using fire to restore native grasses and forbs.
Thursday, September 20,
Speaker Carolyn Fannon "The
Quiet Beauty of Our Coastal Prairie"
A published photographer, Carolyn Fannon has been
photographing a high
quality tallgrass prairie for the past 10 years. Her
presentation will
include both slides and digital images. Carolyn is a member of the
Native Plant Society of
Association of
www.eih.uh.edu/coastalcenter/photo_gallery/
Thursday, October 18,
A
representative from
www.houstonwilderness.org Come and
hear more about
Thursday, November 15
Annual Native Plant & Seed Swap and Social
Join us for a special celebration that includes a delicious buffet and
our annual (extremely brief) elections. We will have a quick
discussion about Land Trusts and their importance to preservation of
natural areas around
or simply join us for the celebration; we'll have extra seeds and plants
to share.
Thursday, December 13 (second Thursday)
Annual Holiday Gathering at Kim Son Restaurant, 2001 Jefferson, 7 pm.
RSVP to DKnowlesPE@aol.com,
281-558-3710 Bring seeds to share and/or canned goods for donation to a
local food pantry. Hope to see you there!