Vendors & Exhibitors
Botanical Research
Institute of
Texas (BRIT) Herbarium www.brit.org
Digitalized Texas plant collections
made available to the public.
Botanical Research
Institute of
Texas (BRIT) Press www.britpress.org
BRIT Press provides a scholarly
periodical, Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, and
books devoted to the comprehensive study of floras, monographs and
botanical histories.
Dallas Green
Streets Realty
www.DallasGreenStreets.com
Green solutions for retrofitting
existing homes
Diverse Microbial
Solutions, Inc. www.dms05.com
Offering a complete line of liquid
microbial products containing a diverse mixture of all naturally
occurring soil microbes and with nitrogen fixers, antibiotic
producers and degraders.
Dixon Water
Foundation www.dixonwater.org
All of us depend on a clean and
abundant water supply to support our way of life. The Dixon Water
Foundation promotes healthy watersheds through sustainable land
management to ensure that we have the water resources we need for now
and for generations to come.
The Dust Jacket
www.thedustjacket.biz
Shirley Dyess is a perennial NPSOT
Symposium vendor having attended and exhibited at more Symposiums
than the others exhibitors combined. The Dust Jacket offers rare,
unusual and antique books like “How to Grow Wildflowers” written
by one of the founder of the Native Plant Society of Texas, Carroll
Abbott.
Carolyn Fannon
A published photographer, Carolyn
Fannon has been photographing a high quality tallgrass prairie for
the past 10 years. Carolyn is a member of the Native Plant Society of
Texas - Houston Chapter and Native Prairies Association of Texas.
View Carolyn's photographs at the University of Houston's Coastal
Center website at www.eih.uh.edu/coastalcenter/photo_gallery/
H2Options, Inc. www.h2optionsinc.com
Rainwater harvesting and water
efficiency technologies and products.
Life’s Delight
Photography www.lifesdelightphotography.com
Texas wildflowers, longhorns, farm and
ranch scenery, antique farm machinery and unusual Texas photographs
The Mound Foundation www.flower-mound.com/comm_info/themound.php
Long time Flower Mound, Texas resident, Otto Consolvo spent most of his waking hours attempting to preserve The Flower Mound from property development. After many frustrating years, he and the Town Council struck a deal with a developer in 1983 to deed the 12.76 acres of The Flower Mound in perpetuity to the Mound Foundation, a non-profit organization representing the citizens of Flower Mound. Mound Foundation Chairman, Alton Bowman, documented 175 Native Texas flowers and grasses in his book, The Flower Mound - A Field Guide to the Flowers and Grasses. This unique collection of wildflower photographs and history will be sold with all proceeds used to support the preservation of The Flower Mound. The Flower Mound is located on FM 3040 at the northeast corner of the FM 3040 and FM 2499 intersection, next to Tom Thumb.
Native American
Seed www.seedsource.com
Wildflower, plant and grass seeds
native to Texas just in time for fall planting and Native Texas Plant
Week Oct 17 – 23. Special hummingbird, butterfly, pocket prairie
and trail seed mixes and wildflower roots. Conservancy seeds used
for wildlife habitat restoration, sustainable landscaping and prairie
conservation. Sun and shade friendly, low water, drought tolerant
grass seed mixes.
Native Prairies
Association of Texas www.texasprairies.org
The Native Prairies Association of
Texas (NPAT) is a non-profit membership organization and land trust
dedicated to the conservation, restoration and appreciation of native
prairies, savannas and other grasslands in Texas and throughout the
United States. NPAT protects over 1200 acres of native Texas
prairie, including over 100 acers of endangered/threatened tallgrass
prairie.
North Texas Plant
Conservation
Alliance
Involving volunteers in projects
related to rare plants, restoration with native plants, and recording
distributions of introduced plants in North Texas.
Texas A&M
University Press www.tamupress.com
Recently released and popular books on
plants, gardening and natural history
Texas Bluebird
Society
www.texasbluebird.org
Cedar bluebird nest boxes built by
volunteers to the standards of the North American Bluebird Society to
support the reintroduction of bluebirds across Texas.
Texas Master
Naturalist / Elm Fork
Chapter www.tmn.org
Educational materials related to the
natural resources and areas of Texas.
Wichita Valley Landscape www.wvlandscape.com
Wichita Valley Landscape provides a common sense alternative to traditional landscaping. We excel at landscape design, water features, stonework, and plant selection that will set your home or business apart while offering the absolute lowest maintenance without sacrificing color or interest. Wichita Valley Landscape is the home of Paul Dowlearn, “The Hometown Gardener”. Hear Paul live on 94.9 FM every Saturday morning from 8 AM to 9 AM.
The Woodson Place,
a Conservation
Neighborhood www.WoodsonPlace.com
A Lone Star Land Steward Award for
Conservation Development winning neighborhood that demonstrates how
residential development and conservation can co-exist.
United States Department of Agriculture
Natural Resources
Conservations
Services www.tx.nrcs.usda.gov
Technical assistance and plant
materials for private landowners
Interested parties should complete and submit an application as soon as possible. Mail applications to: Native Plant Society of Texas, Attn: Symposium 2010 Finance Committee, PO Box 3017, 320 W. San Antonio St., Fredericksburg, Texas 78624-1929
To contact us:
Email: symposium2010@npsot.org
Phone: 830-997-9272
Mail: NPSOT, P.O. Box 3017, Fredericksburg, TX 78624