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SUMMARY:Prosper Prairie Walk
DESCRIPTION:Join the NPSOT-Collin County Chapter for a chapter-led native plant walk through the prairie at the Raymond Community Park in Prosper on Thursday\, April 30\, 2026\, at 6:45 PM. The walk will be led by Melanie Schuchart. Plan on about one hour\, though participants are welcome to leave earlier if needed. \n\n\n\nLocation (Updated): Do not use the official park address; it will take you to the wrong side of the park. Instead\, follow these three steps:1) Search your GPS for the intersection of Coit Rd & First St\, Prosper\, TX.2) From that intersection\, drive North on Coit Road.3) Watch for a gravel road on your left (the West side of Coit). Turn there into the gravel parking lot where we will meet. \n\n\n\nNote: Because of construction on Coit Road\, please allow an extra 15 minutes of travel time to ensure you arrive by the start of the walk! This prairie is in a period of change. The park is under development\, sidewalks have been added\, and parts of the prairie have been disturbed\, making this a good opportunity to observe both the blooms and how the prairie responds over time. \n\n\n\nWhat to wear and bring: Long pants\, closed-toe shoes\, sunscreen\, and insect repellent are recommended. You may also want to bring a camera\, binoculars\, and a wildflower guide.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/prosper-prairie-walk/
CATEGORIES:Field Trip
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SUMMARY:Stiff Creek Wildflower Walk
DESCRIPTION:Our annual Stiff Creek Wildflower Walk is a great opportunity for people of all ages to learn about native plants. Knowledgeable chapter members will be available to help you identify native wildflowers along our walk. \n\n\n\nDate and Start Time: May 2nd @ 9:30 am. \n\n\n\nWhat to Wear: Long pants\, closed toe shoes\, sunscreen\, and insect repellent are recommended. \n\n\n\nWhat to Bring: Camera\, wildflower guides\, binoculars\, and a brunch item to share after the walk. We plan to have a brunch around noon. Please bring your brunch item ready to be served. We can keep your items hot or cold but cannot cook or heat them. \n\n\n\nLocation: 4545 County Road 412\, McKinney\, (Brett and Brigette Laplante). You can park along the driveway. You will see trucks and a flatbed trailer with hay bales for the wildflower walk.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/stiff-creek-wildflower-walk-3/
CATEGORIES:Field Trip
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260505T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260505T210000
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SUMMARY:Collin County May Meeting: An Introduction to the NICE Program - Building Partnerships for Native Plants
DESCRIPTION:Our Tuesday May 5th chapter meeting will be available to attend in person at the Heard Museum in McKinney or online via Zoom. The program will feature Amy Monroy\, the NPSOT NICE Native Plants Partner Chair presenting on “An Introduction to the NICE Program – Building Partnerships for Native Plants”. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresentation Summary\n\n\n\nLearn about this NPSOT state-wide initiative to partner with nurseries to get more native plants to the public. What it is\, how it works\, how you can be involved. We’ll also go over some proposed changes and take input on those changes — or any you might suggest! This presentation is intended for high participant involvement. \n\n\n\nAttendance Options\n\n\n\nOur meetings are free and open to the public. This is a hybrid meeting held at the Heard Museum in McKinney and virtually via Zoom. \n\n\n\nLocation (in-person): Laughlin Hall at the Heard Museum. Please enter through the south doors of the building. \n\n\n\nZoom Link: https://tinyurl.com/yn85nbzd – Passcode: 571904; Meeting ID: 885 5459 6572 \n\n\n\nDoors and Zoom Open: 6:30 PM (for setup and connection testing) \n\n\n\nMeeting Begins: 7:00 PM\, with a brief update from Chapter President Rodney Thomas\, followed by the featured presentation. \n\n\n\nWe look forward to seeing you at our program! \n\n\n\nAbout our Speaker \n\n\n\nAmy has loved plants all of her life. A fifth (technically\, sixth) – generation North Texan\, preserving the landscape of her childhood and family heritage is her burning passion. She launched and crowdfunded the Windmill Garden at Dallas College – Brookhaven and managed the horticulture\, education\, promotions and administration of it for three years before taking the position of horticulturist for the Heard Natural Science Museum and Wildlife Sanctuary from 2019-2025. Currently\, she provides design and consultation services for private and public gardens and conservation projects\, and is working on several writing projects.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/collin-county-may-meeting-an-introduction-to-the-nice-program-building-partnerships-for-native-plants/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Virtual
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260602T210000
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SUMMARY:Collin County June Meeting: Encouraging Native Landscapes in HOA Neighborhoods
DESCRIPTION:Our Tuesday June 2nd chapter meeting will be available to attend in person at the Heard Museum in McKinney or online via Zoom. The program will feature Diane Wetherbee presenting on “Encouraging Native Landscapes in HOA Neighborhoods”. \n\n\n\nTexas Discovery Gardens\n\n\n\nPresentation Summary\n\n\n\nWe often hear\, “My HOA won’t let me plant native plants.” The fact is\, Texas state law prohibits HOAs from disallowing water-wise landscaping but does allow them to require that landscaping fit the neighborhood’s general aesthetic. How can we encourage the use of more native plants in our community while keeping HOAs happy? \n\n\n\nAttendance Options\n\n\n\nOur meetings are free and open to the public. This is a hybrid meeting held at the Heard Museum in McKinney and virtually via Zoom. \n\n\n\n\nLocation (in-person): Laughlin Hall at the Heard Museum. Please enter through the south doors of the building.\n\n\n\nZoom Link: https://tinyurl.com/yn85nbzd – Passcode: 571904; Meeting ID: 885 5459 6572\n\n\n\nDoors and Zoom Open: 6:30 PM (for setup and connection testing)\n\n\n\nMeeting Begins: 7:00 PM\, with a brief update from Chapter President Rodney Thomas\, followed by the featured presentation.\n\n\n\n\nWe look forward to seeing you at our program! \n\n\n\nHeard Museum Native Garden Walk\n\n\n\nBefore the meeting\, join us for a guided walk through the Heard Gardens. Our schedule is as follows: \n\n\n\n5:45 – Begin gathering in Laughlin Hall for Garden Walk6:00 – Garden Walk begins6:45 – Garden Walk concludes \n\n\n\nAbout our Speaker\n\n\n\nDiane is a Texas Master Naturalist\, as well as a member of the Native Prairies Association of Texas and the Native Plant Society of Texas. She is a board member of the Upper Trinity Conservation Trust and also serves as vice chairman of the board of The Flower Mound Foundation\, which cares for the 12.5-acre prairie remnant that gives the town its name. Diane is a Certified Citizen Forester and is a board member of the Cross Timbers Urban Forestry Council. After a career in corporate communications and product marketing\, she turned to her first love – the natural world. She was an interpretive naturalist and environmental educator at LLELA for 12 years and has completed coursework toward a Ph.D. in forestry at Stephen F. Austin State University. In her spare time\, she serves on Lantana’s Denton County Fresh Water Supply District 7 Board of Directors and is the chairman of the Lantana HOA Architectural Review Committee.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/june-collin-county-meeting-encouraging-native-landscapes-in-hoa-neighborhoods/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Virtual
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260707T210000
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SUMMARY:Collin County July Meeting: Native Swagger - Turning Heads with Texas Plants
DESCRIPTION:Our Tuesday July 7th chapter meeting will be available to attend in person at the Heard Museum in McKinney or online via Zoom. The program will feature Andrea Delong-Amaya speaking on “Native Swagger – Turning Heads with Texas Plants”.  \n\n\n\nPresentation Summary:\n\n\n\nD75\n\n\n\nNative plants are ecological powerhouses\, and they represent the botanical heritage of all Texans. But too often\, they’re dismissed as messy or weedy. It’s time to change the narrative! In this talk\, we’ll explore how to use Central Texas natives to create gardens that are true people-pleasers. From wild to formal designs\, lawns to containers\, sun to shade\, wildlife gardens to water gardens\, even edible gardens — you’ll see how natives provide habitat while they also serve as the anchor for stunning landscapes. Whether you’re already a native-plant champion or just native-curious\, you’ll come away with ideas to elevate your garden and give native plants the starring role they deserve. \n\n\n\nAttendance Options\n\n\n\nOur meetings are free and open to the public. This is a hybrid meeting held at the Heard Museum in McKinney and virtually via Zoom. \n\n\n\n\nLocation (in-person): Laughlin Hall at the Heard Museum. Please enter through the south doors of the building.\n\n\n\nZoom Link: https://tinyurl.com/yn85nbzd – Passcode: 571904; Meeting ID: 885 5459 6572\n\n\n\nDoors and Zoom Open: 6:30 PM (for setup and connection testing)\n\n\n\nMeeting Begins: 7:00 PM\, with a brief update from Chapter President Rodney Thomas\, followed by the featured presentation.\n\n\n\n\nWe look forward to seeing you at our program? \n\n\n\nAbout our Speaker\n\n\n\nFor over three decades\, Andrea DeLong-Amaya has been living her life’s mission to honor the natural world through presenting and teaching classes about the horticulture\, ecology\, and importance of native plants in planned landscapes. \n\n\n\nOver the prior 21 years\, she served as the Wildflower Center’s Director of Horticulture\, overseeing the nine acres of Texas native plant gardens\, and nursery programs. She’s been a staff member since 1998 and has over 30 years of experience with Texas native plants in horticulture\, ecology and garden design. Recently\, she has taken on a new role at the Wildflower Center focusing more on teaching and advancing interpretation in the gardens. \n\n\n\nShe has contributed numerous gardening articles to publications such as Taunton’s Fine Gardening\, Rodale’s Organic Gardening\, American Public Gardens Association’s Public Garden\, Neil Sperry’s Gardens and e-Gardens\, Texas Gardener and Wildflower (the Center’s member magazine). Her regionally best-selling book\, the Texas Native Plant Primer  (Timber Press)\, was released in March of 2025. \n\n\n\nThe Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College honored DeLong-Amaya with the prestigious 2025 Scott Garden & Horticulture Award in March 2025. And in the fall of 2025\, the Native Plant Society of Texas recognized her for the Texas Native Plant Primer with the Correll Memorial Award.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/july-collin-county-meeting-native-swagger-turning-heads-with-texas-plants/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Virtual
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260804T210000
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SUMMARY:Collin County August Meeting: Peace\, Love\, & Milagros: Life Lessons from the Road
DESCRIPTION:Steven Chamblee will be our speaker. More information coming soon.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/collin-county-august-meeting-peace-love-milagros-life-lessons-from-the-road/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Virtual
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260901T210000
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SUMMARY:Collin County September Meeting: The Role of Beneficial Insects
DESCRIPTION:John Watts of the Dallas Discovery Gardens will be presenting on “The Role of Beneficial Insects”. More information coming soon.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/collin-county-september-meeting-the-role-of-beneficial-insects/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261006T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261006T210000
DTSTAMP:20260429T050721
CREATED:20260119T231914Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260119T232955Z
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SUMMARY:Collin County October Meeting: Bringing Back Burns: The Reintroduction of Prescribed Fire After 18 Years
DESCRIPTION:Braden Duffee of the Heard Museum and Nature Preserve in McKinney will be speaking on “Bringing Back Burns: The Reintroduction of Prescribed Fire After 18 Years”. More information coming soon.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/collin-county-october-meeting-bringing-back-burns-the-reintroduction-of-prescribed-fire-after-18-years/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261103T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261103T210000
DTSTAMP:20260429T050721
CREATED:20260119T232146Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260119T233002Z
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SUMMARY:Collin County November Meeting: Native Texas Plant Show and Tell
DESCRIPTION:Our annual Native Texas Plant Show and Tell program. More information coming soon.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/collin-county-november-meeting-native-texas-plant-show-and-tell/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261201T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261201T170000
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SUMMARY:Collin County Chapter: No December Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Happy Holidays! No chapter meetings in December and January.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/collin-county-no-december-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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