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In Houston last week for its quarterly board meeting, the Native Plant Society of Texas approved plans for its annual members meeting for the next ten years.
Since 1991, the Society has held a symposium in conjunction with its annual meeting. Each year, on the third Saturday of October, the meeting convenes in a different region, which will be the focus of that year’s symposium. Field trips to sites in the vicinity complement presentations and workshops.
The symposia are planned to explore the ecology of the many vegetation regions of Texas. This year Symposium 2011 will be in west Houston on October 13 – 16 and will feature the coastal prairies.
While the symposium may be of special interest to our members, it is also open to the public.
The plan is to visit the Llano Estacado in Lubbuck next year followed by a visit to Texarkana in 2013. The plans are subject to change however the State Board emphasized.
Here is the full list of proposed sites.
| 2012 | Llano Estacado | Lubbock |
| 2013 | NE Texas | Texarkana |
| 2014 | Brush Country | Corpus Christi |
| 2015 | Overview of all Bio-Regions | Austin |
| 2016 | Chihuahuan Desert | El Paso |
| 2017 | Post Oak Savannah/Blackland Prairie | Huntsville/Bryan |
| 2018 | San Antonio | |
| 2019 | Hill Country | Fredericksburg |
| 2020 | 40th Anniversary Celebration | Denton |
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