Video contest announced for 2021

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The Native Plant Society will hold its annual video contest again in 2021.

Rules for the contest will be the same as in last year. The contest will be judged by a three-member panel using a scoresheet and results will be announced in the fall. Since there will be no in-person awards banquet this year, the winners will be announced during a virtual event at the fall symposium October 6-10.

Video Contest
A video contest has been held since 2016. Videos should be at least 45 seconds in length and no more than 5 minutes maximum. The contest is open to all our members. One entry per person. Videos must feature some aspect of native plants or our organization. Here are some suggested topics:

  • Show and tell about a project you or your chapter is doing to promote or conserve native plants or habitats.
  • Interview with a local official or “expert.”
  • A profile of a particular plant, such as a plant of the month for your NICE Program or monthly meeting.
  • A walk through your backyard garden.
  • A plant walk through a local park or field.
  • The relationship and interdependence of native plants and wildlife.

When your completed video is ready to be submitted, send an email to video-contest@npsot.org to receive a Dropbox file request. Entries must be submitted by September 1.

See the judging Scoresheet.

Watch the entries from last year at our YouTube channel. Last years winning video:

 

 

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About the Region

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This low-elevations region of Texas extends inland from the barrier islands, about 60 or so miles, and stretches from Brownsville to Louisiana. In total, it covers about 9.5 million acres, with a high point of 150 feet in elevation. More than 1000 species of plants can be found in this region. On the southern end, species more common in Mexico (such as Sabal mexicana) and Central America occur.

The barrier islands provide us with dune systems, and clay flats to the inland side, which have species found in these areas alone. Many plants here, such as Ipomoea pes-caprae (beach morning glory), can be found throughout tropical regions of the globe. I’ve encountered the same species on the beaches of Guam.

Once inland, vast marshes and wet prairies occur. Occasionally, oak (Quercus fusiformis) groves can be found. Common grasses include species of Bothriochloa, Paspalum, and Sporobolus; eastern gamagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides); and switchgrass (Panicum species). Many rivers and creeks cut through the Gulf Prairies, and along these riparian areas various species of trees, Sabal minor, and other plants adapted to clay soils can be found. Due to overgrazing, farming, and fire suppression, woody species such as mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa) and huisache (Acacia farnesiana), and invasive species such as chinaberry (Melia azedarach), Brazilian pepper (Schinus terebinthifolius), and Chinese tallow (Sapium sebiferum) have increased and displaced our native flora.

Source: Wildflowers of Texas by Michael Eason