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SUMMARY:iNaturalist City Nature Challenge 2026 Identification Period
DESCRIPTION:Wrapping up City Nature Challenge 2026:  your help is needed! \n\n\n\nWhile the time is past for making observations\, there is still time for identifying observations! \n\n\n\nJOIN THE NPSOT CIVIC PROJECT AND START IDENTIFYING OBSERVATIONS! \n\n\n\nFirst\, did you make I-Naturalist observations between April 24 and April 27 as part of the City Nature Challenge 2026:  San Antonio Metro Area (CNC-SA)?  If so\, do you know that in addition to joining the CNC-SA project\, you can also join the NPSOT civic project?  This is part of a competition among metro area civic groups.  If you join the NPSOT project before May 10 at 11:59 pm\, your observations will not only be credited to CNC-SA\, but also to the NPSOT civic project (as well as to any Team\, Corporate\, Community or Campus project that you have joined).   \n\n\n\nTo join the NPSOT civic project\, see  Civic -NPSOT project.  From your cell\, make sure you are signed into your I-Naturalist account\, go to your projects\, search for the NPSOT civic project 2026\, and click “join” in upper right corner of screen. To see the competing civic projects in our area\, go to the Civic umbrella group.  \n\n\n\nRemember\, you have until May 10 at 11:59 pm to join the NPSOT civic project 2026 and to make additional I-Naturalist entries for observations done between April 24 and 27.  Note:  If you already joined another civic project (e.g. AAMN or SARA River Warriors)\, remember that it is best to register for only one civic project if you want the entries to count towards a group’s competition totals.  If you join multiple civic projects\, your observations will show on all projects\, but will not be counted towards the competition. \n\n\n\nAll of the NPSOT chapters in the approved  San Antonio Metro Area (12 counties) are grouped together in the NPSOT civic project.  So if you know folks in other NPSOT chapters in these counties\, please encourage them to join the NPSOT civic project as well! \n\n\n\nSecond\, CNC-SA organizers could really use the support of NPSOT members in identifying CNC observations (especially plants).   Even if you weren’t able to make observations during the event\, you can still contribute by helping with identifications. Even out-of-state members can review and ID observations from our area\, and those contributions count toward our CNC efforts.  There are several identification (ID) parties happening this week\, with a few more still being finalized and not yet on the schedule.  Look for scheduled events here: Link \n\n\n\nJOIN THE NPSOT CIVIC PROJECT AND START IDENTIFYING OBSERVATIONS!
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/inaturalist-city-nature-challenge-2026-identification-period/
CATEGORIES:Field Trip,Social Event,Virtual,Volunteer Opportunity
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SUMMARY:Lakes & Pines Demonstration Garden Work Day at Wood County Arboretum
DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to grab your garden tools and join us at the garden or just come out and say hello and take in the sublime natural beauty of springtime on the arboretum grounds. Feel free to bring a companion and share with others what our chapter is all about. We’ll meet on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month from 9:00 – 12:00.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/lakes-pines-demonstration-garden-work-day-at-wood-county-arboretum-3/
CATEGORIES:Workday
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SUMMARY:NLCP - Native Landscaping for Birds
DESCRIPTION:Location: Moody Gardens\, Galveston Island \n\n\n\n https://nativeplantsocietyoftexas.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/nativeplantsocietyoftexas/event.jsp?event=2772&
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/nlcp-native-landscaping-for-birds-galveston-island/
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SUMMARY:PLANT SALE - Cross Timbers Spring Plant Sale (Weatherford\, TX) - Saturday 5/02/2026
DESCRIPTION:DATE: Saturday\, May 2\, 2026 \n\n\n\nTIME: 4 am \n\n\n\nLOCATION: \n\n\n\nHeritage Park Weatherford\, TX \n\n\n\nDate: Saturday May 2ndTime: 9 am to 4 pmLocation: First Monday Trade Days at Heritage Park in Weatherford\, TX. We will be in Lot C (the South end of the park across from the Chevron on Santa Fe.) \n\n\n\nJoin us for our Spring Plant sale. We will have a great selection of Texas Native plants available for purchase. To get a look at the full plant list visit: https://www.npsot.org/…/cross…/cross-timbers-plant-sale/
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/plant-sale-cross-timbers-spring-plant-sale-weatherford-tx-saturday-5-02-2026/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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SUMMARY:Stiff Creek Wildflower Walk
DESCRIPTION:Our annual Stiff Creek Wildflower Walk is a great opportunity for people of all ages to learn about native plants. Knowledgeable chapter members will be available to help you identify native wildflowers along our walk. \n\n\n\nDate and Start Time: May 2nd @ 9:30 am. \n\n\n\nWhat to Wear: Long pants\, closed toe shoes\, sunscreen\, and insect repellent are recommended. \n\n\n\nWhat to Bring: Camera\, wildflower guides\, binoculars\, and a brunch item to share after the walk. We plan to have a brunch around noon. Please bring your brunch item ready to be served. We can keep your items hot or cold but cannot cook or heat them. \n\n\n\nLocation: 4545 County Road 412\, McKinney\, (Brett and Brigette Laplante). You can park along the driveway. You will see trucks and a flatbed trailer with hay bales for the wildflower walk.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/stiff-creek-wildflower-walk-3/
CATEGORIES:Field Trip
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SUMMARY:Field Trip - Laura Bush Native Texas Park\, Dallas
DESCRIPTION:On May 2\, our chapter has the opportunity to take a guided tour of this beautiful park! We will meet our docents at 10am at the main (north) gate at the George W Bush Presidential Center at 2843 SMU Blvd in Dallas. Guests are invited to participate\, including children. The drive is approximately two hours from Quitman. Contact Linda Mahony (972-467-3624) for carpool information and to RSVP. \n\n\n\nThe tour should be concluded by noon\, after which the participants can choose to go into the library or to meet for lunch at La Madeleine restaurant at 3072 Mockingbird Lane. \n\n\n\nWhile the tour is free\, going into the George W. Bush Presidential Library will cost $23 for seniors. Within the library\, you can see things such as a full-size replica of the Oval Office\, a lot of baseball memorabilia\, and a piece of steel from the World Trade Center can be seen. The native plantings around the George W. Bush Presidential Library were designed and planted on what was once parking lot abutted to US-75 on the campus of Southern Methodist University. Three of the state’s 10 ecoregions meet in Dallas and are represented in the park: Post Oak Savannah\, Cross Timbers Forest\, and Blackland Prairie. \n\n\n\nRSVP REQUIRED:  If you would like to RSVP to attend\, please contact us. Once we receive your RSVP\, we will email you the REQUIRED liability release form which must be signed before participating. Be sure to mark your calendars! For more information about the Laura Bush Native Texas Park in Dallas\, click HERE.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/may-2-field-trip-laura-bush-native-texas-park-dallas/
CATEGORIES:Field Trip
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SUMMARY:Spring Native Plant Sale\, North Central Chapter
DESCRIPTION:The North Central Chapter holds two native plant sales each year. These sales showcase a wide variety of native plant species\, some of which are rarely offered by commercial nurseries. \n\n\n\nBy purchasing from our sales\, you help advance our mission to promote conservation\, research\, and the use of native plants in Texas. Join us in restoring the local ecosystem by adding native plants to your landscape. \n\n\n\n\nAll the plants at our sales are grown locally by members of our chapter.\n\n\n\nYou can expect to find between 1\,200 and 1\,800 plants at each sale.\n\n\n\nWe offer many plant species that are hard to find elsewhere.\n\n\n\nWe accept both cash and credit cards.\n\n\n\nIf you have a wagon\, feel free to bring it along.\n\n\n\nMany of our plant species tend to sell out quickly. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLOCATIONRandol Mill Park Pavilion1901 W Randol Mill Rd\, Arlington\, TX 76012
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/spring-native-plant-sale-north-central-chapter/
CATEGORIES:Plant Sale
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SUMMARY:Dallas Spring Plant Sale
DESCRIPTION:Go Native: Discover Texas treasures at the Dallas Native Plant Sale.  Join us for Native Plants and Prairie Day at White Rock Lake. Find new plants for birds and pollinators.  \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSpring 2026 Sale\n\n\n\nOur 2026 plant sale will be May 2\, 2025. \n\n\n\nLocation: The Bath House Cultural Center at White Rock Lake.  \n\n\n\n521 East Lawther Drive \n\n\n\nDallas\, TX 75218 \n\n\n\nPlant List
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/dallas-spring-plant-sale-1/
CATEGORIES:Plant Sale
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260502T140000
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SUMMARY:Q2 State Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Native Plant Society of Texas State Board MeetingZoom – Virtual Meeting2 – 4 pm (join Zoom meeting as early as 1:45 pm) \n\n\n\nThis event is free and all Society members are welcome! Voting members include chapter presidents (or their representatives)\, state-level executive officers and state standing committee chairs. \n\n\n\nRegister to attend the meeting: https://npsot-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/pn3oBkX0SdGlj6SJtKChXg#/registration
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/q2-state-board-meeting-2/
CATEGORIES:Board Meeting,Virtual
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SUMMARY:Film Screening: The Extraordinary Caterpillar
DESCRIPTION:Date and Time: May 2\, 2026 @3:00PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWestbury Community Garden and the Native Plant Society of Texas – Houston Chapter will jointly host a screening of The Extraordinary Caterpillar by Jeff McKay. The film features Sam Jaffe and The Caterpillar Lab\, Doug Tallamy\, entomologist\, author and founder of the Homegrown National Park Movement\, and Dr. David Wagner\, renowned entomologist from University of Connecticut. \n\n\n\nThe 1-hour film will be shown at The Company On Stage\, 5720 Bellaire Blvd.\, Bellaire\, Texas at 3:00 PM on Saturday\, May 2\, followed by a discussion and Q&A session. \n\n\n\nTickets are $10 and may be purchased here. Seating is limited and we expect this show to sell out. Order your tickets now! \n\n\n\nMerch Alert! We will have a sale of some of our chapter merchandise\, including those iconic tote bags\, at the screening.  \n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Houston Chapter Page
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/film-screening-the-extraordinary-caterpillar/
CATEGORIES:Social Event
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