NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY OF TEXAS
KERRVILLE CHAPTER

NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY OF TEXAS

Kerrville Chapter
Website:  www.npsot.org/kerrville

November, 2008

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

November Meeting

Riverside Nature Center

Tuesday, Nov 4, 2008              2:00 pm

Presentation on the Kerrville Schreiner Park Butterfly Garden

Cathy Downs will share information and pictures on the garden’s start-up and design and will talk about native plants that attract caterpillars and butterflies. A special focus will be on monarch butterfly migration and butterfly monitoring in general.

Come and enjoy this beautiful presentation and find out how you can volunteer.  

Special reminder: The Lemos Street bridge may be closed, so seek an alternate route if necessary.

December Meeting

Tuesday, Dec 2, 6:30-8:30 pm

This will be the kick-off of our series of evening meetings.

Holiday social & native plant/seed exchange.

Bring finger foods and plants to trade.  Now is the time to start collecting seeds or rooting cuttings of woody plants.

 Evening Meetings

The next evening meeting is scheduled for February 2009.

 Library Garden

The last library garden party of the year will be Tuesday November 11 at 9:00.

Sounds Fabulous

Mick Mecke shares: New Encyclopedia of Life  being developed:

The Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) is an ambitious project to organize and make available via the Internet virtually all information about life present on Earth. At its heart lies a series of Web sites—one for each of the approximately 1.8 million known species. Each site is constantly evolving and features dynamically synthesized content ranging from historical literature and biological descriptions to stunning images, videos and distribution maps. Join us as we explore the richness of Earth’s biodiversity!

http://www.eol.org/

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.

See membership information above.

Please support our sponsors!

DO YOU NEED A NPSOT NAME TAG?

Some new members do not have a nametag. Some members have misplaced their nametag.  Nametags are kept at RNC and brought out for each NPSOT meeting. If you do not have a nametag, please contact the VP-Membership, Mike Mecke mmecke@stx.rr.com or 830-896-0805 so we can make you one.