Native Plant Society of Texas

Habitat Workday @ EIH
2024-06-25 09:00 - 11:00, 2024-07-02 09:00 - 11:00, 2024-07-16 09:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York)
Habitat volunteers help weed and mulch flower beds, plant native plants, maintain pathways, and trim trees and bushes. Volunteers may also help clean out the pond on select work days.

No experience necessary—we’ll show you what goes and what stays

Bring your own tools or use ours (we have gloves too)

Don’t forget to bring a reusable water bottle, hat, and sunscreen!

Volunteers must be 18 or older to participate in EIH’s workdays unless prior arrangements have been made.

We do not hold workdays when the university is officially closed. Also, workdays are canceled during inclement weather, though a light sprinkle or drizzle rarely keeps us out of the garden. If you’re not sure, please call 281-283-3950 or 281-283-3045, and we’ll let you know if we’re digging in.

LocationEnvironmental Institute of Houston (Click link for Google Map)University of Houston-Clear LakeNorth Office Annex (NOA) 1 Building2700 Bay Area Blvd.Houston, TX 77058

Milkweed and Floral Resource Availability for Monarchs in the US - June 25
2024-06-25 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago)
Be among the first to discover what 8 years of Integrated Monarch Monitoring Program data can tell us about monarch habitat! MJV staff will share the findings from a variety of studies that utilize the IMMP to survey monarchs and their habitat. They’ll summarize habitat metrics across over a thousand sites, covering much of the monarch’s breeding range, and explore variation in milkweed density and floral resource availability across geographic regions and land uses. Then take a more focused dive into California, where MJV teams have surveyed several Bureau of Land Management sites for monarchs and milkweed.

Presented by Jennifer Thieme & Sarah Gomes, Monarch Joint Venture.

This presentation is part of the Monarch Conservation Webinar Series by Monarch Joint Venture.

To Be Announced, Cross Timbers Chapter Meeting (Weatherford)- Tuesday 6/25
2024-06-25 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
Additional details coming soon

Meeting Details:

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. Educational Program

Fredericksburg Chapter meeting
2024-06-25 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
Butterflies on your flowers. Birdsong dancing in the air. If you enjoy having wildlife in your garden, designing a garden for creatures is for you!

Deborah Simmons, President of NPOST Fredericksburg Chapter, will talk about how to create a garden oasis and magical experience graced by the presence of wildlife in your very own yard. Come share the experience with us.

Plant Party: Monitoring Native Vegetation
2024-06-26 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Chicago)
Registration is now open!Join us on June 26th from 10:00 – 11:30 AM (Central) for “Monitoring Native Vegetation“. We’ll have 5 short presentations from experts in the field and will be giving away lots of DOOR PRIZES!You must register to receive the Zoom link the day before. It’s FREE!https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PPMonitoringPlant Party is a quarterly, advanced plant training series provided by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service, and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

June Trinity Forks Business Meeting & Program-Establishing Pollinator Habitat with Local Government
2024-06-27 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Chicago)
6:30pm – Social time7:00pm – Zoom opens and meeting begins

We hope you can join our meeting in person at TWU’s Ann Stuart Science Complex. Campus parking is open after 6:00pm.
If you can’t join us in person, we invite you to our Zoom meeting.
ZOOM PARTICIPANTS ONLY: Please Register in advance for this meeting:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYodeCtrzoiE9LnBQR0XcOYymsF2Li5-B4G
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

This event is sponsored by the Trinity Forks Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas,

Presented by Tyler Leverenz, Town of Flower Mound, Environmental Programs Coordinator. Tyler, a Native Plant Society of Texas – Trinity Forks Chapter – Fall 2023 Grant Recipient, will describe the process of working with local government to create opportunities to demonstrate and educate the public on the importance of conserving native habitats.

Bee Day in the Garden at Goodman-LeGrand Museum & Gardens
2024-06-29 10:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago)
Join us for the fourth annual Bee Day in the Garden celebrating our favorite pollinator, the honeybee! This event will include educational workshops on beekeeping and creating a pollinator garden. There will be fun activities for children and food from local food trucks. Stop by our booth and say hello!

Chandor Nature Trail "Spruce Up", Volunteer Opportunity, Cross Timbers Chapter, Weatherford, Sunday, 6/30/2024 at 9 a.m.
2024-06-30 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago)
Spruce Up Days

Please join us for the Chandor Nature Trail “Spruce Up” volunteer day from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Late comers are welcome. Interested volunteers can contact Cross Timbers trail steward Christie Tull, at greenwoodfarminc@aol.com or call 817-307-9307. See you on the trail!

Note: New Summer Hours for Spruce Up volunteers — 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. (last Sunday of June, July and August)

About the Nature Trail

Chandor Nature Trail is just under one mile long and is open for hikers and their leashed dogs free of charge during Chandor Garden hours. The Garden’s address is 711 W Lee Street in Weatherford.

News Magazine Summer Publication Date
2024-07-01 12:00 (America/Chicago)
Members

Texas Native Plants is published quarterly and the digital version is distributed free to all Society members in current standing.

The digital version is also available in our online archive.

Print versions are mailed at no cost to Society members in current standing who select to receive a print copy when they join/renew.

Libraries & Educational Institutions

Libraries, educational institutions and other organizations may qualify to receive the publication for a $5 annual fee.

Contact the membership coordinator.

Collin County Chapter - Healthy Habitat: The Hidden Plants and Insects at Texas Discovery Gardens
2024-07-02 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Chicago)
The grasses, trees, forbs, and shrubs at the Texas Discovery Gardens, a seven-acre garden in Dallas’ Fair Park, are managed with ecology in mind. This habitat supports a great diversity of beetles, bugs, and botanical growth. Join us to learn more about these “critters” and the plants they need to survive.

Our program opens at 6:30 with social time and testing of connections, then at 7:00, Rodney Thomas, our chapter president, will have a short chapter update, followed by Kerry’s presentation. The meeting will conclude with a Q&A session.You can attend the hybrid meeting in person at the Heard Museum in McKinney (link below) or online via Zoom – https://tinyurl.com/yn85nbzd

Meeting ID: 885 5459 6572 ; Passcode: [REDACTED]

No Registration Required

Kerry Gray-Harrison was the Horticulture Director at Texas Discovery Gardens. Located in Dallas’ historic Fair Park, Texas Discovery Gardens is a year-round urban oasis maintained with environmentally-friendly methods and filled with natural discoveries. She holds a master of landscape architecture from the University of Texas at Arlington, a master of science in botany from the University of Maine at Orono, and enjoys propagating native Texas plants.

NPSOT-Houston Board Meeting
2024-07-02 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
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]

Return to Houston Chapter Page

July 3: "Bees-Eye View of a Garden" with Linda Timmons
2024-07-03 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Chicago)
Chapter Meeting: “Native Bees” with speaker Linda Timmons

No Chapter Meeting
2024-07-04 12:00 (America/Chicago)

CANCELED - Keeping it Local: Integrating Native Plants in Your Landscape - Hybrid Clear Lake Chapter Meeting
2024-07-08 18:15 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
Due to the impending arrival of Beryl, we have decided to cancel our chapter meeting scheduled for Monday, July 8, 2024. Stay safe during the storm and we will see you next month!

Please join us for our chapter meeting in person or online!

6:15 Doors Opens – UHCL Bayou Building, Room 13336:40 Zoom Opens6:45 Business Meeting6:55 Plant of the Month7:00 Guest Speaker

What’s all the hype about native plants? Through photos and stories, native Texan Cherie Colburn demonstrates her gardening mantra of “first, do no harm” by showing how attention to where, why, and what’s in our gardens can make us better stewards of our world.

About the Speaker

A professional landscape designer and native Texan, Cherie has designed hundreds of low-maintenance commercial and residential landscape designs since 1994 through her company, Nature’s Tapestry. She’s also helped create schoolyard gardens and habitats throughout Texas. As a garden writer, she’s authored traditionally published books for both children and adults while also contributing more than 100 magazine and newspaper articles over the last four decades. Cherie’s gardening blog – Garden Dishes – was named by PBS’ Central Texas Gardener as a favorite.

In her spare time, you can find Cherie singing and gardening – often simultaneously – at her home or church in The Woodlands where she feels confident she’s proven the theory that singing to plants makes them grow faster. Or, maybe that it only works on native plants and noxious weeds!

In-person – Parking Pass Required

If 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 Room 1333 (meeting room) and to place it in your car. DO NOT park in faculty/staff parking (enforced 24/7).

Arrive early to socialize and enter your name in the drawing for the door prize.

Map and Directions – The meeting will be held in Bayou Building Room 1333 at UHCL.

University of Houston-Clear Lake2700 Bay Area Blvd.Houston, TX 77058

Online – Zoom

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

This 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.

Hosted by the Environmental Institute of Houston, University of Houston-Clear Lake.

Pines and Prairies NLCP Committee Meeting
2024-07-08 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)

Work day at RGVNPC - July 9
2024-07-09 07:00 - 10:30 (America/Chicago)
Come out and volunteer with us at the Rio Grande Valley Native Plant Center on South Padre Island. Bring your garden tools, water, and snacks. While mosquitos are not usually bad, bring some bug spray just in case. We start early to take advantage of the cool mornings and stop when the day gets hot.

Questions? rio-grande-valley-chapter@npsot.org

CANCELED - Habitat Workday @ EIH
2024-07-09 09:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York)
Our Tuesday Work Day at EIH is canceled due to the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl. The UHCL campus is closed through July 9. Take care and we will see you next week!

Habitat volunteers help weed and mulch flower beds, plant native plants, maintain pathways, and trim trees and bushes. Volunteers may also help clean out the pond on select work days.

No experience necessary—we’ll show you what goes and what stays

Bring your own tools or use ours (we have gloves too)

Don’t forget to bring a reusable water bottle, hat, and sunscreen!

Volunteers must be 18 or older to participate in EIH’s workdays unless prior arrangements have been made.

We do not hold workdays when the university is officially closed. Also, workdays are canceled during inclement weather, though a light sprinkle or drizzle rarely keeps us out of the garden. If you’re not sure, please call 281-283-3950 or 281-283-3045, and we’ll let you know if we’re digging in.

LocationEnvironmental Institute of Houston (Click link for Google Map)University of Houston-Clear LakeNorth Office Annex (NOA) 1 Building2700 Bay Area Blvd.Houston, TX 77058

NPSOT Website Committee
2024-07-09 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
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]

Work day at RGVNPC - July 10
2024-07-10 07:00 - 10:30 (America/Chicago)

Pines and Prairies Board Meeting
2024-07-10 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
Agenda

Executive Committee Meeting
2024-07-10 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago)
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.

Water Saving Seminar - Rain Gardens: Where Beauty Meets Functionality
2024-07-11 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
Join the Fort Worth Water Department in this in-person and online seminar. Designed to beautify the landscape, while at the same time taking advantage of water that would otherwise run down the storm drain, rain gardens, and bioswales are a great way to increase your rainwater harvesting capacity. Learn the basics of rain garden design and maintenance along with an overview of the flood of plant material that can thrive in these enticing garden features. We’ll also provide a stream of resources to help you tackle this DIY project or choose the right people to help you get growing.

Location: 1700 University Dr. Fort Worth, TX 76107

More information and register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/water-saving-seminar-rain-gardens-where-beauty-meets-functionality-tickets-744459106227?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

Williamson County Annual Chapter Meeting, July 11
2024-07-11 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago)
Join NPSOT-Williamson County Thursday, July 11, 2024, for our annual chapter meeting. Free and open to the public. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM.

Results of the chapter board election will be announced and membership anniversary pins will be presented (if the recipient attends in-person; if not attending this meeting in-person, the pins will be provided another way after the meeting).

Exciting news! We’ll also have a short discussion about a new project. NPSOT-Williamson County Chapter is developing a user-friendly database of native plants for Williamson County. Find out the goals and the benefits to the chapter and the public.

NOTE: this month’s in-person location is the Georgetown Public Library, 2nd floor, 402 West 8th St, Georgetown, TX 78626.

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

Pollinators and their preferred flowers - July 13
2024-07-13 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago)
While some pollinators are generalists when it comes to looking for nectar or pollen, others specialize on very specific flowers. Whether it is the color, the scent, or the special features of the flower, pollinators will travel far and wide in search of their favorite plants.

Join us for our next Chapter Meeting when we welcome Devin Johnston who will share some of the unique relationships some pollinators have with their chosen flowers.

A link for remote attendance will be posted as the date gets near.

Location: South Texas Ecotourism Center, 501 Hwy 100, Laguna Vista, Tx.

Questions? rio-grande-valley-chapter@npsot.org

July 13 - Second Saturday Workday at Cibolo Nature Center Demonstration Gardens
2024-07-13 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago)
July 13, 9:00 am – noon. We will meet in the Nature Center Parking Lot. Please bring hat, work gloves, water, and sun and insect protection.

Work day at RGVNPC - July 14
2024-07-14 07:00 - 10:30 (America/Chicago)

Beaumont Chapter Meeting
2024-07-15 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.

No Chapter Meeting in July
2024-07-16 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
We take the month off with chapter meetings, so please join us in August for the next chapter meeting.
