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Native Plant Society of Texas
LaBahia Chapter

 

The Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT) is a non-profit organization with the goal to promote the conservation, research and utilization of the native plants and plant habitats of Texas, through education, outreach and example.

The LaBahia Chapter supports Brenham, Texas and surrounding areas including Brazos, Burleson, Colorado, Fayette, Waller and Washington counties.  We normally meet Quarterly on the third Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm in January, April, July and October.  Most meetings will be held at the Student Center on the Blinn College campus or at the Antique Rose Emporium in the Chapel unless otherwise noted.  Our meetings are free of charge and open to the public.  Join us for informative discussions and guest speakers on native plants that are specifically suited to the distinctive and unique environments in this area and throughout Texas along with other topics that are of interested to our members.

Our Next Meeting:

Plants of the Big Thicket

Presented by Peter Loos.

PETER LOOS will be presenting "PLANTS OF THE BIG THICKET" in
preparation for the October NPSOT annual meeting in Beaumont! We are
lucky enough to get the first preview here at our LaBahia group!
Here is more information about Mr. Loos from his website at Ecovirons:

http://www.ecovirons.com/index.htm

"....Owner Peter Loos is a botanist by love, a horticulturist by
trade, and a plant taxonomist in his spare time. His professional
experiences in various fields of the horticulture industry have
greatly contributed to his extensive knowledge of Texas Native Plants
and related ecological issues as well as his unyielding promotion of
bio-diversity throughout our environment.

Peter was State President of the Native Plant Society of Texas during
his long standing work on the state board. Currently he is president
of the Cajun Prairie Habitat Preservation Society in addition to
participating in various other endeavors such as Legacy Land Trust and
the SFASU Mast Arboretum Advisory Board. Peter owns and operates
Ecovirons, offering propagation, consultation, landscaping,
ecological evaluation and wetland mitigation services out of his
nursery in Chireno, TX and throughout the Gulf Coast states (he's even
been spotted landscaping and consulting as far north as New Jersey).

Peter Loos has worked in the nursery and landscaping trade in this
area for more than 20 years. Ecovirons has been open since 1993.

Mr. Loos is author of several papers regarding Texas Native Plants;
was the first Assistant Director to the Stephen F. Austin State
University Arboretum where he designed their Bog Garden along with
other specialized projects; was working as Senior Forester for the
City of Houston Parks and Recreation Department when he implemented a
large scale, community planting of a variety of native trees along
White Oak Bayou; has recently been very active in numerous wetland
restoration and mitigation projects and has continued to maintain his
love of sharing native plants with others through various speaking
engagements, the leading of horticulture workshops, and assisting
schools with the implementing of various habitat/outdoor classroom
projects...."

Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at 7:00 pm
Blinn College Student Center
Brenham, TX

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If you have questions about the LaBahia Chapter of the NPSOT or this site, please contact one of the officers below or send us an e-mail at labahia@npsot.org:

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