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Come celebrate Texas Native Plant Week! What is Texas Native Plant Week you ask? It was established to recognize the role of native plants in conservation and to provide incentive for schools to teach children about the importance of native plants. Since 2009 we have celebrated the third week in October as Texas Native Plant Week. This year Texas Native Plant Week is October 20-26. Our chapter will be participating in four events.
First we’ll have an information booth at Texas Discovery Garden’s Monarch Festival at the end of the State Fair. Stop by for information on native plants, maintenance, and how they’ll attract pollinators and wildlife – not to mention how to save money by NOT watering as much, reducing your mowing, and eliminating your chemical fertilizing!
Second, Janet D. Smith will be presenting “Natives for Monarchs” at our monthly meeting on Monday.
Third, we’re having our fall plant sale on Saturday from 9am-12pm.
Next we encourage all Texas citizen scientists to get outside and tag wild plants for the Wild Plants of Texas – NPSOT Challenge BioBlitz through iNaturalist. All non-cultivated plants, preferably native, within the state boundary of Texas during that week will count.
And last but not least, follow us on Facebook as we’ll be highlighting a Plant of the Day all week. Each plant featured will be for sale on Saturday.
https://www.facebook.com/NPSOTDallas/
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