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SUMMARY:Outreach: Parks for Pollinators Bioblitz
DESCRIPTION:NEW DATE! Join other nature-lovers for an interactive tour that supports our local pollinators! \n\n\n\nEvery September\, folks across the country compete to see who can spot the most pollinators in their region. Visit the page linked below to download iNaturalist and join the “Parks for Pollinators 2024 Galveston” project before you arrive. \n\n\n\nLocationMcGuire-Dent Recreation Center2222 28th StGalveston\, TX 77550
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/outreach-parks-for-pollinators-bioblitz-2/
CATEGORIES:Community Outreach
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SUMMARY:Beaumont Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nMeeting Location: Tyrrell Park – 6088 Babe Zaharias Drive\, Beaumont\, TX 77705 \n\n\n\nWe meet in the Binks Horticultural Center in the Beaumont Botanical Gardens area of the park.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/beaumont-chapter-meeting/2024-09-16/
LOCATION:Tyrell Park\, 6088 Babe Zaharias Drive\, Beaumont\, Texas\, 77705
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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SUMMARY:Dallas Chapter September 16\, 2024 meeting. Migration and Tagging of Monarchs
DESCRIPTION:Lois Diggs: Monarch Migration: The How…Why…and When\,Learn about the monarch butterfly\, why we tag the Super Generation as it migrates from Canada to Mexico every Fall\, discover the history of tagging\, and how you can become involved in this citizen scientist project. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nZOOM our monthly meetings at:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83725236133?pwd=MnRoZlRWMEd4ZENkaXdjalpkRFFIdz09 If needed\, use: Meeting ID: 837 2523 6133 / Passcode: 882399a*
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/dallas-chapter-september-16-2024-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240917T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240917T110000
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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-workday-eih-2/2024-09-17/
CATEGORIES:Workday
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240917T173000
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting:  Ricky Linex\, Society President\, presenting over Zoom “Pollinators and Native Plants: What it Means for Our Future”
DESCRIPTION:Meetings are held at the Tye Preston Memorial Library at \, 16311 S. Access Rd.\, Canyon Lake\, Texas. Social time starts at 5:30 PM\, the business meeting at 5:50 PM\, and the speaker at 6 PM. All are welcome.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/monthly-meeting-ricky-linex-society-president-presenting-over-zoom-pollinators-and-native-plants-what-it-means-for-our-future/
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SUMMARY:Austin Chapter Meeting - Native Plant Seeds with Craig Bruska
DESCRIPTION:Our September meeting will be a hybrid in person and over Zoom meeting. Our speaker will be attending via Zoom\, and we will be sure to project the video for everyone to see.  \n\n\n\nThe September Austin Chapter meeting is Tuesday\, September 17\, 2024.  \n\n\n\nThe meeting address is: Lakewood Clubhouse\, 7317 Lakewood Dr\, Austin\, TX 78750. \n\n\n\nSchedule: \n\n\n\n– 6:30PM Social time (both in person and online) \n\n\n\n– 7:00PM Guest speaker Craig Bruska speaking on Native Plant Seeds \n\n\n\n– 8:00PM Chapter Business Meeting \n\n\n\nIf you want to join our September Chapter Meeting via Zoom\, please register at the following link. (If you register now\, you will get a reminder from Zoom the day before the meeting.)  https://npsot-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUkdOCurzMoH91LrzBx44FYOxvqaIQpk7iD \n\n\n\nAfter registering for the Zoom\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/austin-chapter-meeting-9/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240918T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240918T130000
DTSTAMP:20260414T192456
CREATED:20240125T012900Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240904T231848Z
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SUMMARY:September Chapter Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Armadillos to Ziziphus by David M. Hillis \n\n\n\nOpen to the public!Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library 505 Water Street Kerrville\, Texas
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/june-chapter-book-club/
CATEGORIES:Community Outreach
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240919T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240919T130000
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SUMMARY:Chapter Leader Forum: Homegrown National Park® - Get on the Map!
DESCRIPTION:Homegrown National Park® – Get on the Map!Training for chapter leaders\, members\, and guests \n\n\n\nDescription:Our September 19\, 2024\, NPSOT Chapter Leader Forum provides training and a discussion with Homegrown National Park (HNP) representatives. Learn how to get on the Homegrown National Park’s Biodiversity Map. Hear HNP Representatives provide answers to frequently asked questions. Receive workaround instructions to overcome Chrome and Foxfire browser access issues. \n\n\n\nTraining is open to chapter leaders\, members\, and their guests. Encourage all Texans to plant one or more Texas native plants. Get on The Map for Texas Native Plant Week 2024! Register your native plant  contributions to ecological landscaping throughout Texas. \n\n\n\nPresenters: Homegrown National Park representatives and Tom Kirwan (NPSOT – Trinity Forks)When: September 19\, 2024 (Third Thursday) 12 – 1 pm \n\n\n\nZoom Registration Link:https://npsot-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0tcO2uqDMiEtH1QURXI534AHZydeFnen9N
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/chapter-leader-forum-10/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Leader Forum,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240919T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240919T200000
DTSTAMP:20260414T192456
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SUMMARY:Building Bird-Friendly Communities with Houston Audubon: How to Attract and Support Native Birds Wherever You Live\, Work\, and Play - September 19
DESCRIPTION:Birds are not only beautiful and fascinating creatures\, but they are also essential to balanced and healthy ecosystems. Despite their importance\, bird populations across the United States have faced a staggering decline in the last 50 years. Join Amber Leung of Houston Audubon as she delves into the factors driving this decline and explores how we can make a difference. Whether you live in an urban area\, suburban neighborhood\, or rural setting\, there are practical steps you can take to create bird-friendly environments. Anyone can play a role in safeguarding these vital creatures for future generations. Amber will equip you with the knowledge and tools to attract and support native birds wherever you live\, work\, and play\, ensuring that their songs and presence remain a cherished part of our world for years to come. \n\n\n\nAbout the Speaker\n\n\n\nAmber Leung is the Nature Programs Manager for Houston Audubon. She teaches about birds and the rest of the natural world at the Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary in Houston. Her love for the natural world was nurtured from an early age through camping and hiking adventures with her family in Austin. Her passion for birding took flight during a Coastal Ornithology course while pursuing a BS in Marine Sciences at Texas A&M University in Galveston. In 2015\, Amber became a certified Texas Master Naturalist and went on to serve two terms as president of the Coastal Prairie Chapter. She is deeply committed to promoting the importance of all aspects of a healthy ecosystem\, particularly those that are often overlooked. In her free time\, Amber enjoys cultivating her own native plant garden\, creating wildlife-inspired art\, and immersing herself in nature\, where she delights in observing birds and reptiles.  \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-september-19/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240919T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240919T200000
DTSTAMP:20260414T192456
CREATED:20240901T111150Z
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SUMMARY:Pines and Prairies Chapter Meeting - Tree Health After Extreme Weather Events
DESCRIPTION:Open the Bulletin to find details about and links to the Native Plant Swap and Speaker. \n\n\n\nLocation:  SHSU The Woodlands Campus\, 3380 College Park Dr\, The Woodlands\, Room 230Speaker: Allen Smith\, Entomologist & Forest Health specialist with Texas A&M Forest ServiceTopic:  Tree Health After Extreme Weather Events \n\n\n\nYou can also attend via Zoom. Check your email. \n\n\n\nDon’t miss this timely topic!
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/pines-and-prairies-chapter-meeting-6/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240921T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240921T100000
DTSTAMP:20260414T192456
CREATED:20240918T025025Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240919T002633Z
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SUMMARY:Never Forget Garden Maintenance
DESCRIPTION:Our chapter is on the schedule to maintain this small garden this month. The Never Forget Garden is located at the Veterans Memorial Park in College Station and will likely need only an hour’s effort\, so if anyone is interested and wants to come\, respond to this email and we will welcome your company! \n\n\n\nStart time is 9AM September 21st\,  so we will make quick work of this!
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/never-forget-garden-maintenance/
CATEGORIES:Volunteer Opportunity
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240921T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240921T110000
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SUMMARY:Field Trip: Memorial Park Kinder Land Bridge and Wolff Prairie
DESCRIPTION:Meeting Location \n\n\n\nIn Google Maps- Parking Lot- Memorial Park- Running Track (N Picnic Ln) – we will meet at the Rally Pavilion in the southern part of the parking area (GPS 29.76584\, -95.44630). \n\n\n\nThings To Bring \n\n\n\nWe may wander off trail\, so boots/closed toe shoes and bug spray recommended. Please bring adequate hydration and other items you may require to be comfortable. I anticipate we will be in full sun the entire time\, so dress appropriately. \n\n\n\nField Trip Overview \n\n\n\nThe Memorial Land Bridge and Prairie Project has provided Houston with a unique driving experience while providing habitat connectivity between larger environs north and south of Memorial Drive. From a plant perspective this area will provide participants with the ability to see how species respond to various restoration techniques. If time permits\, we will explore forest edge\, prairie\, wetland\, and riparian communities. Due to the amount of earthwork required for this project\, erosion due to slopes and utilization of subsurface clays made rapid vegetation and soil cohesion via rooting extremely important. As a result\, we will likely see a few grass species such as sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula\, State Grass of Texas) and hairy grama (B. hirsuta). These species are more typical of Central and Western Texas\, but inclusions within the Houston area are often on recently exposed lagoonal/marine mudstones (e.g. clays deposited in a marine/deltac systems). In addition to plant identification\, we will discuss how plant species can be selected based on anticipated post-restoration conditions\, how adaptive management can be utilized to promote success\, and how high-profile projects demand additional planning. \n\n\n\nAdditional Site Information \n\n\n\nhttps://www.memorialparkconservancy.org/discover/master-plan/land-bridge-prairie-restoration-project/ \n\n\n\nAbout the Field Trip Leader \n\n\n\nAndy Newman is the Chief Ecologist at The Earth Partners and has 15 years of experience working within diverse ecosystems for a wide array of project types. His position places an emphasis leading the technical ecological restoration of projects\, managing construction and adaptive management\, and helping clients meet their compensatory mitigation requirements. His background includes environmental restoration planning\, stakeholder engagement\, construction\, planting\, and ecological uplift assessment. Andy’s specialties include aquatic feature delineations and jurisdictional determinations\, Clean Water Act permitting\, threatened and endangered species identification and consultations\, NEPA compliance\, plant identification\, and community classification. His favorite ecosystems include longleaf pine savannas\, coastal prairies\, and southern Appalachian forests. \n\n\n\nAdditional Coordination Details \n\n\n\nPlease contact Bob Romero for any further coordination details at bobromero@gmail.com or by phone at 713.248.6030.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/field-trip-memorial-park-kinder-land-bridge-and-wolff-prairie/
CATEGORIES:Field Trip
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240921T090000
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SUMMARY:Outreach: Parks for Pollinators Bioblitz
DESCRIPTION:Stop by our booth to chat with Patty\, Cheryl\, Virginia\, and Kathleen. Learn about native plants and why they are important. Seed giveaway when available and while supplies last. \n\n\n\nAs a part of this event\, the City of Pasadena will be providing free admission to the first 100 people through the ABNC gate. After the first 100\, guests can enter with regular admission for non-members. \n\n\n\nLocationArmand Bayou Nature Center8500 Bay Area BlvdPasadena\, TX 77507
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/outreach-parks-for-pollinators-bioblitz/
CATEGORIES:Community Outreach
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