Dates: The fourth Thursday of: January -- May, and August -- October.
Time: 6:30 for socialization and viewing of educational displays, 7:00 p.m. for start of meeting.
Place: The Administration and Clock Tower (ACT) building on Administration Drive at the Texas Woman's University in Denton, Texas.
Social time: Second Floor Lobby.Meeting: Room 301, Administration and Clock Tower.
Parking: On meeting nights we will be allowed to park in the visitors parking area, on the road in front of the building (in designated parking spots), or in the parking lot on the west side of Oakland Street, just north of the Human Resources building.
Maps and DirectionsAugust 28, 2008
Ice Cream Social
Speakers: Conversation with all those who attend.
Topics: Home made Ice Cream and Cookies, a guided tour on a native trail, and a game of water ballons.
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Place: South Lakes Park. The park is at the center of this map.
Where: Near the corner of Teasly Lane and Hobson Lane. (South of I-35 E)
Directions: Drive about a mile south on Teasly from I-35 and then at the light, take a right on Hobson Lane. Go past the Trinity United Methodist Church and the entrance to the park will be on the right. (Santa Monica Drive will be on your left.) Drive up to the first pavillion and park nearby. We will have a sign to guide you to us!
September 25, 2008
Speaker: Marilyn Sallee. Master Gardener,
Master Naturalist, and Coordinator for the Cross Timbers
Invaders.
October 23, 2008
Speaker: Members who have a favorite plant to report on.
Topic: Members plant swap, photo display, and favorite plant report. Return to home pageMay 22, 2008
Speaker: Dr. Camelia Maier, Associate Professor in Biology at Texas Woman's University (TWU).
Topic: Native Plant Research at Texas Woman's University, including snow-on-the-prairie, trout-lily, and bois d'arc, etcetra.
Note Well: The location of this meeting will be at TWU in Room 313 of the Arts and Sciences Building. (Building # 3) This building can be accessed from Oakland Street. Parking is available the parking lot on the west side of Oakland Street, just north of the Human Resources building.
April 24, 2008
Speaker: Steven Ray, with the USDA Denton office.
Topic: Prairie Grasses.
March 27, 2008
Speaker: Master Naturalist Jim Varnum.
Topic: Botanical (A)musings, where he explores the world of plants and plant naming with plenty of nature jokes and trivia mixed in. For example, would you like to know how our state flower, the Texas bluebonnet, became to be known as Lupinus texensis?
February 28, 2008
Speaker: Rodney Love owner of a company that places emphasis on waterwise landscapes.
Topic: The incorporation of native or regionally adapted plants with enhanced soil composition and an efficient irrigation system into yard designs.
January 24, 2008
Speaker: Kathy Saucier
Topic: Photography for the Average Nature Lover: Topics include composition background, light, close-ups, and flash.
October 25, 2007
Speaker: Tony Lucido, Registered Landscape Architect, North Texas Tollway Authority Landscape Manager.
Topic: Influencing Our Community to Grow Native: President George Bush Turnpike Landscape Project.September 27, 2007
Speaker: Paul Cox, Assistant Director of the San Antonio Botanical Garden and senior author of Texas Trees: A Friendly Guide.
Topic: Influencing our Community to Grow Native – A Public Garden's Perspective.
Biography: Texas plant expert and author Paul W. Cox has a B.S. in biology/forestry and a master's degree in botany from Stephen F. Austin State University. He is assistant superintendent of the San Antonio Botanical Gardens and this summer celebrated his 30th year with that facility. Paul is an adjunct professor at Palo Alto College teaching about Texas trees and native plants. He is an expert in the care of native roses. Paul has named and released several introductions to the nursery trade, e.g., "Bubba" Desert Willow, "Spank" Chomonque, "Kara's Revlon" Globe Mallow, and "Pink Ice" Rose.
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Annual Ice Cream Social, Lake Ray Roberts picnic area.
Topic: Socializing, games, tour of new intrepretive center, and eating.
May 24, 2007
Speaker: Phyllis Dolich, President of the Williamson County Chapter and Chair of the 2007 State Symposium
Topic: A preview of the Fall NPSOT Symposium "The Blackland and Grand Prairies"
April 26, 2007
Speaker: "Native Dave" of Native Texas Garden Designs
Topic: Landscaping with Native Plants: Balancing Economic with Ecological Values
March 22, 2007
Speaker: Pat Haigh of TxDOT
Topic: Influencing our Community to Grow Native - Blooming Denton County Roadsides
February 22, 2007
Speakers: Susan Randolph and Rob Wier
Topic: Influencing our Community to Grow Native - a Nursery's Perspective
January 25, 2007
Speakers: Steve Spurger, Dorothy Thetford and Cathy Lustgarten
Topic: Natives in the Neighborhood
October 26, 2006
Speakers: George Diggs, Barney Lipscomb and Robert O'Kennon
Topic: Flora of East Texas
September 28, 2006
Speaker: Camlelia G.-A. Maier
Topic: Fruit Diversity and Ecological Significance
August 24, 2006
Ice Cream Social on the TWU campus
Topic: Socializing and Games
May 25, 2006
Speaker: Dr. Al Knauf
Topic: Practical Soil Science for Plant Lovers
April 27, 2006
Speaker: Don Kenney. Don and Marilee Kenney run the Painted Flower Farm, a small, family-owned nursery that specializes in TexasTuff perennials either native or adapted to the rigors of growing in North Texas.
Topic: Plant Roots and Soil Microorganisms: The
Perfect
Couple
March 23, 2006
Speaker: Dr. Ken Dickson, professor with the deparment of biology at the University of North Texas
Topic: Water Needs of North Texas Native Plants
February 23, 2006
Speaker: Betty Dunn from the Boerne Chapter of NPSOT
Topic: Using native plants instead of common exotics!
January 26, 2006
Speaker: Howard Garrett, the "Dirt Doctor" and author of " Plants of the Metroplex"
Topic: Dirty Secrets Revealed
October 27, 2005
Speaker: Dr. Rebecca Dickstein, Associate Professor of Biochemistry at UNT
Topic: Plant Propagation: Multiplication and Division
September 22, 2005
Speaker: John Cooper, TAMU Agricultural Extension Agent for Denton
Topic: Landscaping with Native Trees
August 25, 2005
Ice Cream Social in the Gardens on the TWU campus
Topic: Socialization and Games
May 28, 2005
Speaker: Dr. George Diggs, Austin College
Topic: The Cross Timbers Across Time--a history of Cross Timbers Forest Plants
April 28, 2005
Speaker: Bill Lindemann, past president of NPSOT
Topic: Big Bend National Park: A Naturalist's Dreamland
March 24, 2005
Speaker: Dr. Howard Arnott, UT Arlington
Topic: Crystals in Plants
February 24, 2005
Speaker: Russel Stevens, Noble Foundation
Topic: Prairies and Grasses
January 27, 2005
Education topic: Dr. Becca Dickstein, biochemist at UNT will give a 5 minute demonstration on seed propagation.
Speaker: Bonnie Bradshaw, Texas Discovery Gardens in Dallas
Topic: Backyard Wildlife Habitats: Butterflies, Birds & Botany
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