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Native Plant Society of Texas

Clear Lake Chapter

Clear Lake Chapter Community Donations/Informal Grants

Each Clear Lake Chapter member may submit up to two nominations per year for local conservation organizations. Submissions will be reviewed and voted on by the Board.

Selection is based on previous grants given, the information provided in the nomination form, the financial need of the organization, and the available funding for that year.

The criteria are:

  1. Status as a nonprofit – 501(c)(3)
  2. Organization within our region preferred—must be Texas and donation-supported with acknowledgement and outreach activities such as table at their meetings.
  3. Support native plant activities through its mission and/or purpose including education and outreach as well as example of using native plants.
  4. Goals and mission must be aligned with our mission statement – promotes the conservation, research, and utilization of native plants and plant habitats of Texas through education, outreach, and example.
  5. Organization meets evaluation of external evaluations such as Charity Navigator.


Nomination deadline: November 15

Click to Download the Nomination Form

submit via email or bring to the chapter meeting

Previous Recipients

2024 – Texas Envirothon (2025 program)

2024 – Houston Chapter of the Native Prairies Association of Texas

2024 – Environmental Institute of Houston

2024 – Galveston County Chapter

About the Region

2026 Fall Symposium Logo

This low-elevations region of Texas extends inland from the barrier islands, about 60 or so miles, and stretches from Brownsville to Louisiana. In total, it covers about 9.5 million acres, with a high point of 150 feet in elevation. More than 1000 species of plants can be found in this region. On the southern end, species more common in Mexico (such as Sabal mexicana) and Central America occur.

The barrier islands provide us with dune systems, and clay flats to the inland side, which have species found in these areas alone. Many plants here, such as Ipomoea pes-caprae (beach morning glory), can be found throughout tropical regions of the globe. I’ve encountered the same species on the beaches of Guam.

Once inland, vast marshes and wet prairies occur. Occasionally, oak (Quercus fusiformis) groves can be found. Common grasses include species of Bothriochloa, Paspalum, and Sporobolus; eastern gamagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides); and switchgrass (Panicum species). Many rivers and creeks cut through the Gulf Prairies, and along these riparian areas various species of trees, Sabal minor, and other plants adapted to clay soils can be found. Due to overgrazing, farming, and fire suppression, woody species such as mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa) and huisache (Acacia farnesiana), and invasive species such as chinaberry (Melia azedarach), Brazilian pepper (Schinus terebinthifolius), and Chinese tallow (Sapium sebiferum) have increased and displaced our native flora.

Source: Wildflowers of Texas by Michael Eason