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SUMMARY:Uncommon Wildflowers of the LBJ Grasslands\, Cross Timbers Chapter Meeting (Weatherford)- Tuesday 4/22/2025
DESCRIPTION:Joining us for April’s meeting of the Cross Timbers Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas\, will be Suzanne Tuttle presenting Uncommon Wildflowers of the LBJ Grasslands! \n\n\n\nSuzanne Tuttle:Suzanne is a plant ecologist who retired from the Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge in 2016 after a 23-year career\, first as Natural Resource Manager and later as its Director. She implemented restoration projects in prairies\, wetlands\, and riparian gallery forests. Tuttle also oversaw the management of the Refuge’s bison herd\, worked on several prairie dog reintroductions\, and co-developed the feral hog control program. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biology from UT Arlington and an Associate of Applied Science degree in Horticulture from Tarrant County Junior College (now TCC). She has taught classes for various chapters of the Texas Master Naturalist program since 1999 and is currently serving on the Board of Directors of the Fort Worth Chapter of NPAT and the John Bunker Wetland Center in Combine TX. Suzanne was a founding member of Texas Society for Ecological Restoration\, and is a cofounder of the Cross Timbers Chapter of the Texas Master Naturalist Program. \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/uncommon-wildflowers-of-the-lbj-grasslands-cross-timbers-chapter-meeting-weatherford-tuesday-4-22-2025/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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SUMMARY:No Austin Chapter Meeting in April
DESCRIPTION:Due to the plant sale in April we are not having our regular monthly chapter meeting.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/austin-chapter-meeting-16/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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SUMMARY:Recognizing Potential: Identification of Native Texas Plant Seedlings
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 Zach RitchieRecognizing Potential: Identification of Native Texas Plant Seedlings\n\n\n\nAn introduction to the early stages of Texas native plants and how to recognize their morphological differences. Learn some new terms like “eudicots” and “monocots” and examine the contrasting cotyledons of these two classes of vascular plants after germination. Amaze your friends by identifying plants at such an early stage! \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/recognizing-potential-identification-of-native-texas-plant-seedlings/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Virtual
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SUMMARY:Identifying Native Plants with iNaturalist: Fredericksburg chapter meeting\, April 22
DESCRIPTION:Year-Round Discovery for Citizen Scientists (and landowners) \n\n\n\nPeter Joseph Hernandez\, a seasoned iNaturalist user for the past ten years\, presents us with a tool to explore our incredible world when the Fredericksburg chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT) holds their next meeting on Tuesday\, April 22.  \n\n\n\nHis focus: how to use the technology at our fingertips with a phone’s iNaturalist app to document plants\, animals and insects in our environment. A deeper awareness of the ecology and expanding biodiversity around us becomes apparent in the moments we record. Become a citizen scientist.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/identifying-native-plants-with-inaturalist-fredericksburg-chapter-meeting-april-22/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Hybrid chapter meeting,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250428T180000
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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/2025-04-28/
LOCATION:Somervell County Citizens Center\, 209 SW Barnard Street\, Glen Rose\, Texas\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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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-5/2025-04-28/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250501T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250501T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T040950
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SUMMARY:Carol Clark\, Gardening for Native Bees\, North Central Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Fort Worth Botanic Garden\, Iris & Orchid Room \n\n\n\n\n3220 Botanic Garden Blvd\, Fort Worth\, Texas 76107 \n\n\n\n6:30 Socializing and snacks \n\n\n\n7:00 Business meeting and announcements \n\n\n\nThe presentation will follow our business meeting. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis meeting is hybrid; in person with a virtual Zoom option. \n\n\nAdvance registration is required to receive the Zoom link: Zoom Registration Link \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/carol-clark-gardening-for-native-bees-north-central-chapter-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250506T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250506T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T040950
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SUMMARY:Boerne Chapter Meeting\, Hunke Hall\, 33 Herff Farm Road\, 6:00-8:00
DESCRIPTION:Speaker:  Meg Inglis\, Native Plant Society of Texas Executive Director \n\n\n\nTopic: NPSOT State Updates \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNPSOT Boerne is honored to host Meg Inglis\, the Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT) Executive Director as our speaker for our May 6\, 2025 meeting.The Boerne Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas has a lot to celebrate in its 25th anniversary year – the chapter has accomplished so much! Meg Inglis\, Society Executive Director\, is honored to be part of the celebration.  \n\n\n\n\nMeg will give a brief overview of recent state level accomplishments and activities and then respond to any questions that attendees might have. \n\n\n\nA few state level highlights include: \n\n\n\n\nWhat is the member portal? How to access it and what lies within?\n\n\n\nDelights of the new state website – cool (and useful!) new sites such as the native plant database.\n\n\n\nGaining more chapter publicity through state communications digital and print media!\n\n\n\nTips to making chapter life easier – key resources.\n\n\n\nSociety swag.\n\n\n\n\nLet’s catch up! \n\n\n\nAbout the Speaker:  Meg Inglis accepted the position as Executive Director in 2021. Prior to that\, she coordinated NPSOT’s Native Landscape Certification Program for 7 years. \n\n\n\nFor many years she worked in the field of environmental health and safety for medical device manufacturing facilities and other organizations.  \n\n\n\nShe has a Bachelor’s in Biology\, secondary science teaching certification\, and a Master’s in Public Administration.  \n\n\n\nMeg’s passion for native plants began in 2000 when she and her family built their home on a 2-acre parcel of land near Dripping Springs. Her knowledge of ecology and their decision to be solely dependent on a rainwater system drove their decision to restore their property with natives.  \n\n\n\nShe is a long-time member of the Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT)\, serving as Austin NPSOT Chapter President and other positions on the board for several years. Other favorite organizations include the Native Prairies Association of Texas and the Texas Society for Ecological Restoration. In addition\, she participated in the 2009 Hays County Texas Master Naturalist program. \n\n\n\nAbout NPSOT Boerne Meetings: 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\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-chapter-meeting-hunke-hall-33-herff-farm-road-600-800/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250506T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250506T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T040950
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SUMMARY:Collin County May Meeting - North Texas Pollinators
DESCRIPTION:***Added Carol’s handout on Pollinator Plants*** \n\n\n\nPollinator plants 2025 (1)Download\n\n\n\nJoin us for our May 6th chapter program\, a hybrid meeting and joint presentation hosted at the John and Judy Gay Library in McKinney and virtually via Zoom. This event is also part of McKinney’s Green Seminars and features Carol Clark as our presenter\, speaking on “North Texas Pollinators”.. \n\n\n\nDiscover the fascinating world of North Texas pollinators and learn how to support them in your own landscape. Carol will share insights about various kinds of pollinators\, their importance\, and actionable strategies for supporting these essential creatures through pollinator-focused plantings and management practices. She will also highlight her favorite plants for creating pollinator-friendly spaces. \n\n\n\nDoors (and Zoom) open at 6:30 PM for socializing and setup. The meeting officially begins at 7:00 PM with a brief chapter update from President Rodney Thomas\, followed by Carol’s presentation. Don’t miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding of pollinators and their role in our ecosystems. \n\n\n\nJoin us in person at the John and Judy Gay Library in McKinney or online via Zoom using the following details: \n\n\n\n\nZoom Link: https://tinyurl.com/yn85nbzd\n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 885 5459 6572\n\n\n\nPasscode: 571904\n\n\n\n\nCarol Clark is an amateur botany enthusiast\, a Texas Master Naturalist\, and longtime member of the Native Plant Society of Texas\, and is now a Conservation Specialist with Monarch Watch. She also co-administrates the Texas Native Bee Co-op Facebook page . She and her husband own and operate Clark Haven Farm\, a wildlife preserve and custom wildflower seed business in Cooke County. Carol grew up with a nature photographer father and wildlife artist brother\, and has spent much of her life looking around in the great outdoors. Her favorite things to do are leading discovery walks in local natural areas\, and finding and photographing interesting plants and insects.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/collin-county-may-meeting-north-texas-pollinators/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Virtual
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250507T153000
DTSTAMP:20260404T040950
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SUMMARY:Chris Keiser\, Biologist for Texas Parks and Wildlife - Topic TBD
DESCRIPTION:Topic TBD
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/chris-keiser-biologist-for-texas-parks-and-wildlife-topic-tbd/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250508T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250508T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T040950
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SUMMARY:Insects to Watch For and How to Report Them - Williamson County Chapter Meeting\, May 8
DESCRIPTION:Join NPSOT-Williamson County on Thursday\, May 8\, 2025\, when our featured topic will be “Insects to Watch For and How to Report Them” with Wizzie Brown. 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\nPlease note: this month’s presentation will NOT be recorded for YouTube. \n\n\n\nAbout our topic: Wizzie will cover invasive arthropods that should be reported and how and where to report them. \n\n\n\nClick here to download a free pamphlet: the Emerald Ash Borer in Texas. \n\n\n\nAbout our speaker: Wizzie Brown is a Senior Extension Program Specialist-IPM with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. She works to educate others about insects and integrated pest management and hopefully succeeds in teaching that insects have their place in our world. Wizzie is a Board-Certified Entomologist specializing in urban and structural pest management\, but also covers landscapes\, gardens\, native pollinators\, insect identification as well as other topics. She received her Bachelor of Science in entomology from Ohio State University and a Master of Science in entomology from Texas A&M University. \n\n\n\nNOTE: 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\n==> To attend via Zoom\, register at https://npsot-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/bLYSlcznRzi0PYhvOFm-DA#/registration \n\n\n\nThe original meeting announcement is here on the Williamson County Chapter’s blog page.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/insects-to-watch-for-and-how-to-report-them-williamson-county-chapter-meeting-may-8/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250512T181500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250512T181500
DTSTAMP:20260404T040950
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SUMMARY:Train the Trainer—Teaching About Monarchs in Low-tech Spaces – Hybrid Clear Lake Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:6:15 Doors Open – UHCL Bayou Building\, Garden Room (1510)6:40 Zoom Opens6:45 Business Meeting6:55 Plant of the Month7:00 Guest Speaker (1.5-2 hours) \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\nJoin us for a special extended meeting with Monarch Watch Conservation Specialist Carol Clark. This session is designed to equip participants with the knowledge and confidence to teach about Monarch butterflies in outdoor and other low-tech settings using just two waterproofed posters. \n\n\n\nIn the first hour\, Carol will provide an in-depth look at Monarch migration\, life cycle\, their needs\, and the importance of Texas to this species. The second part is devoted to how to condense that information into a very brief talk\, perfect for outdoor spaces like school gardens\, nurseries\, and cemeteries\, and indoors at information table events. Participants will receive a sample script and information on how to acquire a poster set of their own. \n\n\n\nCarol is also bringing a variety of educational display items\, including: \n\n\n\n\nSeed packets for native plant species not commonly available (suggested donation: $3 each or 2 for $5).\n\n\n\n\n\nLaminated\, mounted poster sets (suggested donation: $25).\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDon’t miss this hands-on opportunity to deepen your Monarch knowledge and enhance your outreach toolkit! \n\n\n\nAbout the Speaker\n\n\n\nCarol Clark is an amateur botany enthusiast\, a Monarch Watch Conservation Specialist\, a Texas Master Naturalist\, and longtime member of the Native Plant Society of Texas. She also serves as a co-administrator of the Texas Native Bee Co-op Facebook page. She and her husband own and operate Clark Haven\, a wildlife preserve and custom wildflower seed business in Cooke County. \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\, Forest Room (1430) 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/trainer-the-trainer-teaching-about-monarchs-in-low-tech-spaces-hybrid-clear-lake-chapter-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Virtual
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SUMMARY:Chandor Nature Trail Bioblitz with Jeff Quayle\, Cross Timbers Chapter (Weatherford) - Tuesday 5/13/2025
DESCRIPTION:THE BIOBLITZ WITH JEFF QUAYLE HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY\, APRIL 13 FROM 9:00 AM UNTIL NOON. Please meet at the Chandor Nature Trail steps. The address is 711 W. Lee Ave.\, Weatherford. \n\n\n\nLocation: 711 W Lee Ave\, Weatherford\, TX 76086-4121\, United States
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/chandor-nature-trail-bioblitz-with-jeff-quayle-cross-timbers-chapter-weatherford-tuesday-5-13-2025/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250515T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250515T200000
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250515T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250515T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T040950
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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/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250519T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250519T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T040950
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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/2025-05-19/
LOCATION:Tyrell Park\, 6088 Babe Zaharias Drive\, Beaumont\, Texas\, 77705
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250520T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250520T190000
DTSTAMP:20260404T040950
CREATED:20250127T201904Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250127T201907Z
UID:10003812-1747762200-1747767600@www.npsot.org
SUMMARY:Lindheimer Chapter Monthly Meeting
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 program 6:20 p.m.  All presentations are available via Zoom and are recorded for our Youtube channel.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/monthly-chapter-meeting-6/2025-05-20/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250522T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250522T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T040950
CREATED:20240808T013411Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250504T225842Z
UID:10003399-1747938600-1747945800@www.npsot.org
SUMMARY:Botany Skills for Plant Identification and Short Business Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This entry level presentation is designed to show you where to start to really “see” the pieces ofplants. Carol Clark describes the details that set plants apart from each other. Learn to describethese plant parts and enable your use of botanical keys. The presentation uses a combination ofphotos and hands-on lessons with fresh plant samples. \n\n\n\n6:30pm – Social time7:00pm – Zoom opens and meeting begins \n\n\n\nOpen to the public. \n\n\n\nWe hope you can join our meeting in person at TWU’s  Ann Stuart Science Complex.  Campus parking is open after 6:00pm. \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/O3MOpFeKTYmq7lwngfH2HA \n\n\n\nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/trinity-forks-educational-program-and-short-business-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Business Meeting,Chapter Meeting,Community Outreach,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250524T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250524T100000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250407T224657Z
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SUMMARY:Pines and Prairies Plant Walk
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. \n\n\n\nAll members are welcome to attend the plant walk at Mercer Botanic Gardens on May 24. Fellowship with plant enthusiasts!
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/pines-and-prairies-plant-walk/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Social Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250526T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250526T190000
DTSTAMP:20260404T040950
CREATED:20250311T025622Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250311T025624Z
UID:10005074-1748282400-1748286000@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/2025-05-26/
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:20250526T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250526T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T040950
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-5/2025-05-26/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250527T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250527T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T040950
CREATED:20250507T021503Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250507T021715Z
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SUMMARY:Learn about the award winning Lingleville ISD PTO Outdoor Learning Program\, Cross Timbers Chapter Meeting (Weatherford) - Tuesday 5/27/2025
DESCRIPTION:Come Learn about the Lingleville ISD PTO Outdoor Learning Program presented by Doris Hasten. Doris will bring us up-to date on their Outdoor Program which won the Native Star Award is for a specific act of conservation or public service in the field of Texas native plants. The award goes to the Lingleville ISD PTO for mobilizing\, inspiring\, & enlisting the community to create an outdoor learning environment for Pre-K through 12 students as a hands-on living lab to enhance education. \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\n\n\n\n6:30 p.m. Presentation
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/learn-about-the-award-winning-lingleville-isd-pto-outdoor-learning-program-cross-timbers-chapter-meeting-weatherford-tuesday-5-27-2025/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250527T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250527T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T040950
CREATED:20250524T025828Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250527T053604Z
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SUMMARY:Austin Chapter Meeting - Bringing Monarchs Back to the Reilly School Gardens - May 27
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Julia Weatherby \n\n\n\nMonarch butterflies are losing important food and habitat leading their populations to decline. The Native Plant Society of Texas awards grants to schools\, nature centers and other gardens. These grants fund spring and fall blooming native plants and native milkweed for our Monarchs to survive and successfully migrate through Texas. This presentation covers our experience with our plant planning and installation\, lessons learned\, how school children interact with the garden\, how we organize and encourage families to join in work days\, and which Texas native plants we recommend for gardens that are public and where children have full access.  \n\n\n\nJulia Weatherby is the President of the Austin Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas. She is also a lead organizer of the native plant gardens at Reilly Elementary School. Julia has an educational and work background in technology and healthcare. She has served on the board of the Mothers’ Milk Bank at Austin and volunteered with AGE of Central Texas and Partners in Parenting. Julia enjoys working with native plants in gardens at her home\, Reilly Elementary School and the German-Texas Heritage Society.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis is a hybrid online and in-person meeting\, with the in-person meeting at \n\n\n\nLakewood Clubhouse 7317 Lakewood Dr. Austin\, TX 78750 \n\n\n\nThis is off 360. \n\n\n\n Socializing starts at 6:30 PM\, and programming begins at 7:00 PM. You can join us in-person or online via Zoom. If you join in person\, you are welcome (but not expected) to bring a small dish or treat to share. \n\n\n\nClick here to register for the Zoom meeting: https://npsot-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/q_ktcDBnQZ2r6Bi6XAUWlw \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-17/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250527T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250527T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T040950
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250414T235320Z
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SUMMARY:The Beauty of Native Grasses\, Fredericksburg Chapter meeting - May 27
DESCRIPTION: Move over Hill Country Wildflowers! Hill Country native grasses are not only beautiful too\, but important! \n\n\n\nGillespie County Horticulture Extension Agent Elizabeth McMahon will go over what exactly makes a native grass “beautiful\,” provides examples of “beautiful” grasses in the Texas Hill Country\, and reminds us how native grasses are just as important as wildflowers. That is the presentation. However\, what is a presentation about grasses without identification actual grasses\, tall and short. Elizabeth includes a grass identification activity – for those of us who appreciate that there are more grasses than wildflowers but we just don’t know their names.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/the-beauty-of-native-grasses-fredericksburg-chapter-meeting-may-27/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Hybrid chapter meeting,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250527T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250527T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T040950
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SUMMARY:The Edwards Aquifer – The Geology\, Hydrology\, and Ecology of this Unique Aquifer System
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 Brent Doty\, P.G.\, Research Manager\, Edwards Aquifer AuthorityThe Edwards Aquifer – The Geology\, Hydrology\, and Ecology of this Unique Aquifer System\n\n\n\nThe Edwards Balcones Fault Zone Aquifer is one of the most prolific karst aquifers in the world. Brent will discuss the geologic\, hydrologic\, and ecological characteristics of the Aquifer that make it so unique and critical to both the communities and ecosystem it serves. \n\n\n\nResearch Manager for the Edwards Aquifer Authority’s Aquifer Science and Modeling Team\, Brent Doty is a geoscientist with more than 16 years of experience in hydrogeology and water resources management. Brent is a licensed professional geoscientist in Texas and holds an M.S. in Natural Resources Management and a graduate certificate in Water Conflict Management and Transformation from Oregon State University. \n\n\n\nBrent’s role includes the development and execution of several research initiatives to better understand the Edwards Aquifer System and to provide decision makers with the best available science to manage\, enhance\, and protect the Edwards Aquifer System. Brent has worked on several key initiatives\, including surface and groundwater interactions\, aquifer vulnerability assessments\, and emerging contaminant studies. Much of his current work focuses on quantifying the potential benefits of nature-based land management solutions as a managed aquifer recharge project. Brent is also the lead geologist responsible for assessing potential conservation easement properties for the City of San Antonio’s Edwards Aquifer Protection Program\, a 300 million-plus dollar conservation initiative that has protected more than 180\,000 acres of environmentally sensitive land over the Edwards Aquifer Recharge and Contributing zones. \n\n\n\nIn his spare time\, you can find Brent paddleboarding\, hiking\, or mountain biking across the beautiful Texas Hill Country. \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/the-edwards-aquifer-the-geology-hydrology-and-ecology-of-this-unique-aquifer-system/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250603T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250603T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T040950
CREATED:20241221T175137Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250727T175042Z
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SUMMARY:Summer Chapter Potluck
DESCRIPTION:Details forthcoming
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/chapter-potluck/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250603T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250603T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T040950
CREATED:20241212T001116Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250604T210146Z
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SUMMARY:Collin County June Meeting - Aquatic Plants of Texas
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our June 3rd chapter program\, either in person at the Heard Museum in McKinney or virtually via Zoom. Our speaker will Ryan O’Hanlon\, presenting on “Aquatic Plants of Texas“. Please note: There will be no video recording available on our YouTube channel of the June meeting. \n\n\n\nNote: Attached is the list of species that Ryan covered in the meeting.  \n\n\n\nSpecies List NPSOT_CollinCo.Download\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis presentation will explore the diverse and essential native aquatic plants found in Texas. We will introduce and identify key native species\, such as pickerelweed\, white water lily\, giant bulrush\, and eelgrass. A key focus will be on how to differentiate between similar species. For example\, we’ll compare the native pickerelweed and the exotic water hyacinth\, and provide tips on identifying characteristics like leaf shape\, growth patterns\, and flower structure. \n\n\n\n🌿 Pre-Meeting Garden Walk – Join Us Early! 🌿\n\n\n\nBefore the meeting\, join us for a guided walk through the Heard Gardens. Our schedule is as follows: \n\n\n\n\n5:45 – Gather in Laughlin Hall for Garden Walk\n\n\n\n6:00 – Garden Walk begins\n\n\n\n6:30 – Zoom opens for virtual attendees\n\n\n\n6:45 – Garden Walk concludes\n\n\n\n7:00 – Meeting begins with a brief chapter update from President Rodney Thomas\n\n\n\n7:15 – Ryan O’Hanlon’s presentation\n\n\n\n\nOur meetings are open to the public and you can join us in person at the Heard Museum’s Laughlin Hall\, south entrance to the building\, or online via Zoom using the following details: \n\n\n\nZoom Link: https://tinyurl.com/yn85nbzd \n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 885 5459 6572 / Passcode: 571904 \n\n\n\nRyan earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s of Science in Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences from Texas A&M University\, College Station. Currently he serves as the Lead Aquatic Horticulturalist for Stonefly Aquatic Nursery and as a board member for the Texas Aquatic Plant Management Society (TAPMS). Outside of work Ryan can be found with his wife and three kids running around the house or around a pond.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/collin-county-june-meeting-native-texas-aquatic-plants/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250605T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250605T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T040950
CREATED:20250505T110730Z
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SUMMARY:Join us for our Chapter Meeting June 5th\, "Monarch Waystations for Texas" by Carol Clark
DESCRIPTION:June 5th chapter meeting “Monarch Waystations for Texas”\n\n\n\n\n\nJune 5th chapter meeting “Monarch Waystations for Texas” presented by Carol Clark\, Gary Halter Nature Center at Lick Creek Park. 6pm Meet and Greet- Come visit and have some snacks! 6:30pm- 7:30pm- presentation.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/join-us-for-our-chapter-meeting-june-5th-monarch-waystations-for-texas-by-carol-clark/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250605T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250605T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T040950
CREATED:20241213T144617Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T131731Z
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SUMMARY:Derek and Angela Carroll\, Native Gardeners\, Making & Enjoying Tea with Native Plants\, North Central Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Learn about which native plants in your garden can be used to make herbal and caffeinated tea. We’ll learn the basic steps of drying the plants and which parts of the plants can be used. Then we’ll share recommended tea brewing methods and enjoy samples. \n\n\n\nDerek and Angela will be your hosts. In addition to being tea enthusiasts\, Derek is a co-owner of Native Gardeners\, and Angela is the lead designer.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFort Worth Botanic Garden\, Iris & Orchid Room \n\n\n\n\n3220 Botanic Garden Blvd\, Fort Worth\, Texas 76107 \n\n\n\n6:30 Socializing and snacks \n\n\n\n7:00 Business meeting and announcements \n\n\n\nThe presentation will follow our business meeting. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis meeting is hybrid; in person with a virtual Zoom option. \n\n\nAdvance registration is required to receive the Zoom link:  Zoom Registration \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/native-gardeners-making-tea-with-native-plants-north-central-chapter-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250609T181500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250609T181500
DTSTAMP:20260404T040950
CREATED:20250531T003303Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250531T005220Z
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SUMMARY:Hold the Phone! Tips for Photographing Native Plants and Wildlife with Your Smartphone – Hybrid Clear Lake Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:6:15 Doors Open – UHCL Bayou Building6:40 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\, and the chance to connect with others while learning something new! Bring your own beverage. \n\n\n\nIn the age of smartphones\, our phones often double as our primary cameras—especially while doing activities for which carrying a camera is inconvenient. In this presentation\, Lauren Simpson shares tips for using a smartphone to take clear\, beautiful\, and impactful photos of native plants and their wildlife visitors. \n\n\n\nAbout the Speaker\n\n\n\nSince early 2015\, and in her individual capacity\, Lauren Simpson has transformed her family’s home gardens into a wildlife-friendly habitat\, currently a Certified Wildlife Habitat\, Monarch Waystation\, Certified Monarch Garden\, and Certified Butterfly Garden. She promotes insect conservation and habitat gardening through presentations\, events\, interviews\, and articles\, as well as through a website and Instagram and Facebook communities under the appellation “St. Julian’s Crossing Wildlife Habitat”—the name adopted for her family’s Monarch Waystation. Ms. Simpson is a member of local chapters of the Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT)\, Native Prairies Association of Texas\, and North American Butterfly Association. She has also received Level 1 and Level 2 certifications through the NPSOT Native Landscape Certification Program (NLCP)\, has attended the “Monarch Conservation Workshop: Train the Trainer” training\, and formerly served as member and chair of the NPSOT subcommittee for the NLCP Advocacy companion class. \n\n\n\nIndependent of her naturalist activities\, Lauren Simpson is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Houston Law Center\, teaching Lawyering Skills and Strategies. She is a spring 2016 recipient of the University of Houston Teaching Excellence Award (Instructor/Clinical category); one of three 2018 AALS Teachers of the Year selected by the Law Center; and the 2017\, 2018\, 2019 (co-recipient)\, 2021\, 2022\, 2023\, and 2025 Student Bar Association Professor of the Year for Law Center faculty teaching in the part-time program. In Spring 2023\, the University of Houston conferred a Group Teaching Excellence Award on the faculty in her Lawyering Skills and Strategies group. \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. DO NOT park in faculty/staff parking (enforced 24/7). \n\n\n\nMap and Directions – The meeting will be held 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/hold-the-phone-tips-for-photographing-native-plants-and-wildlife-with-your-smartphone-hybrid-clear-lake-chapter-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Virtual
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