iNaturalist City Nature Challenge 2025
2025-04-25 00:00 - 2025-04-28 23:59 (America/Chicago)
Join the City Nature Challenge 2025: San Antonio Metro

Join the City Nature Challege 2025: NPSOT Group

Join Texas Parks and Wildlife, Texas Master Naturalists, Native Plant Society of Texas, the Audubon Society, and many others in a fun challenge to see which city can document the most species during April 25 – April 28,2025. It is easy to participate by joining an event or making observations on your own using the iNaturalist app. With the iNaturalist app, you just take a picture of a plant or animal, and the community will help identify which species it is. Any observation in the San Antonio Metro Area (12 counties are: Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Gillespie, Goliad, Guadalupe, Karnes Kendall, Kerr, Medina, Wilson as well as three parks: Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, Lost Maples State Park, and Palmetto State Park.) will count during the four-day challenge. You can participate by exploring the life in your backyard, in your local parks, public nature areas, or on a field trip with your local naturalist group. You can also help with IDs for other people’s observations to increase our species count, come to a bioblitz, or even hold your own event!

Project Details: This bioblitz is part of the broader San Antonio Metro Area – City Nature Challenge, coinciding with other events

2025 – detaits coming by Nov 2024

Objectives of CNC2025:

• Foster friendly competition within internal groups and with other urban areas across Texas and the globe.• Collect urban biodiversity data accessible to biologists and scientists. (i.e TPWD-TNT)• Connect people to their local nature in urban and metro areas. • Build both in-person and online communities around local nature.• Grow volunteer biodiversity documentation in SA-Metro Area, Texas, and globally.

Additional Information:

Find San Antonio Metro Area Events on our CNC-SA.org website.

Questions:• Have questions about the CNC2025 San Antonio Metro Area, use iNaturalist Messages contact PeterJoseph.Follow us on Facebook: City Nature Challenge Team: San Antonio Metro Area.

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Get ready to embark on a thrilling journey of discovery, friendly competition, and community building during the City Nature Challenges 2025!

The City Nature Challenge is organized by Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and California Academy of Sciences.

Organizer: npsot.sanantonio@gmail.com

Organizer: npsot.sanantonio@gmail.com

Plant Identification at Enchanted Rock SNA for City Nature Challenge
2025-04-28 08:30 - 12:00 (America/Chicago)
Location: Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, 16710 RR 965, Fredericksburg, TX

This event will concentrate on identifying the plants that are found in the granite soils of Enchanted Rock SNA to increase the biodiversity reported for the San Antonio Metro Area of the CNC. Animals will also be recorded. Teams will be formed to walk the different trails. Experienced iNat observers will be valuable but less knowledgeable participants can help find plants. Later start times can be coordinated. The meeting site for 8:30 AM arrival will be the parking lot at the check in center

There will be the option to bring a lunch and make observations in the afternoon. Appropriate foot wear, sun protection and adequate water is necessary.

Contact Jerry Morrisey at 210-382-2614 for details and to coordinate later arrival times.

LEARN MORE AND RSVP

Prairie Rose Chapter Meeting
2025-04-28 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | Somervell County Citizens Center, 209 SW Barnard Street, Glen Rose, Texas, United States
Join us for our monthly chapter meeting at the Somervell County Citizens Center, 209 SW Barnard Street in Glen Rose. The meetings are free and open to visitors.

Bastrop County Chapter Meeting
2025-04-28 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
Join us for our monthly chapter meeting. Our meetings are hybrid. You can join us in person at the Bastrop Public Library in the Pressley Conference Room or virtually via Zoom.

Chapter Meeting - Wanted! Mountain Cedars, Dead and Alive
2025-04-28 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
Program given by Elizabeth McGreevy, a Texas A&M graduate, a Natural Resources Ecologist and author of “Wanted! Mountain Cedars, Dead and Alive”. She is the owner of Land Steward where she produces ecosystem-based management plans for Hill Country landowners. In 2022, she founded Project Bedrock, now in partnership with The Watershed Association, to promote using mountain cedars and other nature-based solutions to regenerate the limestone karst country regions of Texas.

Topic: Mountain Cedars (Ashe Junipers) as Ecosystem Engineers – Improving and Sustaining Texas Karst Country Function. Come learn about these benefits and what we can do to use mountains cedars as another nature-based solution to help enhance soil health, groundwaters, productivity, property values, and resilience.

2025-04-28 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
Dear NLCP Committee Members,

This 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:

https://npsot-org.zoom.us/j/87628189964?pwd=[REDACTED]

We’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.

See you Monday!

—

Jay Gowen, NLCP Chair, Pines and Prairies Chapter, 832-513-5785 (cell)

Habitat Workday @ EIH
2025-04-29 09:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York)
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.

No experience necessary—we’ll show you what goes and what stays

Bring your own tools or use ours (we have gloves too)

Don’t forget to bring a reusable water bottle, hat, and sunscreen!

Volunteers must be 18 or older to participate in EIH’s workdays unless prior arrangements have been made.

We 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.

LocationEnvironmental Institute of Houston (Click link for Google Map)University of Houston-Clear LakeNorth Office Annex (NOA) 1 Building2700 Bay Area Blvd.Houston, TX 77058

Clear Lake Chapter Plant Sale Committee Meeting
2025-04-29 14:00 (America/New_York)
Post spring plant sale meeting. Contact Chair Cheryl Barajas for information on joining the committee and/or Zoom meeting details.

Agenda

Financial Summary

What Went Well

What Needs Improvement

Customer Feedback

Plants requested that we did not have

Suggestions for future inventory

Planning and priorities for upcoming sales

Boerne City Campus Natural Area (BCCNA) Workday
2025-05-01 09:00 - 11:30 (America/Chicago)
Join us for BCCNA workdays!

The BCCNA project involves the restoration and enhancement of the Boerne City Campus Natural Area (BCCNA). The BCCNA is comprised of 13-acres on either side of the Old No. 9 Trail, behind the library. We are working towards restoring this area to a native pollinator habitat, creating a wildlife corridor and haven within the city.

BCCNA Workdays take place on the first and third Thursdays of each month in 2025.

Our meeting place will be in the Boerne Patrick Heath Public Library parking lot near the windmill. If you don’t see us at the windmill, walk out behind the library across the creek as we’ve likely already started!

Each volunteer will be required to fill out the City of Boerne’s liability waiver the first time he or she volunteers in 2025.

Contact Jeff Schwarz at jeffschwarz27@gmail.com for more info.

Workdays at the Heritage Museum of the Texas Hill Country Demonstration Garden
2025-05-01 09:30 - 11:00 (America/Chicago)
We are thrilled to invite you to our upcoming Demonstration Garden Workday! This is a fantastic opportunity to get your hands dirty, learn new gardening techniques, and contribute to the beauty and sustainability of our community garden. The garden is located at 4831 FM 2673, Canyon Lake, TX. Contact Mickey Riviere, mr0752@gvtc.com, for details.

What to Expect:

Hands-On Learning: Gain practical experience in planting, pruning, and maintaining a variety of native plants.

Expert Guidance: Our knowledgeable gardeners will be on hand to share tips and answer your gardening questions.

Community Spirit: Meet fellow garden lovers, share stories, and enjoy the camaraderie of working together.

What to Bring:

Comfortable clothing and gardening gloves

A hat, sunscreen, and water

Your boundless enthusiasm and love for gardening!

Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just starting out, this workday is for everyone. Let’s come together to make our demonstration garden a thriving, beautiful space for all to enjoy.

Carol Clark, Gardening for Native Bees, North Central Chapter Meeting
2025-05-01 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Chicago)
Fort Worth Botanic Garden, Iris & Orchid Room

3220 Botanic Garden Blvd, Fort Worth, Texas 76107

6:30 Socializing and snacks

7:00 Business meeting and announcements

The presentation will follow our business meeting.

This meeting is hybrid; in person with a virtual Zoom option.

Advance registration is required to receive the Zoom link: Zoom Registration Link
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Pines and Prairies Board Meeting
2025-05-01 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
Details will be emailed to members.

Native Plant Sale, Cross Timbers Chapter, Weatherford, Saturday, 5/3/2025 at 9 a.m.
2025-05-03 09:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago)
Annual Native Plant Sale

Visit the 2025 Texas Native Plant Sale hosted by the Cross Timbers Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas.

We will have over 60 species of plants available. Expert members will be on hand to answer questions and provide plant recommendations for your site.

Volunteer hours count towards Texas Master Naturalist and Texas Master Gardeners. Volunteers can also earn discounts towards plant purchases.

Location: Heritage Park – First Monday Trade Days, 317 Santa Fe Drive Weatherford, TX 76086

Stiff Creek Wildflower Walk - 25th Anniversary Edition
2025-05-03 09:30 - 13:00 (America/Chicago)
Our 25th Stiff Creek Wildflower Walk is a great opportunity for people of all ages to learn about native plants. Knowledgeable chapter members will guide and help you identify native wildflowers along our walk.

Date and Start Time: May 3 @ 9:30

What to Wear: Long pants, closed toe shoes, sunscreen, and insect repellent are recommended.

What to Bring: Camera, wildflower guides, binoculars, and a brunch item to share after the walk. We plan to have 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.

Directions: 4545 CR 412, McKinney, TX 75071 (Brett and Brigette Laplante)

From the intersection of Hwy 5 (N McDonald Street) and Hwy 380 in McKinney, go east on 380 about 1 mile to Woodlawn Ave (CR 331) where there is a Circle K service station on the northeast corner. Turn left and go 2.1 miles to the end of Woodlawn. Turn left on Texas Farm Road 2933 (no sign) and go 3.5 miles to CR 412. Turn right on 412 but it is more like going straight as 2933 curves to the left. Go about 1.2 miles and turn left into the driveway at 4545 CR 412. You can park along the driveway. You will see trucks and a flatbed trailer with hay bales for the wildflower walk.

Dallas Spring Plant Sale
2025-05-03 10:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago)
Go Native: Discover Texas treasures at the Dallas Native Plant Sale. Join us for Native Plants and Prairie Day at White Rock Lake. Find new plants for birds and pollinators.

Spring 2025 Sale

Our 2025 plant sale will be May 3, 2025.

Location: The Bath House Cultural Center at White Rock Lake.

521 East Lawther Drive

Dallas, TX 75218

Plant List

Spring Fling focusing on Native Plants at Lake Corpus Christi
2025-05-03 12:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago)
Lake Corpus Christi State Park, Saturday May 4, 12 pm – 3 pm

Some of the activities:

Native Plant Sale

Make a Seed Ball

Wanted: Invasives

DIY Insect Antenna

Pollinator Coloring Sheet Station

DIY Pollinator Friend

Drip Line Irrigation How-To

Using iNaturalist & Field Guides

Native Wildflower Seed Give Away- Native Plant Society of South Texas

Q2 State Board Meeting – May 3
2025-05-03 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago)
Native Plant Society of Texas State Board MeetingZoom – Virtual Meeting1 – 3 pm (join Zoom meeting as early as 12:30 pm)

This event is free and all Society members are welcome! Voting members include chapter presidents (or their representatives), state-level executive officers and state standing committee chairs.

Register to attend the meeting: Registration link to be added closer to date
