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SUMMARY:Tuesday Workday at EIH
DESCRIPTION:Learn how to propagate native plants while helping grow plants for the chapter’s plant sales. Activities include starting plants from seeds\, cuttings\, and other methods\, as well as making labels\, mixing soil\, and prepping growing trays. \n\n\n\nHabitat volunteers may also help weed and mulch flower beds\, plant native plants\, maintain pathways\, and trim trees and bushes. \n\n\n\n\nNo experience necessary\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.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/tuesday-workday-at-eih/2026-06-23/
CATEGORIES:Volunteer Opportunity,Workday
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SUMMARY:June Meeting - Medicinal Plants\, Cross Timbers Chapter Meeting (Weatherford) - Tuesday 6/23/2026
DESCRIPTION:DATE: Tuesday\, June 23rd\, 2026 \n\n\n\nTIME: 6 pm \n\n\n\nLOCATION: \n\n\n\n213 Raymond George Way\, Weatherford\, TX 76086\, United States \n\n\n\nSPEAKER: Ricky Linex \n\n\n\nMedicinal Applications of Native Plants by Native Americans: \n\n\n\nPresentation showcases 45 native Texas forbs\, shrubs and trees that were used medicinally by many tribes across Texas and the southern US. The treatment method and the illness or disease treated will be discussed for each plant. Resources will be shown that can be used to research plants you are interested in to see what tribes might have used the plants. The Native Americans utilized many native plants for treatment of various illnesses for thousands of years\, much of this knowledge was set aside when synthetic medicines became widely available. \n\n\n\nAbout Ricky: \n\n\n\nRicky Linex retired in 2021 as a wildlife biologist for the Natural Resources Conservation Service and now works as a range and wildlife consultant. With NRCS\, Linex worked 52 counties in north central Texas covering the Rolling Plains\, Cross Timbers\, Blackland Prairie\, and Post Oak Savannah vegetational regions. He worked 38.5 years with NRCS in Goldthwaite\, Snyder\, Abilene\, and Weatherford. He is the author of Range Plants of North Central Texas\, A Land Users Guide to Their Identification\, Value and Management\, a plant identification book for Texas. Range Plants was recognized in 2015 as an outstanding publication by the Texas Chapter – The Wildlife Society\, the Native Plant Society of Texas\, and the Texas Section – Society for Range Management. \n\n\n\nSee less \n\n\n\nMeeting Details: \n\n\n\n6:00pm Chapter Business Meeting \n\n\n\n6:30pm Monthly Feature Presentation \n\n\n\nThis educational event is open to the public. \n\n\n\nLocation: Mount Pleasant Historical School\, 213 Raymond George Way\, Weatherford\, Texas. \n\n\n\n\n6:00 p.m. Chapter Business Meeting and Update on Native Plant Sale\n\n\n\n6:30 p.m. Bat Presentation
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/january-meeting-medicinal-plants-cross-timbers-chapter-meeting-weatherford-tuesday-1-27-2026/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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SUMMARY:Austin Chapter Meeting - Your Backyard Arthropods with Wizzie Brown
DESCRIPTION:Your Backyard Arthropods \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWizzie Brown will speak to us about the good arthropods that can be found in your backyard.From pollinators to decomposers to predators and parasitoids\, there are manyarthropods that help us often without being recognized.  The presentation will identifythree main categories of beneficial arthropods and how to identify some of the ones youmay see in your own backyard. \n\n\n\nWizzie Brown is a Senior Extension Program Specialist- integrated pest management(IPM) with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. She received her Bachelor ofScience in entomology from Ohio State University and a Master of Science inentomology from Texas A&M University. After leaving Texas A&M\, Wizzie worked instructural pest control before taking a job with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service inAustin. She is a Board-Certified Entomologist with a specialty in Urban Entomology andholds a non-commercial license from the Texas Structural Pest Control Service. Herresearch interests include red imported fire ants\, bed bugs\, and termites.She works to educate others about insects and integrated pest management and inteaching about insect’s relevance in our world. She specializes in urban and structuralpest management\, but also covers landscapes\, gardens\, native pollinators\, insectidentification as well as other topics. \n\n\n\nJoin us for our monthly Chapter Meeting\, 4th Tuesday of each month 7PM (with social time at 6:30PM). \n\n\n\nLocation: Lakewood Clubhouse at 7317 Lakewood Dr\, Austin\, TX 78750. \n\n\n\nThe meeting has a Zoom hybrid option as well.  You must register for the Zoom meeting to attend online.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/austin-chapter-meeting-24/
LOCATION:Lakewood Clubhouse\, 7317 Lakewood Dr.\, Austin\, Texas\, 78750\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Virtual
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SUMMARY:San Antonio Chapter Meeting June 2026
DESCRIPTION:Arrive at 6:30pm to share or find native plants at the Native Plants for All table. \n\n\n\nThis will be a “hybrid” meeting\, attend in-person or online. \n\n\n\n\nIn person: The Gathering Center at the Urban Ecology Center at Phil Hardberger Park\, 8400 NW Military Hwy\n\n\n\nOnline: Please register in advance to attend via Zoom.\n\n\n\n\nPresentation by Jeannie Hernandez\, Quality Assurance Specialist II with San Antonio River AuthoritySlow Down Burden\, Spread Out Teamwork\, Sink In Impact\n\n\n\nThe Residential Rain Garden Club at The San Antonio River Authority is a group of like-minded people who enjoy sharing expertise and solving landscape problems. For the past 10 years our group has worked to solve drainage issues with nature-based practices including rain gardens\, pollinator swales\, and replacing turf grass with native plants on member-owned properties. Our volunteer efforts have resulted in many residential projects that improve landscapes for the homeowner\, wildlife\, and the watershed. Our team has worked hard to implement solutions\, teaching and learning as we grow a community of watershed wise stewards. \n\n\n\nJeanette Hernandez is a Quality Assurance Specialist II currently holding the position of Deputy Quality Manager for the San Antonio River Authority TCEQ Laboratory Accreditation Program. She also serves as the Laboratory Quality Assurance Officer for the Texas Clean Rivers Program (CRP). \n\n\n\nIf you are attending in person\, there is no need to register. However\, if you are attending via Zoom\, please register here before the meeting begins as late registration and entry will not be allowed. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \n\n\n\nNote: The Zoom recording will be available within days after the meeting on our  YouTube channel.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/san-antonio-chapter-meeting-june-2026/
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