Native Plant Society of Texas

Collin County June Meeting: Encouraging Native Landscapes in HOA Neighborhoods
2026-06-02 18:30 - 21:00 (America/Chicago)
Diane Wetherbee will be speaking on “Encouraging Native Landscapes in HOA Neighborhoods”. More information coming soon.

NPSOT-Houston Board Meeting
2026-06-02 19:00 - 20:00
The Houston chapter is always looking for dedicated volunteers who are passionate about the native plant mission in their city. Join our team to participate in important habitat, outreach, and planning efforts the support our mission. Anyone is welcome to attend our board meetings on zoom. We would love to have you join one of our committees and start the fun and rewarding work that goes into our various projects.

We use Slack to organize and communicate. Please email us at nphouston1@gmail.com for the slack link.

Meeting ID: 845 237 64852Passcode: [REDACTED]

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Boerne City Campus Natural Area (BCCNA) Workday
2026-06-04 09:00 - 11:30, 2026-06-18 09:00 - 11:30, 2026-07-02 09:00 - 11:30
Join us for BCCNA workdays!

The BCCNA project involves the restoration and enhancement of the Boerne City Campus Natural Area (BCCNA). The BCCNA is comprised of 13-acres on either side of the Old No. 9 Trail, behind the library. We are working towards restoring this area to a native pollinator habitat, creating a wildlife corridor and haven within the city.

BCCNA Workdays take place on the first and third Thursdays of each month.

Our meeting place will be in the Boerne Patrick Heath Public Library parking lot near the windmill. If you don’t see us at the windmill, walk out behind the library across the creek as we’ve likely already started!

Each volunteer will be required to fill out the City of Boerne’s liability waiver the first time he or she volunteers.

Contact Jeff Schwarz at jeffschwarz27@gmail.com for more info.

Workdays at the Heritage Museum of the Texas Hill Country Demonstration Garden
2026-06-04 09:30 - 11:00, 2026-07-02 09:30 - 11:00
We are thrilled to invite you to our upcoming Demonstration Garden Workday! This is a fantastic opportunity to get your hands dirty, learn new gardening techniques, and contribute to the beauty and sustainability of our community garden. The garden is located at 4831 FM 2673, Canyon Lake, TX. Contact Mickey Riviere, mr0752@gvtc.com, for details.

What to Expect:

Hands-On Learning: Gain practical experience in planting, pruning, and maintaining a variety of native plants.

Expert Guidance: Our knowledgeable gardeners will be on hand to share tips and answer your gardening questions.

Community Spirit: Meet fellow garden lovers, share stories, and enjoy the camaraderie of working together.

What to Bring:

Comfortable clothing and gardening gloves

A hat, sunscreen, and water

Your boundless enthusiasm and love for gardening!

Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just starting out, this workday is for everyone. Let’s come together to make our demonstration garden a thriving, beautiful space for all to enjoy.

Pines & Prairies Board Meeting
2026-06-04 18:00 - 19:00

Pines and Prairies NLCP Committee Meeting
2026-06-08 19:00 - 20:00
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=[REDACTED]

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 you Monday!

—

Jay Gowen, NLCP Chair, Pines and Prairies Chapter, 832-513-5785 (cell)

Lindheimer Chapter Board Meeting
2026-06-09 09:30 - 12:00
The members of the Board meet the second Tuesday of each month at the Tye Preston Memorial Library in the Founder’s Room.

NPSOT Website Committee
2026-06-09 19:00 - 20:00
Open to any members who help manage content on their chapter or committee website.No registration required.

Join Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID: 897 7771 6314Passcode: [REDACTED]

Museum of Texas Handmade Furniture Demonstration Garden Workday
2026-06-10 10:00 - 11:30, 2026-06-25 10:00 - 11:30
We are thrilled to invite you to our upcoming Demonstration Garden Workday! This is a fantastic opportunity to get your hands dirty, learn new gardening techniques, and contribute to the beauty and sustainability of our community garden. Contact Craig Bruska for more details: craigbruska@hotmail.com. The garden is located at 1370 Church Hill Dr., New Braunfels, Tx 78130 in the Heritage Village.

What to Expect:

Hands-On Learning: Gain practical experience in planting, pruning, and maintaining a variety of plants.

Expert Guidance: Our knowledgeable garden coordinators will be on hand to share tips and answer your gardening questions.

Community Spirit: Meet fellow garden lovers, share stories, and enjoy the camaraderie of working together.

What to Bring:

Comfortable clothing and gardening gloves

A hat, water, pest repellent, and sunscreen

Your enthusiasm and love for gardening!

Common gardening tools, such as pruners, weeders, and the like. Whatever you use in your garden, as tools will not be provided.

Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just starting out, this workday is for everyone. Let’s come together to make our demonstration garden a thriving, beautiful space for all to enjoy.

North Central Chapter Meeting
2026-06-11 18:30 - 20:30
6:30 Doors Open, Socializing and Snacks7:00 Chapter Meeting and AnnouncementsThe presentation will follow our brief business meeting.

LOCATIONFort Worth Botanic GardenRose Room3220 Botanic Garden Blvd, Fort Worth, Texas 76107

VIRTUAL ZOOM REGISTRATION This meeting is hybrid and will be held in person and on Zoom. You can register in advance to receive the Zoom meeting link by clicking the GREEN BUTTON found at the top of the Calendar page on our website. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with instructions for joining the online meeting.

FREEThis is a free event hosted by the North Central Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas. Our meetings are open to members and non-members. For more information about the North Central Chapter, and the benefits of membership, please visit our website.

Boerne: Second Saturday Workday at Cibolo Nature Center Demonstration Gardens
2026-06-13 09:00 - 12:00
Generally every second Saturday of the month from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm is our monthly workday in the demonstration gardens at the Cibolo Nature Center. Typical activities include planting, weeding, nurturing, mulching, caging, etc.

Bring your favorite garden tools, gloves, sun and insect protection, and water to drink.

Learn planting techniques from an experienced native gardeners. Learn to identify native plants, the environmental niches they normally occupy, their use by wildlife, and their placement in landscapes to provide a pleasing vista. Help maintain our two demonstration gardens so we can continue to educate and promote native plants to our Hill Country friends!

Also, note that this “Second Saturday Workday” is approved as a Master Naturalist Volunteer Activity.

We maintain two demonstration gardens at the Cibolo Nature Center.

The first demonstration garden is located by the main parking lot area, and includes the central island and raised beds bordering the parking area. This garden is also where we teach students how to identify plants in the Native Landscape Certification Program classes.

The second demonstration garden at the Cibolo Nature Center is referred to as Bill’s Garden, in honor of Chapter founder and garden designer, Bill Ward. It is located in the shaded area between the Auditorium and Administrative buildings at the Cibolo Nature Center.

Join the fun loving group that helps the CNC and NPSOT demonstrate the use of native plants in gardens!

For more information contact Veronica Hawk at veronica.hawk@gmail.com.

Beaumont Chapter Meeting
2026-06-15 18:00 - 20:00 | Tyrell Park, 6088 Babe Zaharias Drive, Beaumont, Texas, 77705
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.

Lindheimer Chapter Monthly Meeting
2026-06-16 18:00 - 19:00
Location: 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.

Monthly Chapter Meeting
2026-06-17 08:00 - 17:00
Join us for our monthly chapter meeting! We meet the 3rd Wednesday of the month.

More details are coming soon.

Elm Creek: Monthly Chapter Meeting
2026-06-17 08:00 - 17:00

Chapter Leader Forum: Communications and Social Media
2026-06-18 12:00 - 13:00
Topic: Conversation about how to use different communications platforms within your chapters to promote events, engage members and increase involvement. Canva 101

Speakers: Haeley Giambalvo, Roberto GaitanRegistration Link: https://npsot-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/b-tB_Y0WThiFuyUCPaorCg

Register in advance for this meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Pines & Prairies Chapter Meeting
2026-06-18 19:00 - 20:00
Details will be emailed to members

Prairie Rose Chapter Meeting
2026-06-22 18:00 - 19:00 | Somervell County Citizens Center, 209 SW Barnard Street, Glen Rose, Texas, United States
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.

Bastrop County Chapter Meeting
2026-06-22 18:00 - 20:00
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.

2026-06-22 19:00 - 20:00
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=[REDACTED]

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 you Monday!

—

Jay Gowen, NLCP Chair, Pines and Prairies Chapter, 832-513-5785 (cell)

June Meeting - Medicinal Plants, Cross Timbers Chapter Meeting (Weatherford) - Tuesday 6/23/2026
2026-06-23 18:00 - 20:00
DATE: Tuesday, June 23rd, 2026

TIME: 6 pm

LOCATION:

213 Raymond George Way, Weatherford, TX 76086, United States

SPEAKER: Ricky Linex

Medicinal Applications of Native Plants by Native Americans:

Presentation showcases 45 native Texas forbs, shrubs and trees that were used medicinally by many tribes across Texas and the southern US. The treatment method and the illness or disease treated will be discussed for each plant. Resources will be shown that can be used to research plants you are interested in to see what tribes might have used the plants. The Native Americans utilized many native plants for treatment of various illnesses for thousands of years, much of this knowledge was set aside when synthetic medicines became widely available.

About Ricky:

Ricky Linex retired in 2021 as a wildlife biologist for the Natural Resources Conservation Service and now works as a range and wildlife consultant. With NRCS, Linex worked 52 counties in north central Texas covering the Rolling Plains, Cross Timbers, Blackland Prairie, and Post Oak Savannah vegetational regions. He worked 38.5 years with NRCS in Goldthwaite, Snyder, Abilene, and Weatherford. He is the author of Range Plants of North Central Texas, A Land Users Guide to Their Identification, Value and Management, a plant identification book for Texas. Range Plants was recognized in 2015 as an outstanding publication by the Texas Chapter – The Wildlife Society, the Native Plant Society of Texas, and the Texas Section – Society for Range Management.

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Meeting Details:

6:00pm Chapter Business Meeting

6:30pm Monthly Feature Presentation

This educational event is open to the public.

Location: Mount Pleasant Historical School, 213 Raymond George Way, Weatherford, Texas.

6:00 p.m. Chapter Business Meeting and Update on Native Plant Sale

6:30 p.m. Bat Presentation

Austin Chapter Meeting
2026-06-23 18:30 - 20:30 | Lakewood Clubhouse, 7317 Lakewood Dr., Austin, Texas, 78750, United States
Join us for our monthly Chapter Meeting, 4th Tuesday of each month 7PM (with social time at 6:30PM).

Location: Lakewood Clubhouse at 7317 Lakewood Dr, Austin, TX 78750.The meeting will have a Zoom hybrid option as well. You can also register for the Zoom meeting closer to the date.

Wichita River Chapter Meeting
2026-06-25 18:00 - 19:00
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.

Executive Committee Meeting
2026-06-25 18:00 - 19:30
Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT) Executive Committee meetings occur monthly.

All members are welcome. Please formally submit your interest to attend as a guest or to be added to the agenda one week prior to executive-director@npsot.org. Guest will need to submit prior notice to each meeting they wish to attend, to receive the relevant meeting info. Please be prepared to follow the Visitor’s Executive Meeting Protocol.

Tip for Success, Working with Cities and HOAs to Install Pollinator Gardens and Short Business Meeting (Zoom only)
2026-06-25 18:30 - 20:30
So, you want a pollinator garden in your community? How do you pay for it, how do you get it approved? How do you make sure it is maintained? In 2025, Kim and David successfully navigated all of these questions to install two pollinator gardens in their community and want to share their tips for success with you!

Presenters: Kim and David Wootton

6:30 pm – Set up and Social time7:00 pm – Zoom opens and meeting begins

Open to the public.

This month’s meeting is via Zoom only.

ZOOM PARTICIPANTS ONLY: Please Register in advance for this meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/wm475rUZRam2kATnwYJuKw

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting

Go Native: Natives for Your Landscape
2026-06-27 08:00 - 10:00
Location: The Urban Ecology Center at Phil Hardberger Park, 8400 NW Military Hwy, San Antonio, TX 78231

The purpose of this walk is to familiarize attendees about Texas native plants that you can incorporate into your own home landscape. The walk will focus on plantings around the Urban Ecology Center and the Alamo Area Master Naturalist Demonstration Garden and various naturally occurring plants in the park.

This event is presented by the San Antonio Chapter – Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT-SA) chapter. It will be led by Joan Miller, a former president of NPSOT-SA and Drake White of The Nectar Bar, both active plant propagators, identifiers of native plants, and teachers/event leaders of all things related to native plants.

Joan and Drake also discuss where in your landscape to use the plant, its water requirements, and tips for caring for the plant, especially when and how much to cut back. They also point out how the plants function in the ecosystem especially which butterflies utilize the plants. Bring your questions and re-imagine your yard by incorporating new native plants !

Please arrive about 7:45 am to sign up for a 8:00 am departure. We will walk around the UEC, along several paths from the UEC, and finish in the Demonstration Garden. There will be brief explanations of natives seen along the away that are candidates for the home landscape.

Minors only when accompanied by an adult parent/guardian. Dogs allowed if leashed and socialized. DIFFICULTY: Easy, definitely suitable for families. Flat terrain, slow-paced. This will be a less than 1.0-mile walk and last about two hours ending back at the Urban Ecology Center around 10:00 am.

The trail is a natural surface so be sure to wear sturdy shoes and, dependent on the weather, bring water, sun protection, and dress appropriate for the day and season. Suggested $3 individual or $5 family donations to the PHP Conservancy to support enhancements to the park.

This event’s co-sponsors are the Phil Hardberger Park Conservancy, the San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department’s Natural Areas Office, the Alamo Area Master Naturalists, and the Alamo Group of the Sierra Club. The lead sponsor is the NPSOT-SA chapter.

Contact Texas Master Naturalist Jean Hackett (jhackett@me.com) for additional information or questions.

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