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SUMMARY:November 5\, 2024 - Chapter Meeting at Hunke Gathering Hall at Herff Farm
DESCRIPTION:Boerne Chapter Meeting at Hunke Gathering Hall at Herff Farm \n\n\n\n6:00pm Social Time\, 6:45 pm – 8:15 pm Chapter Announcements followed by presentation \n\n\n\nSpeakers – Rufus Stephens and Jan Wrede \n\n\n\nRufus is a Certified Wildlife Biologist and educator. He has worked as a wildlife biologist for 35 years\, 23 years with TPWD. Rufus is one of the founders of the Texas Master Naturalist program and in recognition for this accomplishment was a corecipient of the Wildlife Management Institute’s award for Innovation. \n\n\n\nJan is a non-fiction writer and environmental educator. She worked for 19 years as the director of education and citizen science at the Cibolo Nature Center and wrote weekly nature columns for the local newspapers. She also was a secondary science teacher for 15 years. \n\n\n\nRufus and Jan are co-authors of the new edition of Land Stewardship for Birds: A Guide for Central Texas\, published by Texas A&M Press. In addition\, Jan is author of Trees\, Shrubs\, and Vines of the Texas Hill Country. \n\n\n\nTopic: Land Stewardship for Birds – Part II  Jan and Rufus will be discussing areas within the Texas Hill Country with sparse undergrowth and/or lack of plant diversity\, and what can be done to make the land more attractive and supportive for birds. In some cases\, sparse undergrowth may be attributed to overmowing\, overgrazing\, and clearing methods that do not retain or incorporate ground cover. A lack of plant diversity can be described as a portion of a natural environment that has become too dominant\, which can lead to an imbalance in watersheds\, erosion\, and reduction of shelter for animals.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/november-5-2024-chapter-meeting-at-hunke-gathering-hall-at-herff-farm/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241105T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T093528
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SUMMARY:Collin County Chapter - No November Meeting
DESCRIPTION:No chapter meeting in November.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/collin-county-chapter-no-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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SUMMARY:Lakes & Pines Chapter Meeting: "Pocket Prairies" with Missy Singleton
DESCRIPTION:If you love native plants and gardening that benefits our local wildlife\, join us for Missy’s presentation on how Pocket Prairies serve as mini ecosystems supporting local wildlife and promoting biodiversity.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/11-06-24-lakes-pines-chapter-meeting-pocket-prairies-with-missy-singleton/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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SUMMARY:Anna Hurst\, Eco Blossom Nursery\, North Central Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Fort Worth Botanic Garden in the Rose Room \n\n\n\n3220 Botanic Garden Blvd\, Fort Worth\, Texas 76107 \n\n\n\n6:15 pm Socializing & snacks 6:30 pm Business meeting and announcementsThe presentation will follow our business meeting. \n\n\n\nThis meeting is hybrid; in person with a virtual Zoom option. \n\n\n\nRegister in advance for this meeting: \n\n\n\nhttps://npsot-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIkcemoqDovH9Qb5PdbLPQN_ipqLjhCzESG \n\n\n\nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/north-central-chapter-meeting-3/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241111T181500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241111T203000
DTSTAMP:20260405T093528
CREATED:20241017T172008Z
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SUMMARY:Keeping it Local: Integrating Native Plants in Your Landscape - Hybrid Clear Lake Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This meeting was originally scheduled for July but canceled due to Hurricane Beryl. If you registered in July\, your registration is good for November. \n\n\n\nPlease join us for our chapter meeting in person or online! \n\n\n\n6:15 Doors Opens – UHCL Bayou Building\, Forest Room6:40 Zoom Opens6:45 Business Meeting6:55 Plant of the Month7:00 Guest Speaker \n\n\n\nWhat’s all the hype about native plants? Through photos and stories\, native Texan Cherie Colburn demonstrates her gardening mantra of “first\, do no harm” by showing how attention to where\, why\, and what’s in our gardens can make us better stewards of our world. \n\n\n\nAbout the Speaker\n\n\n\nA professional landscape designer and native Texan\, Cherie has designed hundreds of low-maintenance commercial and residential landscape designs since 1994 through her company\, Nature’s Tapestry. She’s also helped create schoolyard gardens and habitats throughout Texas. As a garden writer\, she’s authored traditionally published books for both children and adults while also contributing more than 100 magazine and newspaper articles over the last four decades. Cherie’s gardening blog – Garden Dishes – was named by PBS’ Central Texas Gardener as a favorite. \n\n\n\nIn her spare time\, you can find Cherie singing and gardening – often simultaneously – at her home or church in The Woodlands where she feels confident she’s proven the theory that singing to plants makes them grow faster. Or\, maybe that it only works on native plants and noxious weeds! \n\n\n\nIn-person – Parking Pass Required\n\n\n\nNew YELLOW parking passes are needed. If you have a pass\, don’t forget it – you will not get another one if you picked one up previously. If you need a pass\, arrive early enough to pick one up from a volunteer or in the meeting room and place it in your car. DO NOT park in faculty/staff parking (enforced 24/7). \n\n\n\nArrive early to socialize and enter your name in the drawing for the door prize. \n\n\n\nMap and Directions – The meeting will be held in Bayou Building Forest Room at UHCL. \n\n\n\nUniversity of Houston-Clear Lake2700 Bay Area Blvd.Houston\, TX 77058 \n\n\n\nOnline – Zoom\n\n\n\nRegister in advance for this meeting. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThis is a FREE EVENT. Meetings are open to members and non-members. If you would like to become a member\, you may join online. For more information about the Native Plant Society of Texas and the benefits of membership please visit: npsot.org. \n\n\n\nHosted by the Environmental Institute of Houston\, University of Houston-Clear Lake.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/keeping-it-local-integrating-native-plants-in-your-landscape-hybrid-clear-lake-chapter-meeting-2/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241112T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241112T150000
DTSTAMP:20260405T093528
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SUMMARY:Chapter Meeting - Landscaping for Biodiversity - Lonnie Childs
DESCRIPTION:Landscaping for BiodiversityNative Plants\, Healthy Habitats\, & Saving Your Patch of Texas \n\n\n\nWe receive daily reminders of the escalating impacts of climate change\, but the increasing loss of habitats and biodiversity deserve equal attention as indicators of our declining natural world. What’s an individual to do in the face of growing gloom and doom? This presentation will explore the concepts of habitat\, biodiversity\, and ecosystem services. Learn how to apply these concepts to your own native plant landscape to convert it to a functioning habitat that supports biodiversity and more fauna to your flora. Help keep Texas looking like Texas. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nLonnie Childs enjoyed a 30-year career as a manufacturing and supply chain executive capped by a stint leading his own management consulting firm. In 2001\, he semi-retired to the Fredericksburg area to pursue his interests in history\, natural history\, and land conservation. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. \n\n\n\n\nIn the ensuing years\, he has been involved with multiple non-profit organizations including: \n\n\n\n\nPast President of the Fredericksburg chapter of Native Plant Society of Texas\n\n\n\nPast State President of the Native Plant Society of Texas in 2012-2013.\n\n\n\nIn 2017\, he was awarded the Benny Simpson Fellows Award for service to the society.\n\n\n\nHe currently serves as President and Newsletter Editor of the Friends of the Fredericksburg Nature Center.\n\n\n\nSpeaks and writes on naturalist topics\n\n\n\n\nJoin us at Riverside Nature Center\, 150 Francisco Lemos St.  Social time begins at 1 pm followed by the chapter business meeting at 1:30. The public is welcome and the presentation of free of charge.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/chapter-meeting-landscaping-for-biodiversity-lonnie-childs/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241114T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241114T203000
DTSTAMP:20260405T093528
CREATED:20241022T142631Z
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SUMMARY:Plant Conservation Programs at San Antonio Botanical Garden - Williamson County Chapter Meeting\, November 14
DESCRIPTION:Join NPSOT-Williamson County on Thursday\, November 14\, 2024\, when our featured topic will be “Plant Conservation Programs at San Antonio Botanical Garden” with Michael Eason. Free and open to the public. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM.  The guest presentation begins after a short business meeting. \n\n\n\nNOTE: This month’s guest presentation will NOT be recorded for YouTube. \n\n\n\nAbout our topic:  Michael will discuss various plant conservation programs currently underway at the San Antonio Botanical Gardens. Most of these programs are new to the garden and have been initiated in the last several years with the Garden’s new commitment to conservation. \n\n\n\nAbout our speaker: As a conservation botanist and voice for native plants Michael has devoted his career to the conservation of native plants and habitats in Texas and beyond. He currently is the Vice President of Conservation and Collections at San Antonio Botanical Gardens. During his time at the garden\, he has established working partnerships with other like-minded organizations throughout Texas and the nation\, instituted new conservation projects\, and continued to solidify the Gardens commitment to plant conservation in Texas.  \n\n\n\nPreviously\, working as a free-lance botanist and consultant\, he has designed and installed native plant gardens\, and performed a variety of plant surveys on both public and private lands\, including rare plant surveys\, plant inventories\, wetland delineation\, and ecological assessments. During his decade long stint at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center\, he managed projects such as Millennium Seed Bank project\, Floristic Survey of Big Bend National Park\, Ferns of the Trans-Pecos\, and a Review of the Aquatic Invasives of Texas. \n\n\n\nIn 2018 he published the field guide\, Wildflowers of Texas\, and is currently working on several other book projects including Wildflowers and other Plants of Western Texas – a field guide\, Naturalized and Invasive Species of Texas\, and The Native and Naturalized Fabaceae of Texas. \n\n\n\nMichael has served on the Executive Board of the Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT)\, is currently the State Botanist for the organization\, has served as co-president of the Big Bend Chapter of NPSOT and is currently heavily involved with the International Oak Society. \n\n\n\nNOTE: this month’s in-person location is the Georgetown Parks & Rec Administration Building\, 1101 N College St\, Georgetown\, Texas 78626.  Come early (6:30 PM) for expert advice\, to check out the seed swap board\, or just to visit. \n\n\n\nThe link to register for Zoom is below. \n\n\n\nThe original meeting announcement is here on the Williamson County Chapter’s blog page.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/plant-conservation-programs-at-san-antonio-botanical-garden-williamson-county-chapter-meeting-november-14/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241118T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241118T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T093528
CREATED:20240119T165046Z
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SUMMARY:Beaumont Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our monthly chapter meetings. You do not need to be a member to attend. We meet the 3rd Monday of each month. \n\n\n\nMeeting Location: Tyrrell Park – 6088 Babe Zaharias Drive\, Beaumont\, TX 77705 \n\n\n\nWe meet in the Binks Horticultural Center in the Beaumont Botanical Gardens area of the park.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/beaumont-chapter-meeting/2024-11-18/
LOCATION:Tyrell Park\, 6088 Babe Zaharias Drive\, Beaumont\, Texas\, 77705
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241118T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241118T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T093528
CREATED:20240925T172657Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240925T172842Z
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SUMMARY:Bastrop County Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our chapter meeting. More information coming soon.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/bastrop-county-chapter-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241119T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241119T190000
DTSTAMP:20260405T093528
CREATED:20241024T160903Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241101T184207Z
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SUMMARY:Lindheimer Chapter Monthly Meeting - Seed Swap!
DESCRIPTION:Location: Tye Preston Memorial Library\, 16311 S. Access Road\, Canyon Lake\, Texas 78133.  Join the Lindheimer Chapter for our annual native seed swap\, in place of our November monthly meeting. Gather your native seeds and bring them from 5:30 – 7:30 on Tuesday\, November 19th to swap with other members. Don’t worry if you have none to bring\, we always have plenty to share. We will also be recognizing our hardworking volunteers who keep our chapter going and growing. This meeting will not be broadcast on Zoom or YouTube.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/monthly-chapter-meeting-3/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241119T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241119T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T093528
CREATED:20240318T203353Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241102T025415Z
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SUMMARY:Austin Chapter Meeting - Native Grasses and Grasslands of Texas - November 19
DESCRIPTION:Our guest speaker this month is Chris Best (State Botanist\, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service\, Austin\, Texas) presenting\, “Native Grasses and Grasslands of Texas:  Ecology\, conservation\, and restoration of native grasslands in Texas.”    \n\n\n\nThis will be a hybrid meeting\, with both in-person and virtual options. \n\n\n\nThe in-person location is Lakewood Clubhouse (off 360) 7317 Lakewood Drive\, Austin\, TX 78750 \n\n\n\nChris Best earned degrees in Plant Biochemistry and Botany and presented a master’s thesis on the role of arbuscular mycorrhizae in strip mine spoil restoration. From 1985–1989 he was an agroforestry extensionist with the Peace Corps and a consultant for CARE International in Guatemala. He has worked for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as a Plant Ecologist at Lower Rio Grande Valley NWR (1990–2006) and since 2006 as the agency’s State Botanist in Texas. His primary responsibilities include assessments of plant species for protection under the federal Endangered Species Act and recovery planning of listed plants in Texas. His current research interests include estimating the population sizes of rare plants\, the role of rhizosphere symbionts in the establishment of rare cactuses in harsh environments\, and the effect of smoke substances on the germination of bracted twistflower seeds. \n\n\n\nRegister for the Zoom here https://npsot-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYvc-mrpjIvEtJN0IIypG4VGfUj8LjfS-Q1 \n\n\n\nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/austin-chapter-meeting/
LOCATION:Lakewood Clubhouse\, 7317 Lakewood Dr.\, Austin\, Texas\, 78750\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241121T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241121T203000
DTSTAMP:20260405T093528
CREATED:20240624T030659Z
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SUMMARY:Annual Native Plant/Seed Swap and Potluck - November 21
DESCRIPTION:Before you start all of your Thanksgiving festivities\, join us for one of favorite annual events! If you have native plants\, you likely have some new seedlings that have popped up\, clumps that need to be divided\, and seed heads to collect. Gather them up and trade them for some new species! This is always a fun event. What’s better than free plants\, right?  \n\n\n\nPlease only bring specimens that are locally native to Harris and surrounding counties or the Gulf Coast ecoregion. You can also bring other useful native plant related materials you don’t need any more like books or tools. \n\n\n\nThis is a great opportunity to network with your fellow NPSOT-H members\, meet the board\, and enjoy time with other native plant enthusiasts. We hope you can join us; please bring your favorite sharable dish for the potluck! \n\n\n\nNote we start earlier than our normal meeting and have a potluck dinner. Here is a rough outline of our schedule for the evening. \n\n\n\n\n6:00 pm – Set-up plants and seeds/social time\n\n\n\n6:30 pm – Potluck dinner\n\n\n\n7:00 pm – Announcements\n\n\n\n7:15 pm – Treasury update \n\n\n\n7:20 pm – Plant talks\n\n\n\n8:00-8:30 pm – Plant & seed swap\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\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\n \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\nOur next live-streamed meeting will be in January. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Houston Chapter Page
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/annual-native-plant-seed-swap-and-potluck-november-21/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241126T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241126T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T093528
CREATED:20240228T044006Z
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SUMMARY:Holiday Pot Luck\, Cross Timbers Chapter Meeting (Weatherford)- Tuesday 11/26
DESCRIPTION:Join us to celebrate the successes of our chapter in 2024. \n\n\n\nMeeting Details: \n\n\n\nSign up to bring a dish and share a meal with some of your favorite native plant lovers!  More details to come. \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.  Native plant swap
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/holiday-pot-luck-cross-timbers-chapter-meeting-weatherford-tuesday-11-26/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241203T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241203T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T093528
CREATED:20241109T183800Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250111T210229Z
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SUMMARY:Chapter Meeting\, Potluck Dinner\,  Hunke Hall\, 33 Herff Farm Road\, 6:00-8:00 
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URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/chapter-meeting-potluck-dinner-hunke-hall-33-herff-farm-road-600-800/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Social Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241203T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241203T200000
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SUMMARY:Collin County Chapter - No December Meeting
DESCRIPTION:No Chapter Meeting in December.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/collin-county-chapter-no-meeting-2/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241203T203000
DTSTAMP:20260405T093528
CREATED:20240227T001330Z
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SUMMARY:Annual Holiday Party - North Central Chapter
DESCRIPTION:Catered by La Pasadita\, Tacos\, Tortas Y MaS…! \n\n\n\nRSVP Deadline November 16\, 2024 via membership MailChimp communication sent on November 5th. \n\n\n\nThis month will be In person only. No Zoom option is available. \n\n\n\nGames and prizes \n\n\n\nFort Worth Botanic Gardens in the Rose\, Iris & Orchid Room \n\n\n\n3220 Botanic Garden Blvd\, Fort Worth\, Texas 76107
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/annual-holiday-party-north-central-chapter/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Social Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241209T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241209T235959
DTSTAMP:20260405T093528
CREATED:20240621T152419Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240621T152420Z
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SUMMARY:No Meeting\, Happy Holidays!
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/no-meeting-happy-holidays/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241209T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241209T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T093528
CREATED:20241205T031201Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241205T031540Z
UID:10004344-1733767200-1733774400@www.npsot.org
SUMMARY:Clear Lake Chapter Holiday Potluck & Gift Exchange
DESCRIPTION:The Clear Lake Chapter’s annual Holiday Potluck will be held in the Garden Room of the Bayou Building on the UHCL campus. The party will include a garden gift exchange (unwrapped)\, a native plant bingo and a delicious potluck supper\, annual awards\, and lots more! \n\n\n\nPotluck\n\n\n\nYou may bring your own meal if you would rather not participate in the potluck dishes. Everyone will need to bring their own cup or glass\, plate\, and silverware. Iced tea and water will be available. \n\n\n\nTo avoid everyone bringing a delicious desert\, it is suggested that if your last name begins with: \n\n\n\nA-C – bring a SaladD-J – bring a Main DishK-P – bring a DessertR-Z – bring an Appetizer \n\n\n\nGift Exchange\n\n\n\nPlease bring an unwrapped gift to participate in the gift exchange. Participants will get a raffle-style ticket and as numbers are drawn\, winners will choose something from the table. What to bring? Books\, gloves\, a tool\, something from the garden\, or if you are crafty or artistic\, bring some of your work. Please note that you absolutely do not need to buy anything new. \n\n\n\nBingo\n\n\n\nLike last year\, we will have several rousing rounds of plant bingo. Brush up on your native plants to win a prize! \n\n\n\nParking\n\n\n\nDon’t forget your parking pass. If you don’t have one\, look for a friendly chapter member handing them out around the parking lot. Do not park in faculty/staff parking. \n\n\n\nMeetings are open to members and non-members. If you would like to become a member\, you may join online. For more information about the Native Plant Society of Texas and the benefits of membership please visit: npsot.org. \n\n\n\nHosted by the Environmental Institute of Houston\, University of Houston-Clear Lake.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/clear-lake-chapter-holiday-potluck-gift-exchange/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Social Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241210T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241210T150000
DTSTAMP:20260405T093528
CREATED:20240904T221731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240904T223644Z
UID:10003552-1733839200-1733842800@www.npsot.org
SUMMARY:Chapter Meeting - Tea Tasting Using Native Herbs by Deborah Hawkins
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Riverside Nature Center (RNC) for information on teas made with native herbs along with the opportunity to taste some teas. Social time begins at 1 pm followed by the chapter business meeting at 1:30. The public is welcome and the presentation of free of charge. \n\n\n\nRNC is located at 150 Francisco Lemos St.\, Kerrville\, Texas
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/chapter-meeting-tea-tasting-using-native-herbs-by-deborah-hawkins/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241210T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241210T203000
DTSTAMP:20260405T093528
CREATED:20240930T233510Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241003T021717Z
UID:10003492-1733855400-1733862600@www.npsot.org
SUMMARY:Austin Chapter Holiday Party - Dec 10
DESCRIPTION:Come join us for some fun and fellowship after a great year of native plants! \n\n\n\n\nLakewood Clubhouse (off 360)7317 Lakewood DriveAustin\, TX 78750
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/austin-chapter-meeting-10/
LOCATION:Lakewood Clubhouse\, 7317 Lakewood Dr.\, Austin\, Texas\, 78750\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241212T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241212T203000
DTSTAMP:20260405T093528
CREATED:20241120T145916Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241120T145917Z
UID:10004232-1734030000-1734035400@www.npsot.org
SUMMARY:Holiday Gathering & Silent Auction - Williamson County Chapter Meeting\, December 12
DESCRIPTION:Join us in-person only for NPSOT-Wilco’s annual year-end gathering and silent auction\, Thursday\, December 12\, 2024. Guests are welcome!  Check in begins at 6:30pm. The meeting starts at 7:00pm.  We meet at the Georgetown Public Library\, 2nd floor\, 402 West 8th St\, Georgetown\, TX 78626. \n\n\n\nSee this meeting announcement for all the details.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/holiday-gathering-silent-auction-williamson-county-chapter-meeting-december-12/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241215T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241215T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T093528
CREATED:20240925T173533Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241128T003312Z
UID:10003867-1734274800-1734282000@www.npsot.org
SUMMARY:Bastrop County Chapter Holiday Social
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a holiday pot luck gathering at Graystone Gardens to meet one of our NICE nursery partners and to celebrate the season
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/bastrop-county-chapter-meeting-4/
LOCATION:Graystone Gardens\, 791 TX-21\, Bastrop\, Texas\, 78602
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241216T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241216T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T093528
CREATED:20240119T165046Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240123T165226Z
UID:10002621-1734372000-1734379200@www.npsot.org
SUMMARY:Beaumont Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our monthly chapter meetings. You do not need to be a member to attend. We meet the 3rd Monday of each month. \n\n\n\nMeeting Location: Tyrrell Park – 6088 Babe Zaharias Drive\, Beaumont\, TX 77705 \n\n\n\nWe meet in the Binks Horticultural Center in the Beaumont Botanical Gardens area of the park.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/beaumont-chapter-meeting/2024-12-16/
LOCATION:Tyrell Park\, 6088 Babe Zaharias Drive\, Beaumont\, Texas\, 77705
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241217T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241217T190000
DTSTAMP:20260405T093528
CREATED:20241024T161737Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241206T153421Z
UID:10003807-1734456600-1734462000@www.npsot.org
SUMMARY:Lindheimer Monthly Chapter Meeting - Christmas Party
DESCRIPTION:Location: Tye Preston Memorial Library\, 16311 S. Access Road\, Canyon Lake\, Texas 78133.  Social time 5:30 p.m.\, business meeting 5:40 p.m.\, Plant-of-the-Month 5:50 p.m.\, hour-long meeting at 6:20 p.m.  This meeting will not be available on Zoom or recorded for our YouTube channel.  Please bring a side dish to share and a donation of socks for the needy.   You can sign up to bring a side dish or dessert here:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084AABAD2DAB9-53047607-holiday
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/monthly-chapter-meeting-4/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250101T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250101T153000
DTSTAMP:20260405T093528
CREATED:20240611T232759Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240611T232923Z
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SUMMARY:January 1: New Year's Day (no Lakes and Pines Chapter meeting)
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/new-years-day-no-lakes-and-pines-chapter-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250102T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250102T183000
DTSTAMP:20260405T093528
CREATED:20240503T231031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240503T231033Z
UID:10003108-1735842600-1735842600@www.npsot.org
SUMMARY:No Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/no-chapter-meeting-4/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250107T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250107T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T093528
CREATED:20241109T184042Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250126T194726Z
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SUMMARY:Chapter Meeting\, Hunke Hall\, 33 Herff Farm Road\, 6:00-8:00 
DESCRIPTION:Topic: “What are the Deciduous Trees of Central Texas doing these days?” \n\n\n\nPresenter: Oscar Van Auken\, Ph.D.\, Professor Emeritus\, Dept. of Biology\, UTSA.  \n\n\n\nDr. Van Auken will be discussing the state of deciduous trees and other woody plants within the Edwards Plateau region and the pressures they face.   \n\n\n\nDr. O.W. (Bill) Van Auken has been a professor at UTSA for over forty years. Dr. Van Auken earned a Master of Science and Ph.D degrees from the University of Utah. Since 1969 he has lived and worked in Central Texas as a Researcher and Professor in the fields of plant ecology and biology. His research interests include physiological plant ecology and woody plants. His impact on conservation and natural resources extends throughout the region and beyond. 
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/chapter-meeting-hunke-hall-33-herff-farm-road-600-800/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250107T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250107T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T093528
CREATED:20240902T214444Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241022T001724Z
UID:10003488-1736274600-1736280000@www.npsot.org
SUMMARY:Collin County Chapter - No January Meeting
DESCRIPTION:No Chapter Meeting in January.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/collin-county-chapter-no-meeting-3/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250109T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250109T203000
DTSTAMP:20260405T093528
CREATED:20241219T011447Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250106T194027Z
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SUMMARY:Updated Jan6! Creating a Native Seed Library in your Community - Williamson County Chapter Meeting\, January 9
DESCRIPTION:Jan 6 News!  Due to the weather forecast for Central Texas on Thursday evening\, this January 9 meeting will now be held only by Zoom and not in-person.  \n\n\n\nJoin NPSOT-Williamson County on Thursday\, January 9\, 2025\, when our featured topic will be “Creating a Native Seed Library in your Community” with Craig Bruska.  Free and open to the public. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM.  The guest presentation begins after a short business meeting.  \n\n\n\nAbout our topic: Craig’s talk will discuss how to create a native seed library within your community. From building local buzz and getting your library to partner on the project to establishing scientific and common name indexes and creating needed documents\, as well as the benefits and the challenges. \n\n\n\nAbout our speaker: Craig has had a lifelong love of nature from visiting scores of National Parks across the country on family vacations. During his 40-year career in construction\, engineering\, and facilities he worked for eight years for the Lake County (IL) Forest Preserve District overseeing the maintenance and construction of over 100 miles of multi-use county wide trails in the 35\,000 acre preserve system. He oversaw the restoration over 1\,000 acres of wetlands by removing field tiles. His crews battled invasive species from European Buckthorn to Purple Loosestrife.  \n\n\n\nSince moving to Texas in 2019 and settling into New Braunfels in 2020 he has worked to learn the plants of the Blackland Prairie and Edwards Plateau. This includes attending various lectures and symposiums on Native Texas Plants. He has also completed the Native Plant Society of Texas – Native Landscaping Certification Program and is a Texas Master Naturalist. Craig has helped create native seed libraries in Comal\, Hays\, and Guadalupe counties and is working on adding two more. He is also the NPSOT State Chair of the Native Seed Committee. \n\n\n\nJan 6 News!  Due to the weather forecast for Central Texas on Thursday evening\, this January 9 meeting will now be held only by Zoom and not in-person.    NOTE: this month’s in-person location is the Georgetown Public Library\, 2nd Floor\, 402 W 8th St\, Georgetown\, Texas 78626.  Come early (6:30 PM) for expert advice\, to check out the seed swap board\, or just to visit. \n\n\n\nThe link to register for Zoom is below. \n\n\n\nThe original meeting announcement is here on the Williamson County Chapter’s blog page.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/creating-a-native-seed-library-in-your-community-williamson-county-chapter-meeting-january-9/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Virtual
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250113T181500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250113T203000
DTSTAMP:20260405T093528
CREATED:20250107T025055Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250110T211955Z
UID:10004577-1736792100-1736800200@www.npsot.org
SUMMARY:Incorporating North American Tall Grasses into Your Yard - Hybrid Clear Lake Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:6:15 Doors Opens – UHCL Bayou Building\, Garden Room6:40 Zoom Opens6:45 Business Meeting6:55 Plant of the Month7:00 Guest Speaker \n\n\n\nJoin us for an evening of delicious pizza\, exciting door prizes\, seed swap\, and the chance to connect with others while learning something new! \n\n\n\nIn this presentation\, Adam Lawrence will explore incorporating native plants—particularly native grasses—into your home landscaping. Learn about the ecological benefits\, aesthetic appeal\, and practical steps to create a sustainable\, nature-friendly garden inspired by the beauty of coastal prairies. \n\n\n\nAbout the Speaker\n\n\n\nAdam Lawrence is the Habitat and Stewardship Manager at Artist Boat\, where he oversees the Coastal Heritage Preserve\, a nearly 1\,100-acre expanse of coastal prairie and wetlands on the west side of Galveston Island. An ecologist by trade\, Adam holds degrees in ecology and evolutionary biology as well as business from Rice University. He has been engaged in botany research since his teenage years\, having done vegetation surveys and monitoring for federal agencies\, as a private consultant\, and now in the non-profit sector. Adam’s love for prairie ecosystems is reflected in his appreciation for Little Bluestem and Bushy Bluestem\, his favorite plants. \n\n\n\nSeed Exchange\n\n\n\nIn addition to our speaker\, we will be having a seed exchange. These cold winter days are a great time to review your seeds and package those you have collected in 2023 or 2024. The packet can be any kind of paper envelope and any size. Please label each envelope with the common and botanical names. Check our Native Plant Database if you need help with names. Also\, add the location you collected the seeds and the month and year collected. \n\n\n\nIn-person – Parking Pass Required\n\n\n\nIf you have a pass\, don’t forget it – you will not get another one if you picked one up previously. If you need a pass\, arrive early enough to pick one up in the meeting room and place it in your car. DO NOT park in faculty/staff parking (enforced 24/7). \n\n\n\nMap and Directions – The meeting will be held in the Bayou Building Garden Room at UH-Clear Lake. \n\n\n\nUniversity of Houston-Clear Lake2700 Bay Area Blvd.Houston\, TX 77058 \n\n\n\nOnline – Zoom\n\n\n\nRegister in advance for this meeting. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThis is a FREE EVENT. Meetings are open to members and non-members. If you would like to become a member\, you may join online. For more information about the Native Plant Society of Texas and the benefits of membership please visit: npsot.org. \n\n\n\nHosted by the Environmental Institute of Houston\, University of Houston-Clear Lake.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/incorporating-north-american-tall-grasses-into-your-yard-hybrid-clear-lake-chapter-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Virtual
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