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SUMMARY:Boerne NPSOT Holiday Potluck Dinner\, Hunke Hall\, 33 Herff Farm Road\, 6:00-8:00 
DESCRIPTION:Join us in celebrating the holiday season with our traditional December Potluck Supper on Tuesday\, Dec 2 at 6 pm\, at the Hunke Gathering Hall at Herff Farm.  \n\n\n\nThe Board will provide the main meat dish. Please bring a side-dish or dessert to share with the group.  As always\, the evening is BYOB with water\, tea and a non-alcoholic beverage provided.  \n\n\n\nVolunteers are needed to come early and/or stay late to help with set-up and clean-up. \n\n\n\nMeeting Location: Hunke Hall\, 33 Herff Farm Road\, Boerne
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/boerne-npsot-chapter-meeting-hunke-hall-33-herff-farm-road-600-800-4/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251202T080000
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SUMMARY:Collin County Chapter - No December Meeting
DESCRIPTION:No December Chapter Meeting – Happy Holidays. Our next meeting will be on February 3\, 2026.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/collin-county-december-no-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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SUMMARY:Annual Holiday Party - North Central Chapter
DESCRIPTION:This 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 Oak Hall \n\n\n\n3220 Botanic Garden Blvd\, Fort Worth\, Texas 76107
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/annual-holiday-party-north-central-chapter-2/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Social Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251203T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251203T153000
DTSTAMP:20260404T053801
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SUMMARY:Dec. 3 Lakes & Pines Chapter Meeting - Short Meeting/Elections followed by Holiday Social
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/lakes-pines-chapter-meeting-short-meeting-elections-followed-by-holiday-social/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251208T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251208T200000
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SUMMARY:Clear Lake Chapter Holiday Potluck & Gift Exchange
DESCRIPTION:The Clear Lake Chapter’s annual Holiday Potluck will be held in the Forest 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 – D: bring a Main DishE – J: bring a DessertK – P: bring an AppetizerQ – Z: bring a Salad \n\n\n\nGift Exchange\n\n\n\nPlease bring an unwrapped native plant or gardening related gift to participate in the gift exchange. What to bring? What garden gifts are on your own Christmas list? Maybe a special book\, gloves\, an interesting tool\, something from the garden or even some of your own art or craft work. \n\n\n\nNative Plants to Swap or Seeds for Outreach\n\n\n\nBring your extra plants or seeds to share. \n\n\n\nBingo & Awards\n\n\n\nThe evening will include instrumental holiday music by two talented high school local musicians. Also included in the evening’s frivolity will be the always popular Native Plant Bingo\, Member of the Year Award\, and announcements. \n\n\n\nParking – Student Lots D2 (closest)\, D3 & D4\n\n\n\nDO NOT park in employee parking (enforced 24/7) \n\n\n\nClear Lake Chapter Members: If you have a pass\, don’t forget it – you will not get another one if you picked one up previously. If you need your new pass\, arrive early enough to pick one up in the meeting room and place it in your car. \n\n\n\nVisitors: Non-members may purchase a pass for $5\, or “rent” one (while supplies last) — if returned at the end of the meeting\, the $5 will be returned. Temporary parking permits may also be purchased at the kiosk in front of the Recreation Center or via T2 Mobile Pay. \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-2/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Social Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251209T180000
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SUMMARY:Austin Chapter Holiday Party
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our annual holiday party! \n\n\n\nLocation: Lakewood Clubhouse at 7317 Lakewood Dr\, Austin\, TX 78750.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/austin-chapter-holiday-party/
LOCATION:Lakewood Clubhouse\, 7317 Lakewood Dr.\, Austin\, Texas\, 78750\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Social Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251211T190000
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CREATED:20251119T143431Z
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SUMMARY:Annual Holiday Gathering & Silent Auction – Williamson County Chapter Meeting\, December 11
DESCRIPTION:Join us for NPSOT-Wilco’s Annual Holiday Gathering & Silent Auction.  Free\, open to the public. Guests are welcome! The Little Lemon will be serving up some delicious sweet and savory snacks. This month’s meeting is in-person only. \n\n\n\nDon’t forget to bring your unique\, tasty\, cute\, rustic\, extraordinary\, practical\, fabulous\, interesting\, informative\, festive – or just fun! – Silent Auction items! We will provide bid sheets for you to fill out at the meeting. \n\n\n\nCheck-in begins at 6:30pm for auction items.  The regular meeting starts promptly at 7pm. \n\n\n\nThe business agenda includes the 2026 Spending Plan\, results from the fall plant sale\, and a summary of our 2025 donations. \n\n\n\n==> The festivities are at the Georgetown Public Library\, 2nd floor\, 402 West 8th St\, Georgetown\, TX 78626.  \n\n\n\nThe original meeting announcement is here on the Williamson County Chapter’s blog page.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/annual-holiday-gathering-silent-auction-williamson-county-chapter-meeting-december-11/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251215T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251215T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T053801
CREATED:20240119T165046Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240123T165226Z
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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/2025-12-15/
LOCATION:Tyrell Park\, 6088 Babe Zaharias Drive\, Beaumont\, Texas\, 77705
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251216T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251216T190000
DTSTAMP:20260404T053801
CREATED:20251029T185516Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251107T191724Z
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SUMMARY:Lindheimer Chapter Annual Holiday Party: Tamales with Friends!
DESCRIPTION:You and a guest are invited to a white elephant gift exchange and encouraged to bring newcolorful socks to be given to local shelters. Join us for food and fun!Please bring a dish to share.  Sign-up sheets coming soon.   \n\n\n\nQUESTIONS? CONTACT CHARLOTTE WRIGHT\, 410-507-2879OR CLWRITE47@GMAIL.COM. \n\n\n\n\n\nLocation: Tye Preston Memorial Library\, 16311 S. Access Road\, Canyon Lake\, Texas 78133.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/lindheimer-chapter-monthly-meeting-9/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Social Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251217T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251217T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T053801
CREATED:20250816T042536Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250816T043340Z
UID:10005531-1765958400-1765990800@www.npsot.org
SUMMARY:Monthly Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our monthly chapter meeting! We meet the 3rd Wednesday of the month.  \n\n\n\nMore details are coming soon.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/monthly-chapter-meeting-7/2025-12-17/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251222T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251222T190000
DTSTAMP:20260404T053801
CREATED:20250311T025622Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250311T025624Z
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SUMMARY:Prairie Rose Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our monthly chapter meeting at the Somervell County Citizens Center\, 209 SW Barnard Street in Glen Rose. The meetings are free and open to visitors.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/prairie-rose-chapter-meeting/2025-12-22/
LOCATION:Somervell County Citizens Center\, 209 SW Barnard Street\, Glen Rose\, Texas\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251222T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251222T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T053801
CREATED:20241128T004147Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T151433Z
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SUMMARY:Bastrop County Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our monthly chapter meeting. Our meetings are hybrid. You can join us in person at the Bastrop Public Library in the Pressley Conference Room or virtually via Zoom.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/bastrop-county-chapter-meeting-5/2025-12-22/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260106T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260106T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T053801
CREATED:20250702T193920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251009T012504Z
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SUMMARY:Collin County Chapter - No January Meeting
DESCRIPTION:No January Chapter Meeting – Happy New Year. Our next meeting will be on February 3\, 2026.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/collin-county-chapter-no-january-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260106T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260106T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T053801
CREATED:20251222T021415Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251222T021417Z
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SUMMARY:Boerne NPSOT Chapter Meeting\, Hunke Hall\, 33 Herff Farm Road\, 6:00-8:00 
DESCRIPTION:Join 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\nSpeaker: Rachel Sarrls \n\n\n\nTopic: Common Tree Issues for the Texas Hill Country \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nRachel Sarlls is the regional urban ecologist with the Texas A&M Forest Service for the San Antonio region. She graduated from Sam Houston State University with a bachelor’s degree in plant and soil sciences. She is an ISA Certified arborist with specialized qualifications in tree risk assessment and Oak Wilt management. \n\n\n\nRachel has worked as an arborist in the Houston region\, managing work from tree removals and pruning to fertilization and planting. Rachel has a passion for empowering communities through education and outreach to help people understand the vital role trees play in urban environment and how to effectively care for them. \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\nMeeting Location: Hunke Hall\, 33 Herff Farm Road\, Boerne
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/boerne-npsot-chapter-meeting-hunke-hall-33-herff-farm-road-600-800-8/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260107T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260107T153000
DTSTAMP:20260404T053801
CREATED:20251030T073014Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251212T185057Z
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SUMMARY:January 7 Lakes & Pines Chapter Meeting - "Trees and Shrubs" by Tim Wardell
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/lakes-pines-chapter-meeting-trees-and-shrubs-by-tim-wardell/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260108T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260108T183000
DTSTAMP:20260404T053801
CREATED:20250819T181509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T204158Z
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SUMMARY:No Chapter Meeting\, North Central
DESCRIPTION:We do not hold our monthly chapter meetings in January.  We will see you next month!
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/no-chapter-meeting-6/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260108T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260108T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T053801
CREATED:20251218T170403Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251218T170404Z
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SUMMARY:Protecting Dark Skies for Plants and All Living Things – Williamson County Chapter Meeting\, January 8
DESCRIPTION:Join NPSOT-Williamson County on Thursday\, January 8\, 2026\, when our featured topic will be Protecting Dark Skies for Plants and All Living Things with Cindy Luongo Cassidy. 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: Cindy’s talk will explore the natural world and the processes that depend on the absence of artificial light. It will include a number of species but will emphasize issues that plants have with artificial lighting. Issues of navigation\, reproduction\, circadian rhythms\, photoperiodism\, competition\, predation\, and general habitat protection will be covered. Cindy will also touch on some issues that humans have with artificial light at night. The talk wraps up with a review of what each of us can do to protect living things during the nighttime. \n\n\n\nAbout our speaker: Cindy Luongo Cassidy is the leader of DarkSky Texas\, formerly known as The Texas Chapter of the International Dark-Sky Association\, a founding member of several night sky groups\, and a Hays County Master Naturalist. She has twenty-five plus years of experience as a lighting consultant and dark sky advocate\, was the key player in positioning the City of Dripping Springs to receive the prestigious International Dark Sky Community designation (the first in Texas)\, and has assisted numerous other International Dark Sky Place applications in Texas. In 2019\, Cindy was awarded the Crawford-Hunter Lifetime Achievement Award\, the highest honor that DarkSky International bestows on individuals who\, during their lifetime\, have contributed an extraordinary effort to light pollution abatement. Cindy lives in Driftwood\, TX and was the creator and Executive Director of the hugely successful Texas Night Sky Festival®. \n\n\n\n==> This month’s in-person location is the Georgetown Public Library\, 2nd floor\, 402 West 8th St\, Georgetown\, TX 78626. Come early (6:30 PM) for expert advice\, to check out the seed swap board\, or just to visit. \n\n\n\n==> To attend via Zoom\, register at https://npsot-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/qpHlGSlPQ0qrEpf2lq1VkA#/registration \n\n\n\nCan’t attend? The guest presentation will be recorded for YouTube. \n\n\n\nThe original meeting announcement is here on the Williamson County Chapter’s blog page.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/protecting-dark-skies-for-plants-and-all-living-things-williamson-county-chapter-meeting-january-8/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Virtual
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260112T181500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260112T181500
DTSTAMP:20260404T053801
CREATED:20260106T023209Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T023210Z
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SUMMARY:Encouraging Native Plantings in HOA Landscapes – Hybrid Clear Lake Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:6:15 Doors Open – UHCL Bayou Building\, Forest Room (B1430)6:40 Zoom Opens6:45 Business Meeting6:55 Garden Notes7:00 Guest Speaker \n\n\n\nJoin us for an evening of delicious pizza\, exciting door prizes\, and the chance to connect with others while learning something new! Bring your own beverage. \n\n\n\nWe often hear\, “My HOA won’t let me plant native plants.” The fact is\, Texas state law prohibits HOAs from disallowing water-wise landscaping\, but does allow them to require the landscaping fit into the general aesthetic of the neighborhood. How can we encourage the use of more native plants in our community and still make HOAs happy? \n\n\n\nAbout the Speaker\n\n\n\nDiane Wetherbee is a Texas Master Naturalist\, as well as a member of the Native Prairies Association of Texas and the Native Plant Society of Texas. She is a board member of the Upper Trinity Conservation Trust and also serves as vice chairman of the board of The Flower Mound Foundation\, which cares for the 12.5-acre prairie remnant that gives the town its name. Diane is a Certified Citizen Forester and is a board member of the Cross Timbers Urban Forestry Council. After a career in corporate communications and product marketing\, she turned to her first love – the natural world. She was an interpretive naturalist and environmental educator at LLELA for 12 years and has completed coursework toward a Ph.D. in forestry at Stephen F. Austin State University. In her spare time\, she serves as a member of Lantana’s Denton County Fresh Water Supply District 7 Board of Directors and is the chairman of the Lantana HOA Architectural Review Committee. \n\n\n\nIn-person – Parking Pass Required\n\n\n\nClear Lake Chapter Members: If you have a pass\, don’t forget it – you will not get another one if you picked one up previously. If you need your new pass\, arrive early enough to pick one up in the meeting room and place it in your car. \n\n\n\nVisitors: Non-members may purchase a temporary parking permit at the kiosk in front of the Recreation Center or via T2 Mobile Pay. \n\n\n\nDO NOT park in faculty/staff parking (enforced 24/7). \n\n\n\nMap and Directions – The meeting will be held in the Forest Room (B1430) of the Bayou Building\, University of Houston-Clear Lake. Student lot D2 is closest to the Bayou Building. \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/encouraging-native-plantings-in-hoa-landscapes-hybrid-clear-lake-chapter-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260113T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260113T150000
DTSTAMP:20260404T053801
CREATED:20251221T173820Z
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SUMMARY:Kerrville Chapter Meeting - The Benefits of Installing a Rain Garden
DESCRIPTION:Shannon Brown will be talking about the benefits of installing a rain garden.  Held at Riverside Nature Center\, 150 Francisco Lemos Street\, Kerrville\, TX.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/chapter-meeting-the-benefits-of-installing-a-rain-garden/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260115T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260115T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T053801
CREATED:20260112T152447Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260112T152511Z
UID:10005928-1768503600-1768507200@www.npsot.org
SUMMARY:Below the Roots: Why Native Plants Depend on Soil Function to Truly Thrive - January 15
DESCRIPTION:Native plants are often seen as the solution to degraded landscapes\, yet many native plantings can struggle to fully establish or perform over time. This talk explores what native plants require belowground in order to truly thrive\, and why soil function often determines success long before species selection does. By examining soil as a dynamic system that governs water\, biology\, and resilience\, this discussion reframes native plants not as a shortcut to restoration\, but as indicators of underlying land health. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Speaker \n\n\n\nErik Fritz is an edaphodynamic engineer and founder of Tierra Buena Regenerative\, a firm focused on diagnosing and correcting soil and land systems as functional infrastructure. His work centers on soil as a dynamic system governing water movement\, nutrient cycling\, biological activity\, and long-term landscape performance. Rather than treating surface symptoms\, he designs soil-level interventions that restore function\, stability\, and resilience across agricultural\, urban\, and restoration landscapes. \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\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/below-the-roots-why-native-plants-depend-on-soil-function-to-truly-thrive-january-15/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260119T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260119T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T053801
CREATED:20240119T165046Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240123T165226Z
UID:10002634-1768845600-1768852800@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/2026-01-19/
LOCATION:Tyrell Park\, 6088 Babe Zaharias Drive\, Beaumont\, Texas\, 77705
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260120T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260120T190000
DTSTAMP:20260404T053801
CREATED:20251107T191943Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260104T210137Z
UID:10005462-1768932000-1768935600@www.npsot.org
SUMMARY:Lindheimer Chapter Monthly Meeting
DESCRIPTION:A Balancing Act: Managing Aquatic Plant Communities as Habitat in the San Marcos River \n\n\n\nJanuary’s speaker will be Emily Lorkovic\, Wildlife & Fisheries Biologist\, Ecological Research Group\, The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment. \n\n\n\nEmily Lorkovic is a Wildlife and Fisheries Biologist at the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment. Her work focuses on aquatic habitat restoration\, endangered species management\, and long-term stewardship of the San Marcos River. Her background lies in stream restoration\, aquatic invasive species\, and freshwater mussels. \n\n\n\nPresentation summaryRather than focusing on individual plant species\, this talk will look at aquatic plant restoration in the San Marcos River through a habitat and decision-making lens. I will discuss how we plan and manage plant communities in a system with multiple endangered species that have distinct and sometimes competing habitat needs\, and how funding\, regulatory requirements\, and long-term maintenance shape those decisions. The goal is to share how we think through tradeoffs\, uncertainty\, and balance when managing native plant communities in a highly diverse but constrained river system. \n\n\n\n\n\nLocation: Tye Preston Memorial Library\, 16311 S. Access Road\, Canyon Lake\, Texas 78133.  All presentations are available via Zoom and are recorded for our Youtube channel.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/lindheimer-chapter-monthly-meeting-10/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260121T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260121T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T053801
CREATED:20251223T221431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251223T221432Z
UID:10005532-1768982400-1769014800@www.npsot.org
SUMMARY:Elm Creek: Monthly Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our monthly chapter meeting! We meet the 3rd Wednesday of the month.  \n\n\n\nMore details are coming soon.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/monthly-chapter-meeting-8/2026-01-21/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260121T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260121T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T053801
CREATED:20260105T202113Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260116T040219Z
UID:10006180-1769018400-1769023800@www.npsot.org
SUMMARY:“Intergenerational Care for Land and Community: A Conversation with Robin Wall Kimmerer and Esther Bonney“ webinar on January 21st 6pm.
DESCRIPTION:“Intergenerational Care for Land and Community: A Conversation with Robin Wall Kimmerer and Esther Bonney“. We have registered for this event. All you have to do is come join us\, have some snacks and hear what these ladies have to say. January 21st 6pm Gary Halter Nature Center at Lick Creek Park. \n\n\n\nGroup Viewing of Webinar https://wildones.org/conversation-with-robin-wall-kimmerer-esther-bonney/#register
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/intergenerational-care-for-land-and-community-a-conversation-with-robin-wall-kimmerer-and-esther-bonney/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260122T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260122T190000
DTSTAMP:20260404T053801
CREATED:20251223T220708Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251223T220710Z
UID:10005776-1769104800-1769108400@www.npsot.org
SUMMARY:Wichita River Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our monthly members meeting with a variety of topics. Meetings are held the fourth Thursday of the month at  6 p.m. @The Forum Club Room (East Entrance) at 2120 Speedway Avenue\, Wichita Falls\, TX. 76308.  
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/chapter-meeting-5/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260122T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260122T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T053801
CREATED:20251214T202041Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260127T005320Z
UID:10005987-1769106600-1769113800@www.npsot.org
SUMMARY:How to Recognize the Good Guys from the Bad Guys and Short Business Meeting (Hybrid meeting- In-Person & Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:The January meeting will be both In-Person and simultaneously broadcast via Zoom (see Zoom Sign-up link below) \n\n\n\nRecognize which seedlings and rosettes that emerge in your gardens are plants you want to keep\, not weeds you want to eliminate!  \n\n\n\nPDF file of Kathy’s slides \n\n\n\nPresenter:  Kathy Saucier – Zoom \n\n\n\nOpen to the public. \n\n\n\nWe hope you can join our meeting in person at ‘Serve Denton’\, 306 N. Loop 288\, Denton\, TX 76209.  both  \n\n\n\nIf you can’t join us in person\, we invite you to our Zoom meeting. \n\n\n\nZOOM PARTICIPANTS ONLY: Please Register in advance for this meeting: \n\n\n\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/wm475rUZRam2kATnwYJuKw \n\n\n\nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/program-and-business-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Business Meeting,Chapter Meeting,Hybrid chapter meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260126T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260126T190000
DTSTAMP:20260404T053801
CREATED:20250311T025622Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250311T025624Z
UID:10005082-1769450400-1769454000@www.npsot.org
SUMMARY:Prairie Rose Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our monthly chapter meeting at the Somervell County Citizens Center\, 209 SW Barnard Street in Glen Rose. The meetings are free and open to visitors.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/prairie-rose-chapter-meeting/2026-01-26/
LOCATION:Somervell County Citizens Center\, 209 SW Barnard Street\, Glen Rose\, Texas\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260126T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260126T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T053801
CREATED:20241128T004147Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T151433Z
UID:10004306-1769450400-1769457600@www.npsot.org
SUMMARY:Bastrop County Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our monthly chapter meeting. Our meetings are hybrid. You can join us in person at the Bastrop Public Library in the Pressley Conference Room or virtually via Zoom.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/bastrop-county-chapter-meeting-5/2026-01-26/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260127T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260127T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T053801
CREATED:20260115T001252Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260126T231425Z
UID:10005864-1769538600-1769545800@www.npsot.org
SUMMARY:Austin Chapter Meeting - Cancelled
DESCRIPTION:Due to weather conditions\, the January monthly meeting of the Austin Chapter has been cancelled. Our scheduled speaker will come to our February meeting on February 24. Please check that calendar entry for in person meeting details and/or to register for the Zoom meeting.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/austin-chapter-meeting-22/
LOCATION:Lakewood Clubhouse\, 7317 Lakewood Dr.\, Austin\, Texas\, 78750\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260127T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260127T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T053801
CREATED:20251226T213219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251226T213334Z
UID:10006075-1769540400-1769544000@www.npsot.org
SUMMARY:San Antonio Chapter Meeting January 2026
DESCRIPTION:Arrive at 6:30pm to share or find native plants at the Plants x Donation 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 Krystie MinerBracken Cave Preserve Project CoordinatorBats and Blooms\n\n\n\nJoin us to learn about bats\, their importance in the ecosystem\, and their relationship with plants. We’ll discuss some of the bat species of Texas\, the threats they face\, and how you can help your local colonies. Krystie Miner\, the Bracken Caver Preserve Project Coordinator from Bat Conservation International is our presenter. \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-january-27-2026/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Virtual
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