Tuesday, June 27 Native Plant Society of Texas, Fredericksburg Chapter Meeting
The annular solar eclipse of 2023 and the total solar eclipse of 2024 will place the Texas Hill Country at the crossroads of two remarkable celestial phenomena. Central Texas will become the epicenter of great activity and tourism during these events, hosting visitors from across the state, around the nation, and worldwide. The total solar eclipse’s path of totality passes through 83 Texas counties and 15 U.S. states. However, it is among the pristine streams, migrating birds, vibrant bluebonnets, and rolling terrain of the Hill Country where optimum viewing is forecast.
How dark skies and plants are connected is a topic addressed by Dawn Davies with Hill Country Alliance at the Fredericksburg chapter meeting on Tuesday, June 27. As Night Sky Program Manager, Dawn works with volunteers and local leaders across the region to promote night sky preservation and eliminate light pollution and its detrimental environmental effects. She also heads up the Hill Country Eclipse Team, an assembly of community and county-based task forces working together to prepare for the upcoming 2023 and 2024 solar eclipse events.
“We are excited to have Ms. Davies join us for our June meeting to share her insights on dark skies, the upcoming eclipses, and how plants might be affected,” said Deborah Simmons, President, Fredericksburg Chapter of NPSOT. “We hope the public will come join us to learn more and bring their questions.”
The chapter holds its monthly meetings on the 4th Tuesday of the month at St. Joseph’s Halle (212 W. San Antonio St., Fredericksburg). There is a social time at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting starts at 7 p.m.
Hill Country Alliance, a non-profit organization, is focused on raising public awareness and building community support around the need to preserve the natural resources and heritage of the Central Texas Hill Country.
– Holly Simonette
