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Spring 2023 Plant Sale

Spring 2023 plant sale from 10:00 a.m. -2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 22 in conjunction with Earth Day at the Headwaters at the Comal, 333 E. Klingemann St, New Braunfels.

Rare and Endangered Plants of Texas – May 22

Join the New Braunfels chapter on Monday, May 23rd, for a presentation by Michael Eason, botanist for SABOT and NPSOT, on the subject of "Rare and Endangered Plants of Texas."The meeting will be in-person and via Zoom. The speaker begins at 6:30 pm. To join via Zoom: If you are unable to join in person, you […]

Bracken Cave Field Trip

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Szefq-Z_vB-c8hkJrrM5Mxn2uOx2IeiLBjXgAiMI1hM/edit

NB NPSOT Chapter Meeting

Paradise Lost and Found, from Construction Lot to Blooming Garden - by Eric Strickland

Chapter meeting: “Paradise Lost and Found, from Construction Lot to Blooming Garden.” – June 26

Chapter meeting: Our own chapter member, Eric Strickland, will present program "Paradise Lost and Found, from Construction Lot to Blooming Garden." Social 5:45 pm, Business 6:15 pm, Program at 6:30 pm at New Braunfels Public library meeting room. Join Zoom Meetinghttps://npsot-org.zoom.us/j/5035794714, passcode NPSOT123!Meeting ID: 503 579 4714One tap mobile+13462487799,,5035794714# US (Houston)+17209289299,,5035794714# US (Denver)Dial by your location  […]

Summer Social

 Chapter Summer Social - Potluck with a Hawaiian Luau theme

August Chapter Meeting – Craig Hensley

Speaker: Craig HensleyNative Plants, Butterflies, and other Pollinators: Making Connections Native plants and pollinators, including butterflies, fit together hand in glove. Without one you don’t have much of the other. […]

“The Importance of Natives; Aren’t they Just Weeds” -by Deedy Wright

Community Class taught by Deedy Wright, location Canyon High School. Learn the many services native plants provide us and our environment to make ourlives better. Find out why natives are surging in popularity right now. You must register at: https://comalisd.ce.eleyo.com/search?redirected_yet=true&sf%5bcategory%5d=14

Effective Landscape: Use of Native Plants

Puzzled about how to plan your landscape using native plants? Are they differentfrom the non-native plants you are used to? Join us to learn some basiclandscaping “rules” that will help you be successful with your new landscape. Canyon High School Register at https://comalisd.ce.eleyo.com/search?redirected_yet=true&sf%5bcategory%5d=14

Growing Texas Wildflowers

Presented by Deedy Wright, 9 am to 10:30 am, Headwaters at the Comal, 333 E. Klingemann, New Braunfels, TX 78130  You must register for the class here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/headwaters

September Chapter Meeting – Deedy Wright

"Native Plants in Chapter Fall Plant Sale", presented by Deedy Wright;  Social 5:45 pm, Business 6:15 pm, Program at 6:30 pm at New Braunfels Public library meeting room. Zoom link and passcode in September newsletter and on website.

Native Plants that Love our Soil and Weather in Comal County – by Deedy Wright

Want to know about plants that will grow in black gumbo clay in the NewBraunfels city limits, or what will grow in virtually no soil out toward CanyonLake? Come find out some native plants that can do that and like where they are. Canyon High School You must register at: https://comalisd.ce.eleyo.com/search?redirected_yet=true&sf%5bcategory%5d=14

Plant Sale

At the Headwaters at the Comal Headwaters - while supplies last

Seven Flags over Texas benefit

at Historic Old Town, Conservation Plaza, 1300 Churchill, New Braunfels, TX 78130  More details soon.

Founders Oak garden workdays

meet at Founders Oak in Landa Park and bring your favorite garden tools for planting and mulching.

How to Tame a Water-Thirsty Yard: Getting Started on Xeriscape

Is the water bill getting out of hand and the landscape still looks terrible? Or evenworse, is water being rationed? Find out how you can deal with this picture using the principles ofxeriscape. You can have a nicer looking landscape, reduce your water use and shrink the water bill Community class taught by Deedy Wright […]

Monarch Festival at Fisher Park

New Braunfels. NB NPSOT chapter president Mary Moses will present a "Biodiversity" sign to Fischer Park staff in recognition of the park's commitment to native plants and biodiversity. Volunteers who wish to staff the NB NPSOT table at the festival, contact Mary Moses.

Deep in the Heart documentary viewing

Deep in the Heart documentary presented for viewing, sponsored by CCCA and Tye Preston library, time 5:30 for meet and greet, 6:15 showing; location is Tye Preston Memorial Library, 16311 S. Access Rd, Canyon Lake, TX

I’m Being Invaded! What Can I Do? – by Deedy Wright

You may have heard the term “invasive plants” used but aren’t quite sure what itmeans—or why you should be concerned. Invasives are becoming a problem inour environment in many ways. Learn what these non-native plants are doing andwhat native plants can replace them in your landscape. Canyon High School You must register at: https://comalisd.ce.eleyo.com/search?redirected_yet=true&sf%5bcategory%5d=14

NPSOT Board Meeting

Zoom is the same as regular meetings: https://npsot.org/chapters/new-braunfels/

Chapter Meeting – Native Plant Nomenclature, What it Tells Us and Why We Care

NB NPSOT Chapter meeting: Program: Native Plant Nomenclature, What it Tells Us and Why We Care"  by chapter member Guillaume Dury, post doc grad student at UT Austin, tree researcher; Voting for 2024 Chapter board members also.  Social 5:45 pm, Business 6:15 pm, Program at 6:30 pm at New Braunfels Public library meeting room. Zoom link […]

Holiday Party

At Conservation Plaza

Chapter Meeting – Easy-to-Grow Native Plants for Bees, Butterflies & Birds to support & attract winged wildlife

It's a great introduction to habitat gardening; will start folks off with info & ideas for their 2024 gardens. Presented by Kathleen Scott at the New Braunfels Public Library meeting room. These are handouts for the meeting: Wildlife Habitat Basics Why Native Plants Eco-Friendly Gardening Practices CMG 2023 Programs Wildlife Plant List Bee Facts Social 5:45 pm, […]

Our Texas Our Future at the Brauntex

Mark Saturday, March 9, 2 p.m. on your calendar for the Brauntex Theatre in downtown New Braunfels! The Lindheimer and Guadalupe chapters of NPSOT have organized a showing of five short documentary films commissioned by HEB. Click on the HEB image above for a film trailer. These films were produced by Fin & Fur Films […]

Spring Social at Landa Park – with a bioblitz using iNaturalist

Landa Park  New Braunfels NPSOT is transforming the usual July summer social into a May spring fling!  A pot-luck picnic at Landa Park will be held on Monday, May 13 at 5:30 pm and we will hold our own bioblitz, documenting plants, animals, organisms of all kinds, using the iNaturalist app. If you are inexperienced […]