Clear Lake Chapter Plant Sale Committee Meeting
2026-02-12 13:00 (America/New_York)
Spring plant sale meeting. Contact Chair Cheryl Barajas for information on joining the committee and/or Zoom meeting details.

Agenda

Making new signs for cash/card purchases

Soaps – cash only and sell at membership table?

Ceramics Society collab

Volunteer sign up

Prices for signs

Timetable for sale

Bobby Spence, Silver Creek Materials, Gardening Fun You Can Dig, North Central Chapter Meeting
2026-02-12 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Chicago)
The real story behind the “poo”. We will discuss the characteristics that define soil, the distinction between soil and dirt, and essential information about mulches and fertilizers for a successful garden.

Bobby Spence has worked with soils, mulches, fertilizers, gardens, and landscapers in North Texas since 1988. He has consulted with many industry professionals, including Neil Sperry, Howard Garrett, Malcolm Beck, Dotty Woodson, and the Texas A&M Horticulture Extension Service.

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, TX 76107

VIRTUALThis meeting is hybrid and will be held in person and on Zoom. Please register in advance to receive the Zoom link. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with instructions for joining the online meeting.Link: ZOOM REGISTRATION

FREE This 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.

Under the Lens: Insects, Plants, and their Captivating Shared World – Williamson County Chapter Meeting, February 12
2026-02-12 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago)
[Updated 1/28, topic title & details. Will be recorded.]

Join NPSOT-Williamson County on Thursday, February 12, 2026, when our featured topic will be Under the Lens: Insects, Plants, and their Captivating Shared World with Mika Geiger. Free and open to the public. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM. The guest presentation begins after a short business meeting.

About our topic: Through macro photographs and stories from the field, this talk explores the way insects and plants shape one another’s lives, covering pollination, predation and the often subtle interplay of their lifecycles.

About our speaker: Mika Geiger is a macro photographer based in Austin, Texas, whose work focuses on the often-overlooked lives of insects. Through close-up images and quiet moments in the field, she invites people to slow down and see these tiny creatures with curiosity and amazement. Mika is a Texas Master Naturalist and volunteers with projects such as native bee monitoring and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center fauna survey. Mika’s photography spotlights the vital roles insects play in our ecosystems.

==> 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.

==> To attend via Zoom, register at https://npsot-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/nQwYwxu1SPeUfjbQp9l5-w#/registration

Can’t attend? The guest presentation will be recorded for YouTube.

The original meeting announcement is here on the Williamson County Chapter’s blog page.

Pines and Prairies Area: Home and Outdoor Living Show 📝
2026-02-14 00:00 - 2026-02-15 23:59 (America/Chicago)
Sponsored by Quality Home Show and located at Hyatt Regency Conroe. We need volunteers to staff Native Plant Outreach Table in two shifts per day (details on sign-up sheet ).

Learn more about the Home Show at their website.

Please sign up here

Boerne: Second Saturday Workday at Cibolo Nature Center Demonstration Gardens
2026-02-14 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago)
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.

Palo Pinto Mountains State Park Native Plant Bed Spruce-up, Volunteer Opportunity, Cross Timbers Chapter, Weatherford, Saturday, 02/14/2026 at 10 a.m.
2026-02-14 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago)
Spruce Up Days

Every 2nd Saturday we are planning to meet at the PPMSP Headquarters to spruce up the plant beds. This will be the first meet up and so I am asking for sign-up. The plan is for us to spread mulch, and some weeding since the beds are new.

Bring buckets, shovels, hand trowels, rakes, gloves, and sun protection. Please clean them (Master Gardeners wipe them down with bleach) before heading to the park to keep the spread of disease down. If there are questions please feel free to contact Cheyna Kaspar.

SIGN UP HERE

Next Date: Saturday, February 14th

Time: 10am – 12 pm

Address: 100 Park Road #77, Strawn, TX 76475

Contact Cheyna Kaspar with questions: cnpsot.vp@gmail.com

Beaumont Chapter Meeting
2026-02-16 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | 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
2026-02-17 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago)
Victoria Raven with the Esperanza Winery will be speaking on native grapes.

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.

Executive Committee Meeting
2026-02-17 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Chicago)
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.

Monthly Chapter Meeting
2026-02-18 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago)
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
2026-02-18 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago)

Garden Maintenance Workday at Native Plant Demonstration Garden at Rainbow Gardens
2026-02-18 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago)
Join volunteers from the San Antonio Chapter for a winter cleanup of the Native Plant Demonstration Garden at Rainbow Gardens. Our maintenance of this garden keeps it healthy and happy, and encourages shoppers to choose natives over non-natives!

Bring your gloves and pruning shears. No experience necessary! It’s a great opportunity for those new to pruning to learn from other volunteers!

As always, thank you for volunteering. We can’t do these events without you!

Boerne City Campus Natural Area (BCCNA) Workday
2026-02-19 09:00 - 11:30 (America/Chicago)
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.

Chapter Leader Forum: Membership Tips
2026-02-19 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago)
February’s Chapter Leader Forum will discuss manydifferent facets of Membership –

Neon tutorial on pulling membership reports

How to welcome new members and leaders

Membership Contest (running 1/1 – 3/31)

Strategies for increasing and retaining membership

Open discussion of Chapter Leaders’ current strategies

Presenters:Craig Coulter – NPSOT State Membership CoordinatorHaeley Giambalvo – NPSOT State VP CommunicationsMeade LeBlanc – NPSOT State VP Chapter Liaison

When: Thursday, February 19, 2026 (Third Thursday) 12 – 1 pm

Zoom Registration Link:https://npsot-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/mD8oaov1Sb6P0RJcE5Ce2w

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

Ancient Dune Swales: An Ode to the Coastal HeritagePreserve - February 19
2026-02-19 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
Often overlooked, the native plants of our Gulf Coast play a major role in habitat restoration while quite literally holding all of us along the coast together. This presentation will dive into the science behind a diverse set of plants native to the Gulf Coast and zoom in specifically on those that inhabit Galveston Island’s ancient dune swale complex.

About the Speaker

Lyndsey Ware is an eighth generation Texan with deep roots sunk into the Gulf Coast mud from South Texas to New Orleans, Ware has been talking to and falling in love with plants all her life. While on a brief hiatus away from her native habitat, she went back to school and earned a Plant and Soil Science (w/conservation and agricultural horticultural focus) degree from the University of Massachusetts. She has worked the land from an early age, managed greenhouses, farms, and labs, conducted research as a member of the UMass Extension team, and often acted as a liaison between growers and academia, agriculturists and conservationists. While away, her longing for the Texas and Louisiana ecologies she calls home grew. Upon return to the Lone Star State, Ware managed Green Star Wetland Plant Farm where she learned more about her beloved hydrophytes that helped her dad navigate duck marshes that he dragged her to as a girl. She then became the Conservation Horticulturist at Houston Botanic Garden before landing her ‘dream job’ stewarding 1,039 acres of wetlands and prairies, working with a plethora of unique plants at Artist Boat’s Coastal Heritage Preserve.

Our 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.

The presentation will start at 7:00 pm, but come at 6:45 pm for a meet and greet with snacks.

Houston Arboretum and Nature Center

610 Entrance (preferred)120 W Loop N FwyHouston, TX 77024

Woodway Entrance4501 Woodway DriveHouston, TX 77024

Meetings will also be live-streamed and recorded for later viewing.

Return to Houston Chapter Page

Pines & Prairies Chapter Meeting - Virtual Only
2026-02-19 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
ZOOM Only

Lake Mineral Wells State Park Pollinator Garden Work Day, Volunteer Opportunity, Cross Timbers Chapter, Mineral Wells, Saturday, 2/21/2026 at 10 a.m.
2026-02-21 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago)
🌿 Calling All Native Plant Enthusiasts! 🌿 Be a Pollinator Protector! 🐝🌸

Join us for a morning of volunteer magic at Lake Mineral Wells State Park. 🌼✨

You can help maintain the pollinator garden at Lake Mineral Wells State Park! 🌼🦋 This wonderful community effort supports our local ecosystems and provides habitat to facilitate the important work of pollinators. This garden provides educational information to visitors and is utilized by the park staff to explain the importance of native plants and their benefits.

Here are some suggestions on clothing and what to bring:

Work Clothing: Wear comfortable work clothing appropriate for the weather. Layers are great for adjusting to changing conditions.

Gloves: If you have gardening gloves, bring them along. They’ll protect your hands while working with plants and soil.

Gardening Tools: If you own any gardening tools, such as nippers, shovels, spades, pitchforks, or wheelbarrows, feel free to bring them. Buckets and brooms are also useful. These tools can be incredibly helpful for various tasks.

Water: Stay hydrated! Bring a water bottle to keep yourself refreshed during the work.

Hat: A hat with a wide brim provides shade for your face, neck, and ears, protecting you from direct sunlight. It helps prevent sunburn and reduces the risk of skin damage caused by UV radiation. In case of cooler weather, wear a hat to keep warm.

Additional Details:

If the temperature is below 40°F or if it’s raining, the workday will be canceled.

For any specific questions or further information, you can reach out to Cindy Crump at cindyleecrump@gmail.com or Vicki Brooks at vicki.brooks@icloud.com

Location:

Lake Mineral Wells State Park, 100 Park Road 71, Mineral Wells, Texas.

Before entering the park gates, take a left into the administration building parking lot.

Meeting Point:

Meet at the garden located near the administration building entrance (before paying at the gate).

Let’s come together and contribute to the beauty and health of our local environment! 🌿🌸

Volunteer hours count towards Texas Master Naturalist and Texas Master Gardeners.

All Seasons Field Trip: Winter, Benbrook, North Central Chapter
2026-02-22 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago)
Come explore the Benbrook Environmentally Sensitive Area with us. This 700-acre site has been designated as an Environmentally Sensitive Area (ESA) by the Army Corps of Engineers. Part of the greater Fort Worth Prairie ecoregion, it offers views of the unspoiled grand prairie with riparian features.

There are a multitude of native prairie grasses and forbs. Seeing it in winter, spring, summer, and fall provides a better understanding of the ecosystem and an appreciation for nature’s beauty. It’s great for birders year-round and for those interested in looking for monarch caterpillars (in April & May).

We will walk about two miles, and you will need sturdy shoes and tick prevention/precautions. There will also be some rocky-ish ups and downs. Kim Conrow, a member of NPSOT and a Texas Master Naturalist, will lead the hike. Kim has been coming to the ESA for several years and is eager to share her knowledge of this area with us.

You do not need to be a NPSOT member to attend this event. Attendees will need to sign a liability and photo waiver. This is a FREE event!

Registration is limited to 20 people. You can sign up for one date, or all of them! Participants who complete all 4 will receive a certificate.

Sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4FA8A72AA3FAC52-milkweed

WINTER: Sunday, February 22, 4:00pm (2-hour event)SPRING: Sunday, May 10, 4:00pm (2-hour event)SUMMER: Saturday, July 18, 7:30am (2-hour event)FALL: TBA

LOCATION:Meeting point will be emailed to registrants.Benbrook Lake AreaBenbrook, TX

National Invasive Species Awareness Week
2026-02-23 00:00 - 2026-02-27 23:59 (America/Chicago)
More information to come

National Invasive Species Awareness Week
2026-02-23 00:00 - 2026-02-27 23:59 (America/Chicago)
https://www.npsot.org/resources/invasive-plant-database/

Chapter Meeting - In the Path of Development: Planting Seeds for the Future
2026-02-23 17:45 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
Ashley Landry – “In the Path of Development: Planting Seeds for the Future”

Bio: Ashley Landry is the founder of the Native Plant Rescue Project (NPRP), which is a Central Texas-based nonprofit that coordinates plant rescues prior to construction. She was the 2024 Nancy Benedict Memorial Award winner and has been featured in Wildflower magazine, NPAT’s Prairie People, The Austin Chronicle,Vibrante magazine and on Central Texas Gardener. Ashley is an avid iNaturalist user and enjoys spending her free time botanizing.

The meeting is at the Headwaters of the Comal 333 E. Klingmann St.

Prairie Rose Chapter Meeting
2026-02-23 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | 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
2026-02-23 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
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.

2026-02-23 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
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)

Invasive Plant Big Pull Event
2026-02-24 08:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago)
Location: Headwaters Sanctuary, 4503 Broadway, San Antonio, TX 78209

National Invasive Species Awareness Week is an international event to raise awareness about invasive species , the threat that they pose, and what can be done to prevent their spread.

NPSOT Statewide Effort: The Great Pull!

Join the Salsa Squad in a Great Pull event a the Headwaters at Incarnate Word on February 24 from 8am-11am.

REGISTER VIA EMAIL TO HIW

February Meeting - Wildflowers in Nature and Our Gardens, Cross Timbers Chapter Meeting (Weatherford) - Tuesday 2/24/2026
2026-02-24 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
DATE: Tuesday, February 24th, 2026

TIME: 6 pm

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

SPEAKER: Kim Conrow

Wildflowers in Nature and our Gardens: Utilizing native plants in landscaping benefits wildlife

About Kim:

Kim joined the Society in 1997 to learn how to garden with drought tolerant plants when moving into a new home in Crowley. Becoming active in the North Central Chapter in 2014, she became chapter president in 2017 and has served on the statewide State Board of Directors as President-Elect, President, Immediate Past President and Vice President of Administration. She is a Texas Master Naturalist (2014), a member of the Native Prairie Association of Texas, Sierra Club and other conservation organizations.

She helped establish several Monarch Waystations in Tarrant County and has presented with other NPSOT speakers in the National Wildlife Federation’s Monarch Steward Program. She loves to talk about native plants and how the Society is making a difference. Kim holds a BS in Biology with minors in Chemistry and Education from the University of North Texas, and an MS in Science Education from Texas Woman’s University. She taught high school classes including biology and environmental science.

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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 - Rescuing Pollinator Plants
2026-02-24 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | Lakewood Clubhouse, 7317 Lakewood Dr., Austin, Texas, 78750, United States
For the Bees and Beyond: Rescuing Pollinator Plants and Endemics in Central Texas

Ethical native plant rescue offers a chance to diversify pollinator habitat with rehomed endemics and species of conservation need. Join us for stories about native plants, the pollinators they support, and the property owners granting the privilege of collecting native seed and plants before clearing for construction.

Ali is a Texas Master Naturalist, TreeFolks Urban Forest Steward, and founder of Central Texas Plant Rescuers. She leads native tree ID and plant walks in Travis and Hays counties and does Blanco river restoration work.

Join us for our monthly Chapter Meeting, 4th Tuesday of each month at 7PM (with social time at 6:30PM). We will have a table with seeds to swap. Bring some seeds to share. You are also welcome to bring food or drink to share.

Location: Lakewood Clubhouse at 7317 Lakewood Dr, Austin, TX 78750. You can also register for the Zoom option. If you want to attend online, you must register here: https://npsot-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/ng6bGywGTDapSkFqXrvGWg

San Antonio Chapter Meeting February 2026
2026-02-24 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
Arrive at 6:30pm to share or find native plants at the Plants x Donation table.

This will be a “hybrid” meeting, attend in-person or online.

In person: The Gathering Center at the Urban Ecology Center at Phil Hardberger Park, 8400 NW Military Hwy

Online: Please register in advance to attend via Zoom.

Presentation by Ben EldridgeExecutive Director, Heart of Texas ConservancyPreserving Natural Infrastructure in the Texas Hill Country

Ben started his career as the manager of a 5,000 acre ranch and has also been instrumental in shaping development rules, transportation plans and water management policies in Boerne and Kendall County. In addition to facilitating the conservation of land, Ben also serves on the board of directors at the Cow Creek Groundwater Conservation District, influences regional groundwater management and participates in state water data initiatives.

Ben Eldredge is the Executive Director of the Heart of Texas Conservancy, a land trust and civically engaged conservation organization based in Boerne, Texas. Ben will discuss the importance of conserving natural infrastructure in the Hill Country with a focus on policy and conservation easements for preserving the region’s waterways, water supply and mitigating risks to humans in “Flash Flood Alley.”

If 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.

Note: The Zoom recording will be available within days after the meeting on our YouTube channel.

Lessons Learned Running a Native Plant Nursery, Fredericksburg chapter - Feb 24
2026-02-24 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
“There are a whole host of positive aspects about a native plant business. I want to share the amazing and unexpected things I have leaned.” Dr David Winningham said.

Dr. David Winningham, our February speaker for the Fredericksburgs chapter of NPSOT, may have a PhD in physics but his love is the “hobby that got out of hand” – the nursery known as the Natives of Texas in the hill country between Kerrville and Medina.

Nurseries didn’t offer native plants in the early 1990s when the Winninghams began searching for those plants that thrive and support the ecology of the Texas Hill Country. As they explored western Texas from San Antonio as far as Big Bend, they began collecting seeds and cuttings, focusing on some for the madrone trees that have made the nursery famous.

Invasive Plant Big Pull Event
2026-02-25 08:30 - 11:30 (America/Chicago)
Location: Headwaters Sanctuary, 4503 Broadway, San Antonio, TX 78209

National Invasive Species Awareness Week is an international event to raise awareness about invasive species , the threat that they pose, and what can be done to prevent their spread.

NPSOT Statewide Effort: The Great Pull!

Join volunteers at the Headwaters at Incarnate Word in a Great Pull event a the Headwaters at Incarnate Word on February 25 from 8:30am-11:30am.

REGISTER VIA EMAIL TO HIW
