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SUMMARY:Field Trip: Tour of Galveston County Master Gardeners Discovery Garden at Carbide Park
DESCRIPTION:Tour of the Galveston County Master Gardeners Discovery Garden at Carbide Park\, La Marque. This unique garden serves as a living classroom\, showcasing sustainable gardening practices\, native plants\, and wildlife-friendly landscapes. \n\n\n\nOne highlight of the Discovery Garden is the Pollinator Habitat\, which was awarded a Native Pollinator Habitat Garden Grant in 2023 by the Clear Lake Chapter of the Native Plant Society. This garden habitat was designed to support native bees\, butterflies\, and other essential pollinators while educating the public on the importance of native plants and habitat conservation. \n\n\n\nSubmit a completed Clear Lake Chapter NPSOT Liability and Photo Release to register. \n\n\n\n\n\nLocationCarbide Park4102 Main StLa Marque\, TX 77568
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/field-trip-tour-of-galveston-county-master-gardeners-discovery-garden-at-carbide-park/
CATEGORIES:Field Trip,Garden Tour
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SUMMARY:Boerne City Campus Natural Area (BCCNA) Workday
DESCRIPTION:Join us for BCCNA workdays!   \n\n\n\nThe BCCNA project involves the restoration and enhancement of the Boerne City Campus Natural Area (BCCNA). The BCCNA is comprised of 13-acres on either side of the Old No. 9 Trail\, behind the library. We are working towards restoring this area to a native pollinator habitat\, creating a wildlife corridor and haven within the city. \n\n\n\nBCCNA Workdays take place on the first and third Thursdays of each month in 2025.  \n\n\n\nOur meeting place will be in the Boerne Patrick Heath Public Library parking lot near the windmill. If you don’t see us at the windmill\, walk out behind the library across the creek as we’ve likely already started!  \n\n\n\nEach volunteer will be required to fill out the City of Boerne’s liability waiver the first time he or she volunteers in 2025. \n\n\n\nContact Jeff Schwarz at jeffschwarz27@gmail.com for more info.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/boerne-city-campus-natural-area-bccna-workday/2025-05-15/
CATEGORIES:Workday
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250515T120000
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SUMMARY:Chapter Leader Forum
DESCRIPTION:Chapter Leader Forums provide a place for discussion and questions regarding NPSOT state and chapter issues. Let’s share ideas and support one another in growing the organization and supporting the mission!  \n\n\n\nTopic\, event information\, and registration link will be posted when available.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/chapter-leader-forum-12/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Leader Forum,Virtual
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SUMMARY:Pines and Prairies Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Take the Level 1 Native Landscape Certification Program in 3 sessions plus a plant walk!  Attend the Pines and Prairies Chapter Meetings on March 20\, April 17\, and May 15 and participate in the plant walk at Mercer Botanical Gardens on May 24 to qualify.  More details will be posted as they become available. \n\n\n\nIn Person:  Sam Houston State University – The Woodlands at 3380 College Park Drive\, Room 236Via Zoom:
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/pines-and-prairies-chapter-meeting-12/
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SUMMARY:Pines and Prairies Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Take the Level 1 Native Landscape Certification Program in 3 sessions plus a plant walk! Attend the Pines and Prairies Chapter Meetings on March 20\, April 17\, and May 15 and participate in the plant walk at Mercer Botanical Gardens on May 24 to qualify. More details will be posted as they become available. \n\n\n\nIn Person: Sam Houston State University – The Woodlands at 3380 College Park Drive\, Room 236 \n\n\n\nZoom link is in your member email – check your spam folder!
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/pines-and-prairies-chapter-meeting-13/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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SUMMARY:Rewilding Our Perception of What Belongs - May 15
DESCRIPTION:In ecological restoration\, especially in disturbed or urbanized areas\, the goal of returning to a singular “climax state” often clashes with the complex reality of the world. We tend to hold onto an idealized vision of a pre-human\, pristine ecological state\, overlooking the diverse outcomes as the result of complex processes interacting. What seems like failure or degradation may actually be the emergence of a new kind of mental interpretational climax\, shaped by input factors\, altered assumptions\, novel assemblages\, and community interactions. By shifting our perspective to recognize multiple expressions of resilience\, our role becomes less about enforcing a template and more about listening\, inquiring\, and collaborating with what exists. Restoration becomes a relationship.  \n\n\n\nPhoto courtesy of Andrea Matthews\n\n\n\nAbout the Speaker \n\n\n\nAndy Newman is the Chief Ecologist at The Earth Partners. He has 15 years of experience working within diverse ecosystems for a wide array of project types. His position places an emphasis leading the technical ecological restoration of projects\, managing construction and adaptive management\, and helping clients meet their compensatory mitigation requirements. His background includes environmental restoration planning\, stakeholder engagement\, construction\, planting\, and ecological uplift assessment. Andy’s specialties include aquatic feature delineations and jurisdictional determinations\, Clean Water Act permitting\, threatened and endangered species identification and consultations\, NEPA compliance\, plant identification\, and community classification. His favorite ecosystems include longleaf pine savannas\, coastal prairies\, and southern Appalachian forests. If his name sounds familiar\, he also leads our field trips!  \n\n\n\nOur monthly chapter meetings are held on every 3rd Thursday\, January – November. Our meetings are free and open to the public thanks to our members and sponsors.  \n\n\n\nThe presentation will start at 7:00 pm\, but come at 6:45 pm for a meet and greet with snacks. \n\n\n\nHouston Arboretum and Nature Center \n\n\n\n610 Entrance (preferred)120 W Loop N FwyHouston\, TX 77024 \n\n\n\nWoodway Entrance4501 Woodway DriveHouston\, TX 77024 \n\n\n\nMeetings will also be live-streamed and recorded for later viewing. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Houston Chapter Page
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/rewilding-our-perception-of-what-belongs-may-15/
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