Please join us for our August Chapter meeting with our guest speaker Kirsti Harms. Kirsti Harms, Executive Director of the Native Prairies Association of Texas (NPAT) is a longtime Austinite. She served on NPAT board leadership from 2008 to 2017. After retiring from her day job at the Texas Department of Transportation’s Travel Information […]
Topic: New Plant Sale Tools for the Native Plant Database Description: The Native Plant Database Subcommittee will present some new tools that can be used to promote Chapter Plant Sales: 1) How to create a plant list with photos and links to the database that can be posted on your website, 2) How to use an online […]
Permaculture is coined from permanent culture and integrates a holistic perspective in the design of sustainability in food, housing and community. Carol will provide an introduction to urban permaculture and review the work of Urban Harvest Permaculture Design Certification Program to bring forward the reconnection to ecological wisdom principles. She will highlight native plants, layers of a food forest, and plant guilds to restore nature and strengthen food access.
Earth-Kind Landscaping with Katerina Velasco Graham, Dallas County Horticulture Extension Agent Agrilife
"Because life is fueled by the energy captured the sun by plants, it will be the plants that we use in our gardens that determine what nature will be like 10, 20, and 50 years from now." - Doug Tallamy Learn How to Create Your Own Homegrown National Park Our parks, preserves, and remaining wildlands […]
This month’s meeting of the Fredericksburg Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT) will focus on creating a landscape that mimics a natural woodland habitat. In its native state, a natural woodland is an open meadow dotted with dense clumps of trees, shrubs, vines, and ground covers.
The Collin County Master Gardeners Association would like to invite you to a FREE webinar to hear the world-famous entomologist and proponent for the benefits of native plants—Dr. Doug Tallamy.
HANDOUT-Please print before meeting The monthly meeting will be broadcast ONLY via Zoom (see Zoom link below) 6:30 pm Socializing on Zoom7:00 pm brief business meeting with program to follow. The best thing for replacing habitat is not to have lawn. So we enlarge our beds & planting areas. Sometimes we still need a bit […]
Half Moon Education, Live Webinars Event Fee: $319.00 This six-hour course will instruct design professional on how to utilize and maintain native plants in the southwest United States to support wildlife, promote pollinators, and increase urban climate resilience. Additionally, the course will examine how climate change has altered habitats in the southwest, provide strategies for […]
Hill Country Chapter NPSOT Chapter Meeting George Cates was born and raised in North Texas (Sherman). As a kid he enjoyed competitive sports, especially soccer, and spending the summers on his grandparent’s small ranch in Manchaca, TX. There, he developed his love of and respect for nature, through fishing, hunting, camping, and exploring with his […]
Amy Martin highlights her new book; Wild DFW: Explore the Amazing Nature Around Dallas-Fort Worth: https://wild-dfw.com/ Meet Amy Martin, get a signed copy of her new book Wild DFW. Hear how she grew up in east Texas and has been a journalist all her life covering a range of subjects “infused with a deep spirituality and concern […]
Monday, September 11 — Clear Lake Chapter Meeting — Learn about the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center’s Native Plants of North America resource.
Join NPSOT-Williamson County on Thursday, September 14, 2023, when our featured topic will be Seed Saving for Native Plants with Colleen Dieter. Free and open to the public. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM. Our guest speaker’s presentation begins after a short business meeting. About our topic: Who, what, when, where, why and HOW to save […]
Ready for a deeper understanding of what makes plants and pollinators pair up so well?
Come learn the magic of nature and the surprising ways certain pollinators are specifically suited for the plants they pollinate.
Presenter: Ashley Landry, Williamson County ChapterWhen: Thursday, September 21, 2023 (Third Thursday) 12 - 1 pm This presentation is open to all Society members. Please join us! OverviewAshley Landry has hosted numerous plant rescues and will share her experience with us in a presentation. Come prepared with questions. Zoom Registration Link: https://npsot-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwocu2rpjgtG9ERJ2W8JM88x_ws4xzTq49z#/registration
Join us for an educational event, nature book sale, silent auction, and local plant sale. This year our speakers will discuss some of the most under-appreciated garden guests in our wildscapes: wasps, amphibians, and spiders.
The Houston and Clear Lake Chapters of the Native Plant Society of Texas have teamed up to present Level 3 of the NLCP: Installing and Maintaining Native Landscapes.
Monday, October 9 — Clear Lake Chapter Meeting — Join us for an informative evening as we delve into the world of Ophryocystis elektroscirrha (OE) and its profound impact on our beloved Monarch butterflies.
Join NPSOT-Williamson County on Thursday, October 12, 2023, when our featured topic will be Williamson County’s Native Plant Rescue Project with Ashley Landry. Free and open to the public. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM. Our guest speaker’s presentation begins after a short business meeting. This month’s presentation will NOT be recorded for YouTube. About our […]
The October 18, 2023 Pines and Prairies Chapter meeting (virtual only meeting) will commence at 7 pm and will feature a presentation by Teri MacArthur. Her presentation will be on the Destructive Nature of Invasive Species. Teri is a member of the Heartwood chapter of Texas Master Naturalists as well as the Pines and Prairies […]
Come explore some custom tricks of the trade for prepping soils specifically for a variety of native plants, including approaches for improving and restoring existing soils as well as recipes and techniques for blending your own mixes from scratch.
Between September and November, ninety percent of all monarch butterflies migrate through Texas. Their journey is arduous—and only getting harder. Over the last 20 years, Monarch numbers have declined due to weather changes, pesticides, and loss of habitat. Surveys in Texas have found that 2-4% of the monarch population is lost along roadways due to […]
Don Young on preserving Tandy Hills Natural Area. Founder's Don and Deborah Young will come and tell us about the new trails and projects at Tandy Hills Natural Area. www.tandyhills.org Obtained by Fort Worth in 1987, the 220-acre indigenous prairie remnant is in the heart of the city. Fort Worth Botanic Gardens in the Rose […]
The NPSOT 2023 Fall Symposium is coming to Nacogdoches, Texas! This year’s event will take place at the historic Fredonia Hotel and Convention Center and will focus on conserving plants native to the Pineywoods Ecoregion of East Texas. For more information, and to sign up to attend in-person or virtually, please see the NPSOT Fall […]
–Calendar entry updated 10/20/2023, with a new title and an updated topic description from our speaker. Join NPSOT-Williamson County on Thursday, November 9, 2023, when our featured topic will be "Rare Plants of Williamson County" with Bill Carr. Free and open to the public. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM. Our guest speaker’s presentation begins after […]
Join us online for the Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT) annual fall symposium from Nacogdoches, TX - celebrating the Pineywoods native vegetation! Registration is open now through 11/10.
Monday, November 13 — Clear Lake Chapter Meeting — Chapter members will share their triumphs and growth stories from their own native plant gardens.
*** This meeting is on the second Tuesday of November, instead of the third as we typically do. *** Please join us for our November Chapter meeting with guest speaker Ashley Landry. The Native Plant Rescue Project of Williamson County has hosted over 45 plant rescues and rescued over 225 species of native plants since […]
Our Chapter meeting featured presentation this month will be Exploring the Impacts Plants have on Ecosystems and Wildlife in Urban Environments by Abie Ince-Hendrickson. Due to the shared evolutionary history of native plants, pollinators, and wildlife, native plants are better suited to provide the natural resources needed for our wildlife and ecosystems to thrive. Learn […]
Chapter Budgets AND Chapter Spending Inspirationsby: Sara Torres and YOU (roundtable discussion on spending) JOIN US!Thursday, November 30, 2023 (5th Thursday) 12 - 1 pmNOTE THIS MONTH ONLY:Meeting is moved from 3rd to the 5th Thursday. Zoom Registration Link: https://npsot-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcvcu6srT8qHNCxW34uCzaR3N8sJPB21gon Chapter budgets and how to use the Chapter Budget Template (available upon request) - by […]
Monday, January 8 — Clear Lake Chapter Meeting — Learn what "xeriscape" means and its basic principles. Plants for our ecoregion will be discussed.
Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT) Executive Committee meetings occur monthly and any member may attend. Contact the Executive Director prior to the meeting at state@npsot.org for Zoom and applicable document links. Please be prepared to follow the Visitor’s Executive Meeting Protocol.
Join NPSOT-Williamson County on Thursday, January 11, 2024, when our featured topic will be “Fire Ant Management” with Wizzie Brown. Free and open to the public. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM. Our guest speaker’s presentation begins after a short business meeting. This month’s presentation will NOT be recorded for YouTube. About our topic: Learn about fire […]
This virtual event is by the Gallatin Valley, MT Earth Day organization but we liked the topic and wanted you to know about it. They put on some excellent virtual events so it's worth getting on their email list. https://www.gallatinvalleyearthday.org Note that this event is in Mountain Time so it's an hour later than what's […]
Join us on Zoom (no in person meeting due to winter weather) for our January meeting on Monday the 15th at 7:00PM for quick announcements then our presentation from Ashley Landry on The Native Plant Rescue Project that started in the Williamson County Chapter. They have hosted over 50 plant rescues and rescued over 225 […]
Join us for our monthly chapter meeting. Our guest speaker this month is Michael Eason, Associate Director of Conservation and Collections of the San Antonio Botanical Gardens. His topic is Rare Texas Natives. Michael Eason joined the San Antonio Botanical Gardens in 2017 as representative of the Center for Plant Conservation. With his extensive knowledge […]
January - Topic: Native Plants in Schools Description: Join Haeley Giambalvo of the Native Plants in Schools Committee to get a preview of the new Native Plant Garden Starter Kit for schools and other resources that the committee is working to develop to support teachers and students. We’ll also talk about how chapters can support their […]
Program Topic: "Trees for Kingwood" and Tips for Planting Native TreesPresenter: Chris BlochBusiness: Present and accept nominations for Pines and Prairies Board Note: This is a hybrid meeting. The face-to-face meeting will be held at the Montgomery County Texas A&M Agri-Life Extension Training Building located at 9020 Airport Road in Conroe. Registration is required to […]
It’s easier than you think to create high-quality backyard wildlife habitat! Kelsey Low, the Adult Programs Manager at the Houston Arboretum, will tell us all about it.
Gregg Eckhardt, Senior Analyst, with San Antonio Water System From Spanish Colonial acequias to gushing artesian wells, San Antonio has a unique and colorful water history like no place on Earth. Gregg Eckhardt will trace the development of the city's water supply and management from sole source to diversity. Register for this virtual event here.
The January meeting will be broadcast only via Zoom (see Zoom Sign-up link below) Learn Garden Design Principles Using Native Prairie Plants, in a one hour online seminar presented by Neil Diboll, native plant industry pioneer and internationally recognized native plant ecologist. Open to the public. Our beautiful, hardy prairie flowers and grasses provide year […]
Join Alessandra Viola, co-author of Brilliant Green: The Surprising Science of Plant Intelligence and of her new book Flower Power (pending in English translation) in a virtual conversation about plant intelligence, plant rights, and plant ethics with moderator Paul Moss, executive director of The Plant Initiative. Learn more or register here.
Online State Board Zoom MeetingSaturday, February 3, 20239 am - 1 pm (come as early as 8:30 am) Every Society member is welcome. Voting members include chapter presidents (or their voting representatives), state-level executive officers and state standing committee chairs. Agenda items -may be submitted to chapter presidents, state level executive officers, committee chairs, the Executive Director, […]
Our presentation will be on "The Blackland Prairie Across Time" by George Diggs, an evolutionary biologist and botany professor at Austin College in Sherman. The Blackland Prairie, one of the major vegetational areas of Texas, has had an immense impact on the development of the state. The presentation will begin by looking briefly at what […]
Free webinar with Jaime González, Community & Equitable Conservation Programs Director, The Nature Conservancy in Texas. How we manage and remake our landscapes have big implications for human health, equity, crime, academic achievement, climate resilience, and biodiversity conservation. Currently, many of our landscapes make these challenges even worse because they were designed for the 1800s not […]
Speaker: Kathleen B. Ligon with Texas Water Development Board More information coming soon. Register for this virtual webinar here.
Free webinar with Jaime González, Community & Equitable Conservation Programs Director, The Nature Conservancy in Texas. How we manage and remake our landscapes have big implications for human health, equity, crime, academic achievement, climate resilience, and biodiversity conservation. Currently, many of our landscapes make these challenges even worse because they were designed for the 1800s not […]
Join NPSOT-Williamson County on Thursday, February 8, 2024, when our featured topic will be “Land Stewardship for Birds and the Importance of Native Plant Communities” with Rufus Stephens and Jan Wrede. Free and open to the public. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM. Our guest speakers’ presentation begins after a short business meeting. About our […]
Join Shannon Brown – Founder, Ecosystem Regeneration Artisans for a virtual discussion of Native Plants Suitable for Rain Gardens in Central Texas. Registration is required for the Zoom. 6:15 PM – Hill Country Chapter NPSOT Business Meeting 6:30 PM – Presentation
Monday, February 12 — Clear Lake Chapter Meeting — Carol Clark will give an overview of programs offered at the state level, and the perks, events, and benefits that local chapters provide.
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