Collin County Chapter – Identifying the Native Trees of North Texas

Our August 6th Chapter meeting will include a presentation by Lisa Travis on “Identifying the Native Trees of North Texas”. The program opens at 6:30 with social time and testing of connections. At 7:00, Rodney Thomas, our chapter president, will give a short chapter update, followed by Lisa’s presentation. The meeting will conclude with a […]

Gardening for Monarchs & Other Wildlife Using Native Plants

As part of the National Wildlife Federation’s Monarch Stewards Certification Program, the Federation is offering Gardening for Monarchs & Other Wildlife with Native Plants in your Ecoregion. This interactive two-day workshop will be hosted online (via Zoom) on August 7th (9:00 am-4:30 pm CST), and August 9th (9:00 am-4:30 pm CST), with plenty of breaks […]

$55

The Native Aquatic Plants of Texas – Williamson County Chapter Meeting, August 8

Join NPSOT-Williamson County on Thursday, August 8, 2024, when our featured topic will be “The Native Aquatic Plants of Texas” with Casey Williams.  Free and open to the public. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM.  Our guest speaker’s presentation begins after a short business meeting. Updated July 22: We will know closer to the date […]

Gardening for Monarchs & Other Wildlife Using Native Plants

As part of the National Wildlife Federation’s Monarch Stewards Certification Program, the Federation is offering Gardening for Monarchs & Other Wildlife with Native Plants in your Ecoregion. This interactive two-day workshop will be hosted online (via Zoom) on August 7th (9:00 am-4:30 pm CST), and August 9th (9:00 am-4:30 pm CST), with plenty of breaks […]

$55

Pollination: What’s Next?

For the Rio Grande Valley Chapter's August meeting, we welcome Mike Heep from Heep's Native Plant Nursery, who will share the detail of Fruit and Seed Formation that we often don't think about. If you are unable to attend in person, tune in to the Live Stream on our YouTube channel. Location: South Texas Ecotourism […]

Mike Munsil “Native Plants in a Permaculture Environment”

Mike will define permaculture and briefly introduce its principles and ethics. He will then discuss the contrast in viewpoints between those who focus on permaculture and those who focus on native plants. Mike will introduce the concept of food forest, providing a list of edible native plants in Texas. /*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 26-06-2024 […]

Pines and Prairies NLCP Committee Meeting

Dear NLCP Committee Members,  This Monday begins our first meeting of 2024. We will meet at 7:00pm on the 2nd and 4th Monday of the month on this Zoom link:  https://npsot-org.zoom.us/j/87628189964?pwd=NUdBV3ZTSzFVMjJjTnpycjlQTGRJQT09.  We're a small committee, and we don't get to see each other in person very often, so please plan to join with your camera on.  See […]

Event Series Austin Chapter Meeting

Austin Chapter Meeting – What’s the rush video with Dr. Doug Tallamy, Aug 13

Doug Tallamy presents on video the science-based solution to the biodiversity crisis and explains why it's so urgent. Native plants are the foundation of the solution, and we can do it together. This is a virtual meeting using Zoom. Please register to get the Zoom for this meeting. https://npsot-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcqd-6gpz8sH9yU0Gnv_I3PexdIUvwbJpvi After registering, you will receive a […]

Rainwater Harvesting – August 14

Robert Mace, Executive Director & Chief Water Policy Officer, with The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment Coming Soon! Register here for this virtual event.

Water Wednesdays: Xeriscape – August 14

Join Water Wednesdays on August 14, 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM to hear from NPSOT's own Deedy Wright on Xeriscaping. This is a FREE virtual event, but registration is required. To register for this event: REGISTER Coming Soon! Register here for this virtual event.

Executive Committee Meeting

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.

November 5, 2024 – Boerne Chapter Meeting at Hunke Gathering Hall at Herff Farm

November 5, 2024 - Chapter Meeting at Hunke Gathering Hall at Herff Farm                               - 6:00pm Social Time, 6:45pm - 8:15pm Chapter Announcements followed by presentation Speakers - Rufus Stephens and Jan Wrede Rufus is a Certified Wildlife Biologist and educator. He […]

Chapter Leader Forum: Resources for Battling Invasive Plants

Topic: Resources for Battling Invasive Plants Description:Join Leah Fenley, Deedy Wright, and Ashley Hurlbert to discover the resources available to youon the Invasive Plant Committee’s webpage. Do a walkthrough of the Invasive Plant Database.Join Ashley on a tutorial on how to use the site’s rack card template to create your own cardfeaturing eco-region specific alternatives […]

#TXBookChat LIVE: Naturalist’s Austin: A Guide to the Plants and Animals of Central Texas with authors Lynne and Jim Weber on August 19

Join the Texas Center for the Book on August 19, 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. for #TXBookChat LIVE:Naturalist's Austin: A Guide to the Plants and Animals of Central Texas with authors Lynne and Jim Weber. Hosted in the Public Event Space at the Lorenzo de Zavala State Archives and Library Building, Capitol Complex, 1201 Brazos St., Austin. Michele Chan Santos, […]

Event Series Beaumont Chapter Meeting

Beaumont Chapter Meeting

Tyrell Park 6088 Babe Zaharias Drive, Beaumont, Texas

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. Meeting Location: Tyrrell Park - 6088 Babe Zaharias Drive, Beaumont, TX 77705 We meet in the Binks Horticultural Center in the Beaumont Botanical Gardens area of the park.

Dallas Chapter August 19, 2024 meeting. Making Sense of Horticultural Jargon….

 (and how it affects your plant choices) .... and how it affects your plant choices. Ever wonder what some of those commonly used horticultural terms really mean? Or witnessed an internet argument where you’re pretty sure people aren’t all defining a plant word the same way? This talk by Carol Clark seeks to demystify some of the words that […]

August Chapter Meeting – iNaturalist presentation by Craig Hensley

The Lindheimer Chapter of the Native Plant Society meets the third Tuesday of every month at the Tye Preston Memorial Library, located at 16311 S Access Rd, Canyon Lake, TX 78133, United States. 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. Zoom meeting information can be found here.

Time to Restore: Connecting People, Plants, and Pollinators

The Time to Restore project, led by the USA-NPN and covering Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Louisiana, seeks to generate better information about nectar availability and seed timing to help those working on pollinator restoration know what to plant and when to harvest seeds. Help shape this important project! In this free, two-hour virtual workshop, […]

Seed Longevity Study: How long do seeds live in conservation seed banks?

Join the Center for Plant Conservation as they explore the results of an in-depth assessment of germination viability, RNA integrity, and lipid biophysics in 100 wild rare plant species. This 90-minute, free webinar will feature informative presentations followed by ample time for live audience Q&A. Wednesday, August 21, 20242:00-3:30 PM Eastern / 11:00 AM-12:30 PM […]

Free

August Trinity Forks Business Meeting & Program – How to Grow Native Plants from Seeds

6:30 pm – Social time7:00 pm – Announcements followed by presentation This program is only available via Zoom.  To Zoom in directly,  please register in advance at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYodeCtrzoiE9LnBQR0XcOYymsF2Li5-B4G  .  After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. We also invite you to an in-person watch party of the Zoom feed from 7:00 […]

Time to Restore: Connecting People, Plants, and Pollinators

The Time to Restore project, led by the USA-NPN and covering Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Louisiana, seeks to generate better information about nectar availability and seed timing to help those working on pollinator restoration know what to plant and when to harvest seeds. Help shape this important project! In this free, two-hour virtual workshop, […]

Dear NLCP Committee Members,  This Monday begins our first meeting of 2024. We will meet at 7:00pm on the 2nd and 4th Monday of the month on this Zoom link:  https://npsot-org.zoom.us/j/87628189964?pwd=NUdBV3ZTSzFVMjJjTnpycjlQTGRJQT09.  We're a small committee, and we don't get to see each other in person very often, so please plan to join with your camera on.  See […]

Climate and Pollinator Initiatives at the USDA – August 27

USDA has over 20 offices and 14 research labs working on pollinator initiatives, with climate being a top environmental stress of concern. This presentation will provide an overview of policy, programmatic, and research efforts happening across the Department and how they aim to help support long-term pollinator health. This presentation is part of the Monarch […]

Free

News Magazine Fall Submission Deadline

The Native Plant Society of Texas encourages submission of articles, photos, pertinent news or other interesting information for publication. We reserve the right to edit all submissions for accuracy, relevance, […]

Boerne Chapter Meeting at Hunke Gathering Hall at Herff Farm

Chapter Meeting at Hunke Gathering Hall at Herff Farm - 6:00pm Social Time, 6:45pm - 8:15pm Chapter Announcements followed by presentation. Speaker - Scott Johnson, a conservationist, certified outdoor educator, and […]

Collin County Chapter – Member Show and Tell

Our chapter’s annual “Show and Tell” meeting will be on Tuesday September 3. Members and other attendees are encouraged to show pictures and tell about their favorite native Texas plants. Everyone […]

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About the Region

New Braunfels, the location of our Fall 2024 Symposium, straddles both the Edwards Plateau Ecoregion and the Blackland Prairie ecoregion. Interstate 35 divides the city of New Braunfels; its path through the city closely parallels the boundary of these two ecoregions, with the Edwards Plateau on the west side and the Blackland Prairies region to the east. The Edwards Plateau area is also called the Hill Country; however, this general term covers a much larger area extending farther north. Spring-fed creeks are found throughout the region; deep limestone canyons, rivers, and lakes (reservoirs) are common. Ashe juniper is perhaps the most common woody species found throughout the region. Additional woody species include various species of oak, with live oak (Quercus fusiformis) being the most common. Sycamores (Platanus occidentalis) and bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) border waterways. This area is well known for its spring wildflower displays, though they may be viewed in spring, late summer, and fall, as well. According to Texas Parks and Wildlife, average annual rainfall in the Edwards Plateau ranges from 15 to 34 inches.

The Blackland Prairie extends from the Red River south to San Antonio, bordered on the west by the Edwards Plateau and the Cross Timbers, and on the east by the Post Oak Savannah. Annual rainfall averages 30 to 40 inches, with higher averages to the east. This region is dominated by prairie species. The most common grass species include little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) and Indian grass (Sorghastrum nutans) in the uplands and switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) in the riparian areas and drainages. Common herbaceous flowering plants include salvias, penstemons, and silphiums. This area has suffered greatly from overgrazing and agricultural use. Few intact areas remain, though many of the plants can be found along county roadsides throughout the region.

Our four host chapters (New Braunfels, Lindheimer, Guadalupe, and the Hill Country chapters) are located in one or both of the ecoregions above. However, the eastern portion of Guadalupe County also falls within the Post Oak Savanna ecoregion. Annual rainfall averages 35 to 45 inches, with higher averages to the east. A wide variety of hardwood trees are found, including several species of oaks, elms, and in the Bastrop area, loblolly pine (Pinus taeda). Grasses and forbs dominate in the open savannas, with most common grass being little bluestem. Ranching, agriculture, and fire suppression have allowed woody species to encroach on the once-open savannas.

Source: Wildflowers of Texas by Michael Eason