Lindheimer Chapter Board Meeting
2025-10-14 09:30 - 12:00 (America/Chicago)
The members of the Board meet the second Tuesday of each month at the Tye Preston Memorial Library in the Founder’s Room.

Chapter Meeting--Collecting and Sorting Native Seeds
2025-10-14 13:30 - 15:00 (America/Chicago)
China Rubiano and Susan Longacre will discuss collecting and sorting native seeds for the Kerrville area at Riverside Nature Center, 150 Francisco Lemos Street, Kerrville, TX

NPSOT Website Committee
2025-10-14 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

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“The By-Products of Honey Bees” Guadalupe Chapter meeting
2025-10-14 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
at St. John Lutheran Church, FM 465, Marion, Texas. Speaker is Thien Gretchen, from the Gretchen Bee Farm

Monthly Chapter Meeting
2025-10-15 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.

October Book Club
2025-10-15 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago)
This month we are discussing Remarkable Plants of Texas by Matt Warnock Turner at the Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library.

Week Proclamation Reading at the Comal County Commissioners Meeting
2025-10-16 08:30 - 09:00 (America/Chicago)
100 Main Plaza, New Braunfels. Link to web site here.

Plants of the Prairie Tour
2025-10-16 09:00 (America/New_York)
Plants of the Prairie Tour (two options) – 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Take a deep dive into the remarkable world of prairie plants! Discover the wildflowers, grasses, and hidden botanical gems that form the foundation of our ecosystem. This tour will highlight native species and their importance to wildlife and pollinators.

Charlie Winker (our speaker in September) will be leading the walk at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. The event will be allowed to continue in spite of the current shut down because it is a free event on publicly accessible trails.

Please note: This is not an event organized or sponsored by the Native Plant Society. Participation is entirely on your own.

LocationAttwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge1206 APC NWR Rd.Eagle Lake, TX 77434

Boerne City Campus Natural Area (BCCNA) Workday
2025-10-16 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.

Pines and Prairies Chapter Meeting
2025-10-16 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
Details will be emailed to members

Three years, 75 acres and 100,000 wetland plants: Creating a wetland at John Paul Landing Park in Katy - October 16
2025-10-16 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
The very large John Paul Landing park on the far west side of Harris County is at the epicenter of rapid neighborhood development, and the Harris County Engineering Department planned an expansion of the lake in the park to absorb stormwater runoff. Remarkably, wetlands were designed into the plans from the outset. Mary Carol Edwards’ company Green Star Wetland Plant Farm was subcontracted to source, propagate, and deliver the plants for each of the three phases of lake excavation and planting. She will discuss the results, adventures, and lessons learned along the way, as well as introduce some of the key native species that found a new home in the project.

About the Speaker

Mary Carol founded Green Star Wetland Plant Farm in 2018 to meet a need for native aquatic species for all kinds of projects, from backyard raingardens to large acreage restorations. She previously worked as the stormwater wetland specialist for Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s Texas Community Watershed Partners, as well as TCWP’s freshwater wetland restoration program, at landscape design and landscape architecture firms, and also in genetics research labs at Baylor College of Medicine and Rice University. Mary Carol is a Houston native, raised on Galveston Bay. She has a BS in Biology and an MA in Architecture from the University of Houston and enjoys bringing both disciplines together to create wonderful natural settings.

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

Lake Mineral Wells State Park Pollinator Garden Work Day, Volunteer Opportunity, Cross Timbers Chapter, Mineral Wells, Saturday, 10/18/2025 at 9 a.m.
2025-10-18 09:00 - 11:00 (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.

Fall Native Plant Sale - Open to the Public
2025-10-18 09:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago)
Planting season will be here soon! Come check out what our native plant growers have to offer at the Fall Native Plant Sale at the Herff Farm Teaching Barn. Open to the Public.

Take advantage of this opportunity to easily obtain native plants suited for our ecoregion. Along with making your space beautiful, you’ll be providing food and habitat for butterflies, birds and other wildlife. Many native plants even do well in containers!

This fall we have a record number of plants available for sale: 971 plants and 126 different species! Below is a partial list of plants that will be available at the sale. Please note that this is a partial list – there will be even more!

4-Nerve Daisy

Alamo Vine

American Beautyberry – Callicarpa Americana

Anacaucho Orchid

Antelope Horn Milkweed – Asclepias asperula

Bigtooth Maple

Blackeyed Susan – Rudbeckia fulgida “Goldsturm”

Blackfoot Daisy – Melampodium leucanthum

Brazos Penstemon

Bur Oak- Quercus macrocarpa

Cedar Sage

Chili Pequin

Coral Berry

Coral Honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens

Corona de Cristo Passionflower – Passiflora foetida var gossypifolia

Crucita – Chromolaena odorata

Drummond’s Wild Petunia- Ruellia drummondiana

Evergreen Sumac

Fall Aster Aster oblongifolium

Flame Acanthus – Anisacanthus quadrifidus

Foxglove – Penstemon cobaea

Fragrant Mistflower – Ageratina havaensis

Golden Groundsel- Packera obovata

Goldenball Leadtree – Leucana retusa

Gregg’s Blue Mist Flower – Conoclinium greggii

Gulf Muhly

Heartleaf Hibiscus – Hibiscus martianus

Lindheimer’s Morning Glory – Ipomoea lindheimeri

Lindheimer’s Senna – Senna lindheimeri

Lyre Leaf Sage – Salvia lyrate

Mealy Blue Sage – Salvia farinacea

Mexican Buckeye – Ungnadia speciosa

Mexican Plum – Prunus mexicana

Milkweed Vine

Missouri Violets – Viola missouriensis

Osage Orange / Bois D’arc tree – Maclura pomifera

Pigeonberry – Rivina humilis

Plateau Goldeneye – Viguiera dentata

Prairie Petunia – Ruellia humilis

Purple Coneflower – Echinacea augustifolia

Rock Rose – Pavonia Lasiopetala

Scarlet Sage – Red blooming – Salvia coccinea

Scarlet Sage – White blooming – Salvia coccinea

Skeleton Leaf Goldeneye – Viguiera stenoloba

Snailseed Vine

Sotol – Dasylirion texanum

Texas Betony

Texas Greeneyes – Berlandiera betonicifolia

Texas Milkweed – Asclepias texensis

Texas Red Yucca – Hesperaloe parviflora

Theresa’s Hackberry

Theresa’s Lindhemimer Muhly

Theresa’s Little Bluestem

Theresa’s Switchgrass

Turks Cap – Malvaviscus arboreus v drummondii

Twisted Leaf Yucca – Yucca rupicolo

Virginia Creeper – Parthenocissum quinequefolia

Wafer Ash

Western Ironweed – Vernonia baldwinii

Zexmenia – Wedelia hispida

Join us on Saturday, October 18th! NPSOT members will be on hand to answer your gardening and native plant questions!

Fall Plant Sale
2025-10-18 09:30 - 13:00 (America/Chicago)
Click here for more information and to see the list of available plants!

https://www.npsot.org/chapters/pines-and-prairies/pines-and-prairies-plant-sale-list/

2701 Lone Star Parkway, Montgomery TX

Please consider spending part of your day sharing your knowledge of natives and finding a few great plants for yourself! SIGN UP NOW https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4FA4AB2DAAFDC34-58474557-2025

H-E-B outreach table
2025-10-18 11:00 - 15:00, 2025-10-19 12:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago)
We still need volunteers! Pines and Prairies chapter members please check sign-up genius for locations: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4FA4AB2DAAFDC34-58631020-hebnative#/

HEB tabling Event to give information to the public on Native Plants
2025-10-18 12:00 - 16:00, 2025-10-19 11:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago)

Beaumont Chapter Meeting
2025-10-20 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.

NPSOT Dallas Monday, October 20th, Chapter Meeting, Thriving Transitions - Lewisville's Efforts to go Native
2025-10-20 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Chicago)
Pat Thompson, of Lewisville’s Parks and Recreation Department will discuss the city’s bold shift from turf to thriving native landscapes, spotlighting the Roots for Wings program and Lewisville’s growing commitment to pollinator habitat, community education, and the visibility of native plants in public spaces.

ZOOM our monthly meetings at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83725236133?pwd=[REDACTED] needed, use: Meeting ID: 837 2523 6133 / Passcode: [REDACTED]

Habitat Workday @ EIH
2025-10-21 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

Pollinatives Native Plant Demo Garden Workday October 21
2025-10-21 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago)
Let’s get together to spruce up the Pollinatives demo garden ahead of the big NPSOT-SA plant sale there on Oct. 25!

Please let Haeley Giambalvo know if you are free to join us from 9am-11am on Tuesday, October 21st. Bring water and your favorite gardening tools!

REGISTER HERE

Fredericksburg Board of Directors plans for upcoming events.
2025-10-21 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago)
Plans for upcoming events and membership involvement is the focus for the March meeting of the Board of Directors. Included will be the dates for the Fall Plant Sale as well as the progress for the Spring sale. Field Trip plans. Members are invited. Ask a current board member for location.

Lindheimer Chapter Monthly Meeting: Bailey Hoops, Trees of Hope
2025-10-21 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago)
Drought, water restrictions and intense winter storms, oh my! Are you ready to plant some new native trees in your landscape? Looking to replace dead or fallen trees with natives that are beautiful to experience and vital to the wildlife in your neighborhood? Please join us as we discuss a wide variety of native trees including canopy and understory trees. You will learn tree characteristics, preferred growing conditions and how your tree choice can leave a legacy to the people and wildlife around you. Trees of Hope class offers choices so you can feel empowered to make a positive change in your yard, to better our community. Bio:Bailey Hoops is a clinically trained herbalist, certified permaculture designer and certified with the Native Plant Society of Texas in Landscaping with Native Plants. Her greatest passions are butterflies, native medicinal plants, and leading plant walks. She has spent 10 years building a medicinal food forest at her home, with a large emphasis on native pollinator plants. You can currently find her working with the Oak hill VFW post # 4443, helping run the Paul Pena Community Garden.

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 – October 21
2025-10-21 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.

Tour Selah, the 5,500 acre Bamburger Ranch Preserve with the Fredericksburg Chapter
2025-10-23 09:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago)
The chapter’s Members-Only tour of Selah is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 23 and will be both educational and inspiring. Selah is a world class land restoration example right here in our backyard. For over 50 years, David Bamberger has worked to restore the 5,500-acre ranch in Blanco County to its original habitat. Selah, and what has been learned over the decades of its restoration, is an unparalleled resource for scientists, naturalists and land managers. The tour is limited to 35 chapter members and registration closes Oct. 14. (Deadline to register to go on the tour is Oct. 13.)

Museum of Texas Handmade Furniture Demonstration Garden Workday
2025-10-23 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Chicago)
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.

Chapter Leader Forum
2025-10-23 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago)
Topic: Bring Back the Monarchs to Texas (BBMT)

Description: Ever wonder what the Bring Back the Monarchs to Texas committee does and how to work with it? This is your chance to find out about the inner workings of our program and how it fulfills the mission of the Native Plant Society of Texas, and get the inside scoop on filling out a successful grant application. We may be best known for our garden grant program, but there is much more happening with the BBMT. There are easy ways for your chapter to get involved and partner with us.

Presenter:

Carol Clark is a Monarch Watch Conservation Specialist, Master Naturalist, former NPSOT chapter president, and chair of NPSOT’s Bring Back the Monarchs to Texas committee.

When: Thursday, October 23, 2025 (FOURTH Thursday) 12 – 1 pm

Zoom Registration Link:https://npsot-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/MW_t6tUnR-6sx3M6LEft2A

Trinity Forks Members & Family Social
2025-10-23 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Chicago)

CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER - Chapter Hike at Palo Pinto Mountains State Park, Field Trip, Cross Timbers Chapter, Palo Pinto, Friday, 10/24/2025 at 12 p.m.
2025-10-24 12:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago)
Cancelled Due to Weather – Event to be rescheduled Soon.

We are excited to announce that Friday, October 24 we will be touring Palo Pinto Mountains State Park! Our tour will start at 2pm. We will start at the Sate Park Headquarters and view the native plants there, go for an easy 1/2 mile hike out, then 1/2 mile hike back.

Once we get an idea of who will be attending, looking at a carpool from Academy Sports, Weatherford, TX to head out there. We would need to gather about 12pm to make the drive.

Registration is required for this hike. Please use the Sign Up Genius link below:https://www.signupgenius.com/…/30E0A44ACA82FA1FB6…
