NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY OF TEXAS
KERRVILLE CHAPTER

NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY OF TEXAS
Kerrville Chapter

Website:  www.npsot.org/kerrville

 NATIVES ON THE GROW

Dedicated to the understanding, preservation and enjoyment of the native flora of the Hill Country

The Kerrville Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas holds monthly meetings on the first Tuesday of the month (September through June) at Riverside Nature Center, 150 Francisco Lemos St. in Kerrville.  These meetings are free and open to the public

February, 2008

Landscape Restoration

 From back yard to back forty 

 Presented by Native Plant Society of Texas at

 Riverside Nature Center*

Tuesday, February 5, 2:00 p.m.

Jayson May of Native American Seed will give the program.

It will deal with the why, when and how of using native seeds to bring about a natural landscape for the benefit of plants, people, wildlife and the environment.  
Native American Seed is a family owed seed company dedicated to helping people to restore the earth using ecologically sustainable techniques.  The company carries over 185 species of native grasses, forbs and wildflowers and has a knowledgeable staff that is driven to help make each person’s native planting a total success.   With over 100 years of combined experience, Native American Seed is a leader in the field of ecological restoration, native seed production and sustainable agriculture.  It is the company’s goal to be able to share this experience with its customers in order to bring about lasting positive change to this part of the world.
 

Important reminder: Please bring native plants for the drawing. Thus is really fun when we have a large number of plants.

Not sure it’s a native……Bring for discussion and PPID( Positive Plant Identification)

LOOKING AHEAD

The programs for the remainder of the year were announced as follows:

* February 5 Landscape Restoration from the Back Yard to the Back Forty Speaker Jayson May with Native American Seed

* March 4 Rainwater Harvesting

Speaker Barry Wall with Texas Rainwater Systems

* April 1 Tony Gallucci with Texas Youth Ranch will discuss aspects of his work with Big Spring Ranch.

* May 6 Field trip to Hunt School Wildflower Garden and Ingram Middle School Prairie Restoration Project. Both projects were partially funded by NPSOT-KC.

* June 3 Wildflower Presentation followed by a guided nature walk at Riverside Nature Center lead by Marshall Johnston, botanist and author.

Additional Opportunities

Great Backyard Bird Count

"The Great Backyard Bird Count," Saturday, February 2, 10-11 a.m. at

Riverside Nature Center presented by Tom Collins, Texas Master

Naturalist and well-known birder. The Great Backyard Bird Count is an

annual four-day event that engages tens of thousands of bird watchers of

all ages in counting birds to create a real-time snapshot of where the

birds are across the continent. Anyone can participate, from beginning

bird watchers to experts. It takes as little as 15 minutes. It's fun

and easy --- and it helps the birds.

This presentation is part of a new, informative birding program series

sponsored by Riverside Nature Center. The programs are for all ages and

will be held on Saturday mornings from 10 to 11 a.m.

LAND MANAGEMENT PRESENTATION

Land Management Presentation - Saturday, February 9, 9am-12noon at

Riverside Nature Center.

As part of Riverside Nature Center's Learning for Living Series, Jim

Stanley, President of the Hill Country Chapter of Texas Master

Naturalists, will give a presentation entitled, " Land Management: Making

Your Property Naturally Healthy". The presentation will be from 9:00

until 12:00 at Riverside Nature Center on February 9.

The Library Garden   It’s that time again!

The Native Plant Garden behind the library is a project of the Native Plant Society. We will meet on Tuesday, February 13, at 9:00 am to begin spring pruning and make plans for the coming growing season. It will be too early to cut back some of the plants, however, the cenizos, Turk's caps and some others can be cut now so there will be less work in March. Please bring clippers and gloves and wear good shoes. The City of Kerrville will pick up the yard trash but a rack or a big box would also be useful. I hope to see you on Tuesday, February 13. 

For more information and any suggestions please contact Edna Platte at 830-257-2185 or platte@ktc.com

Helpful hints about membership dues

Membership dues cannot be accepted locally.  They must be sent to the State Office which is now in Fredericksburg at the following address.

Native Plant Society of Texas
P.O. Box 3017
Fredericksburg, TX 78624

The membership form is available at chapter meetings and the NPSOT website www.npsot.org.

When completing the form please indicate the Kerrville chapter name because our chapter gets refunded a portion of the dues for our chapter expenses.

If you are renewing your membership, please send your renewal to the address above and include your membership ID to ensure we credit the correct account.
Also include any address, phone or email changes.
(You will find your membership ID printed on the mailing label of the state newsletter.)

Membership Categories and Annual Dues:

 Benefits of Joining the Native Plant Society of Texas

Goals:

    To educate both its members and the general public and to foster a greater awareness and understanding of our native flora;
    To preserve rare and endangered species and their habitats;
    To encourage landscaping with appropriate native plants, for their beauty, ease of maintenance, and water-conserving qualities;
    To protect, conserve and restore native plants threatened by development;
    To encourage the responsible propagation of native plants;
    To promote an appreciation and understanding of current, historical and potential uses of native plants.

We have recently received a number of renewals.

Many thanks!

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