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SUMMARY:Outreach:  John Fairey Plant Sale and Budding Out Festival
DESCRIPTION:Contact PinesandPrairiesNPSOT@Gmail.Com to volunteer at and carpool to event. \n\n\n\nJoin us rain or shine at The John Fairey Garden on Saturday\, March 15th\, for our annual Budding Out Plant Sale and Festival\, a premier plant sale that offers rare and hard to find plants from The John Fairey Garden nursery and other select plant vendors from the region. We will offer rare plants suitable for the most discerning plant collector or distinctive plants for the beginning gardener. We will also have a curated selection of artisans\, food\, drink\, garden-related presentations\, and free tours of The John Fairey Garden. \n\n\n\nEVENT INFO\n\n\n\nAdmission is $5 for members\, $10 for non-members. Children under 12 are free. Gates will open at 8 am. Member access will be from 9am – 4pm; general public access will be from 10am – 4 pm. \n\n\n\nEvent will be held rain or shine. \n\n\n\nLocation:  20559 FM 359 Road\, Hempstead\, TX 77445
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/outreach-john-fairey-plant-sale-and-budding-out-festival/
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SUMMARY:Habitat Workday @ EIH
DESCRIPTION:Habitat volunteers help weed and mulch flower beds\, plant native plants\, maintain pathways\, and trim trees and bushes. Volunteers may also help clean out the pond on select work days. \n\n\n\n\nNo experience necessary—we’ll show you what goes and what stays\n\n\n\nBring your own tools or use ours (we have gloves too)\n\n\n\nDon’t forget to bring a reusable water bottle\, hat\, and sunscreen!\n\n\n\n\nVolunteers must be 18 or older to participate in EIH’s workdays unless prior arrangements have been made. \n\n\n\nWe do not hold workdays when the university is officially closed. Also\, workdays are canceled during inclement weather\, though a light sprinkle or drizzle rarely keeps us out of the garden. If you’re not sure\, please call 281-283-3950 or 281-283-3045\, and we’ll let you know if we’re digging in. \n\n\n\nLocationEnvironmental Institute of Houston (Click link for Google Map)University of Houston-Clear LakeNorth Office Annex (NOA) 1 Building2700 Bay Area Blvd.Houston\, TX 77058
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/habitat-workday-eih-4/2025-03-04/
CATEGORIES:Workday
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SUMMARY:Boerne NPSOT Chapter Meeting\, Hunke Hall\, 33 Herff Farm Road\, 6:00-8:00 
DESCRIPTION:Topic: Bat Conservation \n\n\n\nSpeaker: Krystie Miner\, Bracken Cave Preserve Project Coordinator with Bat Conservation International \n\n\n\nBat Conservation International’s mission is to conserve the world’s bats and their ecosystems to ensure a healthy planet. They are dedicated to prevent the extinction of the world’s most vulnerable wildlife\, and focus on the rarest and most vulnerable bats and their habitats.  \n\n\n\nJoin us for our monthly chapter meetings. You do not need to be a member to attend. We meet the first Tuesday of each month. \n\n\n\nOur meetings start with a social time at 6:00pm. Announcements will begin at 6:45pm\, followed by the presentation. For the social time\, please bring any snacks/appetizers/desserts that you would like to share. \n\n\n\n\n\nMeeting Location: Hunke Hall\, 33 Herff Farm Road\, Boerne
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/march-4-chapter-meeting-hunke-hall-33-herff-farm-road-600-800/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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SUMMARY:Collin County March Meeting - Bottomland Hardwood Forests of North Texas
DESCRIPTION:Our March 4 chapter program will be a hybrid meeting\, with attendance available at the Heard Museum in McKinney or via Zoom. The topic is the “Bottomland Hardwood Forests of North Texas”\, and the presenter is Ben Sandifer.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOur program starts at 6:30 for the testing of connections\, with a short chapter update by our president\, Rodney Thomas\, at 7:00\, followed by our presentation. The Zoom link and codes (if necessary) are below: \n\n\n\n\nhttps://tinyurl.com/yn85nbzd\n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 885 5459 6572 \n\n\n\nPasscode: 571904\n\n\n\n\nFor in-person attendees\, the meeting is in Laughlin Hall at the Heard Museum. Enter through the door on the south side of the building. \n\n\n\nBen will explore North Texas’ extensive bottomland hardwood forests\, covering the diverse flora and fauna among the Upper Trinity River watershed in North Texas. He is an author\, photographer\, and environmental advocate for parks and open spaces where he can often be found with camera in hand. His award-winning nature photographs have been featured in local\, state\, and national publications. He is a Certified Master Birder through the Audubon Dallas sponsored North Central Texas Master Birder Program. In 2016\, he was named an Honorary Lifetime Texas Master Naturalist for his substantial contributions to the furtherance of the activities of the organization. In addition to his professional life as an accountant\, Ben serves as the naturalist for the historic Dallas Hunting and Fishing Club. \n\n\n\nAs a volunteer\, Ben currently serves as a member of the City of Dallas Forestry Stakeholder Committee\, Trinity Park Conservancy Conservation Committee\, citizen project lead at Big Spring Preserve and citizen project lead for the Friends of the Fish Hatchery at White Rock Lake. In Dallas Great Trinity Forest\, Ben is an EPA and TCEQ certified Texas Stream Team volunteer who monitors water quality at numerous locations in the Dallas Trinity River watershed.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/collin-county-march-meeting-bottomland-hardwood-forests-of-north-texas/
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SUMMARY:NPSOT-Houston Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Houston chapter is always looking for dedicated volunteers who are passionate about the native plant mission in their city. Join our team to participate in important habitat\, outreach\, and planning efforts the support our mission. Anyone is welcome to attend our board meetings on zoom. We would love to have you join one of our committees and start the fun and rewarding work that goes into our various projects. \n\n\n\nWe use Slack to organize and communicate. Please email us at nphouston1@gmail.com for the slack link.  \n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 845 237 64852Passcode: monarch \n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Houston Chapter Page
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/may-npsot-houston-board-meeting/2025-03-04/
CATEGORIES:Board Meeting
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ORGANIZER;CN="reba wiles":MAILTO:rwiles104@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Houston Chapter Board Meeting - March 7
DESCRIPTION:Interested in getting more involved with NPSOT-Houston? Come check out a board meeting and see what happens behind the scenes and see if you can help us further our mission. We meet via Zoom\, so you can join from the comfort of home. Email us at nphouston1@gmail.com to request the zoom link. \n\n\n\n\n\nOur monthly chapter board meetings are generally held on the first Tuesday of each month\, January – November. Participation is open to the public.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Houston Chapter Page
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/houston-chapter-board-meeting-march-7/
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