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SUMMARY:Incorporating North American Tall Grasses into Your Yard - Hybrid Clear Lake Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:6:15 Doors Opens – UHCL Bayou Building\, Garden Room6:40 Zoom Opens6:45 Business Meeting6:55 Plant of the Month7:00 Guest Speaker \n\n\n\nJoin us for an evening of delicious pizza\, exciting door prizes\, seed swap\, and the chance to connect with others while learning something new! \n\n\n\nIn this presentation\, Adam Lawrence will explore incorporating native plants—particularly native grasses—into your home landscaping. Learn about the ecological benefits\, aesthetic appeal\, and practical steps to create a sustainable\, nature-friendly garden inspired by the beauty of coastal prairies. \n\n\n\nAbout the Speaker\n\n\n\nAdam Lawrence is the Habitat and Stewardship Manager at Artist Boat\, where he oversees the Coastal Heritage Preserve\, a nearly 1\,100-acre expanse of coastal prairie and wetlands on the west side of Galveston Island. An ecologist by trade\, Adam holds degrees in ecology and evolutionary biology as well as business from Rice University. He has been engaged in botany research since his teenage years\, having done vegetation surveys and monitoring for federal agencies\, as a private consultant\, and now in the non-profit sector. Adam’s love for prairie ecosystems is reflected in his appreciation for Little Bluestem and Bushy Bluestem\, his favorite plants. \n\n\n\nSeed Exchange\n\n\n\nIn addition to our speaker\, we will be having a seed exchange. These cold winter days are a great time to review your seeds and package those you have collected in 2023 or 2024. The packet can be any kind of paper envelope and any size. Please label each envelope with the common and botanical names. Check our Native Plant Database if you need help with names. Also\, add the location you collected the seeds and the month and year collected. \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 the meeting room and 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 the Bayou Building Garden Room at UH-Clear Lake. \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/incorporating-north-american-tall-grasses-into-your-yard-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/2025-01-13/
CATEGORIES:Committee Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250114T090000
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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-4/2025-01-14/
CATEGORIES:Workday
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SUMMARY:Lindheimer Chapter Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The members of the Board meet the second Tuesday of each month at the Tye Preston Memorial Library in the Founder’s Room.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/lindheimer-chapter-board-meeting/2025-01-14/
CATEGORIES:Board Meeting
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SUMMARY:The Camp Bullis Sentinel Landscape Partnership
DESCRIPTION:Comal Conservation Community Program – January 2025 \n\n\n\nMcKenna Events Center801 W San Antonio StNew Braunfels\, TX 78130 \n\n\n\nDaniel Oppenheimer\, Land Management Director at the Hill Country Alliance\, will talk about the Camp Bullis Sentinel Landscape (CBSL) Partnership. This Partnership is a locally led\, collaborative group focused on conserving natural resources\, strengthening military readiness\, and bolstering agricultural productivity around Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis. \n\n\n\nSentinel landscapes are areas where conservation\, working lands\, and national defense interests converge. They are anchored by at least one high-value military installation or range and contain high priority lands for USDA\, DOD\, DOI\, and FEMA.  The CBSL is the first sentinel landscape in Texas. Most of Comal County lies within the CBSL.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/the-camp-bullis-sentinel-landscape-partnership/
CATEGORIES:Conferences and Symposiums
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250114T190000
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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-4/2025-01-14/
CATEGORIES:Committee Meeting
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SUMMARY:Clear Lake Chapter Plant Sale Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:It’s that time of year again to start making our plans and assessing what needs to be done. Contact Chair Cheryl Barajas for information on joining the committee and/or Zoom meeting details. \n\n\n\nAgenda\n\n\n\n\nWhich plants made it through the latest cold spell?\n\n\n\nWhat plants are you growing at home to contribute?\n\n\n\nFinalizing price points for the sale.\n\n\n\nDo you have books to donate for the sale?\n\n\n\nShould we organize a raffle? If so\, what prizes?\n\n\n\nDo we need a workday to repair tables before April?\n\n\n\nOpen Discussion
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/clear-lake-chapter-plant-sale-committee-meeting-11/
CATEGORIES:Committee Meeting,Plant Sale
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250116T190000
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SUMMARY:January Monthly Meeting - January 16
DESCRIPTION:Our January meeting will include a variety of short segments\, including a vote for our 2025 board members\, updates from two of our Wildscape grant recipients\, and a chapter financial status.  \n\n\n\n\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/january-monthly-meeting-january-16/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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SUMMARY:Seed Cleaning Event at the Tye Preston Memorial Library
DESCRIPTION:Craig Bruska\, Seed Committee Chairman\, directs volunteers in cleaning and packaging replacement seed packets for the current lending inventory.  The properly labeled envelopes are then placed in specific drawers of the TPML Seed Library cabinet located in the main entry foyer of the library. A great chance to learn more about native seeds and visit with like-minded volunteers.  Master Naturalists earn volunteer hours!  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAn open invitation is extended for anyone to: \n\n\n\n1) Donate local native seeds.  To donate\, put a single species of prepared seeds in a small paper bag and label the bag with species name\, date collected and where collected. Donor’s name is optional. \n\n\n\n2) Help package seeds for the lending library.  Volunteer help is welcomed; and Texas Master Naturalists can earn hours toward their annual 40 hours of volunteer service.  \n\n\n\n3) Check out and plant up to 5 seed packets per visit to Tye Preston Memorial Library.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/seed-cleaning-event-at-the-tye-preston-memorial-library-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250118T090000
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SUMMARY:Just Dig It! Native Landscaping Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Keynote Speaker: Neil Diboll  \n\n\n\nPrairie Garden Design Principles\, presented by Neil Diboll (via Zoom): Neil will share his expertise in plant selection\, garden layout\, and integrating native prairie species into the home landscape. Presenter Bio: Neil Diboll is the owner and consulting ecologist for Prairie Nursery\, Inc.\, and\, with Hilary Cox\, the author of The Gardener’s Guide to Prairie Plants. With over 40 years of expertise with native prairies ecology\, Neil’s work emphasizes “aesthetics\, sustainability\, and ecological compatibility with the land. \n\n\n\nFeatured Speakers:  \n\n\n\nPocket Prairies of the Blackland Prairie Chapter: Susan Abernethy and her fellow Blackland Prairie Texas Master Naturalists will share photos and discuss their process creating pocket prairies and pollinator spaces at home. \n\n\n\nGardening with native Texas plants: The why and how of gardening with native plants.  \n\n\n\nPocket Prairies: Missy Singleton will explore the wonder of pocket prairies\, highlighting their positive biological impacts. \n\n\n\nLocation:  Lewisville Thrive\, 1950 S Valley Pkwy\, Lewisville\, TX 75067 \n\n\n\nTo learn more and register for this event\, visit the Friends of LLELA website.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/just-dig-it-native-landscaping-seminar/
CATEGORIES:Community Outreach,Conferences and Symposiums
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