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SUMMARY:Clear Lake Chapter Fall Plant Sale - Tree & Shrub Pre-order
DESCRIPTION:Tree & shrub pre-order is open from August 8 to 23. \n\n\n\nPurchase online\, pick up on October 5 from 8 to 11 am at the in-person plant sale. \n\n\n\nThese individual orders will be prepaid and picked up at the Plant Sale on October 5. The trees and shrubs catalog is in addition to the over 2\,000 plants that will be available October 5. \n\n\n\nAll sales final. Inventory is subject to availability. In the event that an item becomes unavailable\, a refund will be issued for that item. \n\n\n\nNote: We will have a limited inventory of other trees and shrubs available at our plant sale. \n\n\n\nPick up Location:Environmental Institute of Houston (Click link for Google Map)University of Houston-Clear LakeNorth Office Annex (NOA) 1 Building2700 Bay Area Blvd.Houston\, TX 77058
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/clear-lake-chapter-fall-plant-sale-tree-shrub-pre-order-2/
CATEGORIES:Plant Sale
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SUMMARY:Mike Munsil "Native Plants in a Permaculture Environment"
DESCRIPTION:Mike will define permaculture and briefly introduce its principles and ethics.  He will then discuss the contrast in viewpoints between those who focus on permaculture and those who focus on native plants.  Mike will introduce the concept of food forest\, providing a list of edible native plants in Texas.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/mike-munsil-native-plants-in-a-permaculture-environment/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240812T203000
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SUMMARY:Houston Audubon in the Landscape – Native Plants\, Birds\, and Stewardship - Hybrid Clear Lake Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our chapter meeting in person or online! \n\n\n\n6:15 Doors Opens – UHCL Bayou Building\, Room 13336:40 Zoom Opens6:45 Business Meeting6:55 Plant of the Month7:00 Guest Speaker \n\n\n\nNative plants play a major role in the mission of Houston Audubon. As an accredited Land Trust\, their efforts go above and beyond birding\, as they serve as stewards of over 4\,000 acres of land in the Greater Houston Region. This presentation will offer a dive into native plant production at their Natives Nursery\, how their “Bird-Friendly Spaces” initiative is rejuvenating landscapes\, and provide information on their already bird-friendly sanctuary system. \n\n\n\nAbout the Speaker\n\n\n\nGabriel Durham manages Houston Audubon’s Bird Friendly Community Program\, which includes Lights Out Texas\, Bird-Friendly Spaces\, advocacy efforts\, the native plant nursery\, and community partnerships. If you are looking for ways to make Houston and the surrounding area more bird-friendly via going lights out\, policy change\, infrastructure change\, or want to get your space recognized as a bird-friendly space\, feel free to reach out! Gabriel has over a decade of experience in green space management in the Houston region and is a certified LEED Green Associate as well as a Texas Master Naturalist in the Gulf Coast Chapter. \n\n\n\nIn-person – Parking Pass Required\n\n\n\nIf 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). \n\n\n\nMap and Directions – The meeting will be held in Bayou Building Room 1333 at UHCL. \n\n\n\nUniversity of Houston-Clear Lake2700 Bay Area Blvd.Houston\, TX 77058 \n\n\n\nOnline – Zoom\n\n\n\nRegister in advance for this meeting. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThis 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. \n\n\n\nHosted by the Environmental Institute of Houston\, University of Houston-Clear Lake.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/houston-audubon-in-the-landscape-native-plants-birds-and-stewardship-hybrid-clear-lake-chapter-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Virtual
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SUMMARY:Pines and Prairies NLCP Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Dear NLCP Committee Members\,  \n\n\n\nThis 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: \n\n\n\n https://npsot-org.zoom.us/j/87628189964?pwd=NUdBV3ZTSzFVMjJjTnpycjlQTGRJQT09.  \n\n\n\nWe’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.  \n\n\n\nSee you Monday! \n\n\n\n— \n\n\n\nJay Gowen\, NLCP Chair\, Pines and Prairies Chapter\, 832-513-5785 (cell)
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/pines-and-prairies-nlcp-committee-meeting/2024-08-12/
CATEGORIES:Committee Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240813T090000
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SUMMARY:Habitat Workday @ EIH
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\n\nNo experience necessary—we’ll show you what goes and what stays\n\n\n\nBring your own tools or use ours (we have gloves too)\n\n\n\nDon’t forget to bring a reusable water bottle\, hat\, and sunscreen!\n\n\n\n\nVolunteers must be 18 or older to participate in EIH’s workdays unless prior arrangements have been made. \n\n\n\nWe 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. \n\n\n\nLocationEnvironmental Institute of Houston (Click link for Google Map)University of Houston-Clear LakeNorth Office Annex (NOA) 1 Building2700 Bay Area Blvd.Houston\, TX 77058
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/habitat-work-day-eih/2024-08-13/
CATEGORIES:Workday
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240813T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240813T200000
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SUMMARY:NPSOT Website Committee
DESCRIPTION:Open to any members who help manage content on their chapter or committee website.No registration required. \n\n\n\nJoin Zoom Meeting \n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 897 7771 6314Passcode: &dscT=3F
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/npsot-website-committee-4/2024-08-13/
CATEGORIES:Committee Meeting
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SUMMARY:Austin Chapter Meeting - What's the rush video with Dr. Doug Tallamy\, Aug 13
DESCRIPTION:Doug Tallamy presents on video the science-based solution to the biodiversity crisis and explains why it’s so urgent. Native plants are the foundation of the solution\, and we can do it together. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis is a virtual meeting using Zoom. Please register to get the Zoom for this meeting. https://npsot-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcqd-6gpz8sH9yU0Gnv_I3PexdIUvwbJpvi \n\n\n\nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/austin-chapter-meeting-8/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240814T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240814T100000
DTSTAMP:20260430T120720
CREATED:20240719T200836Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240719T200837Z
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SUMMARY:Workday at butterfly garden\, Conservation Plaza
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URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/workday-at-butterfly-garden-conservation-plaza/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240814T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240814T193000
DTSTAMP:20260430T120720
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SUMMARY:Rainwater Harvesting - August 14
DESCRIPTION:Robert Mace\, Executive Director & Chief Water Policy Officer\, with The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nComing Soon! \n\n\n\nRegister here for this virtual event.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/rainwater-harvesting/
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240814T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240814T200000
DTSTAMP:20260430T120720
CREATED:20240807T152321Z
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SUMMARY:Water Wednesdays: Xeriscape - August 14
DESCRIPTION:Join Water Wednesdays on August 14\, 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM to hear from NPSOT’s own Deedy Wright on Xeriscaping. This is a FREE virtual event\, but registration is required. To register for this event: REGISTER \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nComing Soon! \n\n\n\nRegister here for this virtual event.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/water-wednesdays-xeriscape-august-14/
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240814T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240814T210000
DTSTAMP:20260430T120720
CREATED:20240103T234255Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240103T234257Z
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SUMMARY:Executive Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/executive-committee-meeting-7/
CATEGORIES:Committee Meeting,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240815T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240815T170000
DTSTAMP:20260430T120720
CREATED:20240815T154700Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250111T210346Z
UID:10003413-1723708800-1723741200@www.npsot.org
SUMMARY:November 5\, 2024 - Boerne Chapter Meeting at Hunke Gathering Hall at Herff Farm
DESCRIPTION:November 5\, 2024 – Chapter Meeting at Hunke Gathering Hall at Herff Farm \n\n\n\n                              – 6:00pm Social Time\, 6:45pm – 8:15pm Chapter Announcements followed by presentation \n\n\n\nSpeakers – Rufus Stephens and Jan Wrede \n\n\n\nRufus is a Certified Wildlife Biologist and educator. He has worked as a wildlife biologist for 35 years\, 23 years with TPWD. Rufus is one of the founders of the Texas Master Naturalist program and in recognition for this accomplishment was a corecipient of the Wildlife Management Institute’s award for Innovation. \n\n\n\nJan is a non-fiction writer and environmental educator. She worked for 19 years as the director of education and citizen science at the Cibolo Nature Center and wrote weekly nature columns for the local newspapers. She also was a secondary science teacher for 15 years. \n\n\n\nRufus and Jan are co-authors of the new edition of Land Stewardship for Birds: A Guide for Central Texas\, published by Texas A&M Press. In addition\, Jan is author of Trees\, Shrubs\, and Vines of the Texas Hill Country. \n\n\n\nTopic – To be announced.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/november-5-2024-boerne-chapter-meeting-at-hunke-gathering-hall-at-herff-farm/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240815T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240815T130000
DTSTAMP:20260430T120720
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SUMMARY:Chapter Leader Forum: Resources for Battling Invasive Plants
DESCRIPTION:Topic: Resources for Battling Invasive Plants \n\n\n\nDescription:Join Leah Fenley\, Deedy Wright\, and Ashley Hurlbert to discover the resources available to youon the Invasive Plant Committee’s webpage. Do a walkthrough of the Invasive Plant Database.Join Ashley on a tutorial on how to use the site’s rack card template to create your own cardfeaturing eco-region specific alternatives for an invasive plant. There will be plenty of time forQ&A. \n\n\n\nPresenters: Leah Fenley\, Committee Chairperson\, Deedy Wright\, former Chairperson andAshley Hurlbert\, creator of the rack card template \n\n\n\nWhen: August 15\, 2024 (Third Thursday) 12 – 1 pm \n\n\n\nZoom Registration Link: \n\n\n\nhttps://npsot-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEvde-hqTojH9TwonjXLGKSG74b8QXlfv8P
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/chapter-leader-forum-9/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Leader Forum,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240815T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240815T200000
DTSTAMP:20260430T120720
CREATED:20240624T025426Z
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SUMMARY:From the Bayou to the Hills and Lost Palms of Texas - August 15
DESCRIPTION:Cut and treated Chinese Tallow in Challenger 7 Memorial Park\, Webster\, Texas. Photo courtesy of Eric Ruckstuhl.\n\n\n\nIf you are not aware (but we hope you are)\, an invasive species is defined as a non-native species to the ecosystem whose introduction causes or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health. Our speaker this month\, Eric Ruckstuhl\, has been removing invasive\, exotic plants throughout Texas for more than 25 years. Join us to learn about his work removing invasive species in Texas and witness the unveiling of his results mapping the lost palms of Texas\, Sabal mexicana. \n\n\n\nAbout the Speaker – Eric Ruckstuhl \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEric Ruckstuhl is a native Houstonian who has lived in Cypress with his wife and two sons for 27 years. His company\, EBR Enterprises\, has been involved in habitat restoration for 30 years\, and invasive plant removal for over 25 years. He is a fluvial geomorphologist and a native plant and wetland specialist. (Since this newsletter editor had to look up fluvial geomorphology\, I’ll share that it is the study of the physical processes that shape and maintain river and stream form\, recognizing that an in-depth understanding of a river’s history and site specific conditions are critical to successful management and restoration. Now we know.) Eric is also a licensed Herbicide Applicator\, with Aquatic and Land Management certifications. \n\n\n\n\n\nOur 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.  \n\n\n\nThe presentation will start at 7:00 pm\, but come at 6:45 pm for a meet and greet with snacks. \n\n\n\nHouston Arboretum and Nature Center \n\n\n\n610 Entrance (preferred)120 W Loop N FwyHouston\, TX 77024 \n\n\n\nWoodway Entrance4501 Woodway DriveHouston\, TX 77024 \n\n\n\nMeetings will also be live-streamed and recorded for later viewing. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Houston Chapter Page
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/monthly-chapter-meeting-august-15/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Virtual
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