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SUMMARY:Native Plant Month
DESCRIPTION:Annual member contests are a tradition at the Native Plant Society of Texas. Once again this year we will have contests in photography\, short videos and chapter newsletters. Winners will be recognized at our fall symposium. We will let you know later when the time comes for submitting your entries. But it is not too early to start thinking about which contests you want to enter.Our photography contest is actually 12 contests in one. There is a separate winning photo for each of the 12 Level  III ecoregions as shown on this map on our website. You can enter as many ecoregions as you want\, as long as your photo was taken in the ecoregion\, and the plant is native to that ecoregion. Check out some of the past winners in our Smugmug gallery.This is the tenth year we have held a video contest. We are talking about short videos of five minutes or less\, with a subject matter relating to native plants.  Check out past entries in the video contest playlists on our YouTube channel. For hints on making short videos register for  the upcoming webinar on April 17 by Lee Smith\, an Emmy award winning video producer with over 40 years of professional experience.Finally we will have a third contest for chapter newsletters. If you are proud of your chapter newsletter\, tell the editor or your chapter president to enter it in the contest. You can’t win if you don’t enter.\n					 \n				\n				\n							\n	\n			We also need contest judges!\n		\n				\n				\n								\n								Each of our contests is judged by a panel of members. It is not hard to do and is actually a lot of fun. We supply a worksheet for you to use in judging\, and you can do it on your own time.If you would like to help judge or have any questions about the contests contact Bill Hopkins at bill.hopkins@npsot.org.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/native-plant-month/2026-04-06/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260407T180000
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SUMMARY:Boerne NPSOT Chapter Meeting\, Hunke Hall\, 33 Herff Farm Road\, 6:00-8:00 
DESCRIPTION:Annual member contests are a tradition at the Native Plant Society of Texas. Once again this year we will have contests in photography\, short videos and chapter newsletters. Winners will be recognized at our fall symposium. We will let you know later when the time comes for submitting your entries. But it is not too early to start thinking about which contests you want to enter.Our photography contest is actually 12 contests in one. There is a separate winning photo for each of the 12 Level  III ecoregions as shown on this map on our website. You can enter as many ecoregions as you want\, as long as your photo was taken in the ecoregion\, and the plant is native to that ecoregion. Check out some of the past winners in our Smugmug gallery.This is the tenth year we have held a video contest. We are talking about short videos of five minutes or less\, with a subject matter relating to native plants.  Check out past entries in the video contest playlists on our YouTube channel. For hints on making short videos register for  the upcoming webinar on April 17 by Lee Smith\, an Emmy award winning video producer with over 40 years of professional experience.Finally we will have a third contest for chapter newsletters. If you are proud of your chapter newsletter\, tell the editor or your chapter president to enter it in the contest. You can’t win if you don’t enter.\n					 \n				\n				\n							\n	\n			We also need contest judges!\n		\n				\n				\n								\n								Each of our contests is judged by a panel of members. It is not hard to do and is actually a lot of fun. We supply a worksheet for you to use in judging\, and you can do it on your own time.If you would like to help judge or have any questions about the contests contact Bill Hopkins at bill.hopkins@npsot.org.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/boerne-npsot-chapter-meeting-hunke-hall-33-herff-farm-road-600-800-7/2026-04-07/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260407T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260407T210000
DTSTAMP:20260407T161801
CREATED:20260119T221624Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260121T161825Z
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SUMMARY:Collin County April Meeting - From Forgotten Ground to Living Memory
DESCRIPTION:Annual member contests are a tradition at the Native Plant Society of Texas. Once again this year we will have contests in photography\, short videos and chapter newsletters. Winners will be recognized at our fall symposium. We will let you know later when the time comes for submitting your entries. But it is not too early to start thinking about which contests you want to enter.Our photography contest is actually 12 contests in one. There is a separate winning photo for each of the 12 Level  III ecoregions as shown on this map on our website. You can enter as many ecoregions as you want\, as long as your photo was taken in the ecoregion\, and the plant is native to that ecoregion. Check out some of the past winners in our Smugmug gallery.This is the tenth year we have held a video contest. We are talking about short videos of five minutes or less\, with a subject matter relating to native plants.  Check out past entries in the video contest playlists on our YouTube channel. For hints on making short videos register for  the upcoming webinar on April 17 by Lee Smith\, an Emmy award winning video producer with over 40 years of professional experience.Finally we will have a third contest for chapter newsletters. If you are proud of your chapter newsletter\, tell the editor or your chapter president to enter it in the contest. You can’t win if you don’t enter.\n					 \n				\n				\n							\n	\n			We also need contest judges!\n		\n				\n				\n								\n								Each of our contests is judged by a panel of members. It is not hard to do and is actually a lot of fun. We supply a worksheet for you to use in judging\, and you can do it on your own time.If you would like to help judge or have any questions about the contests contact Bill Hopkins at bill.hopkins@npsot.org.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/collin-county-april-meeting-constellation-of-living-memorials/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T100000
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CREATED:20250215T202915Z
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SUMMARY:Museum of Texas Handmade Furniture Demonstration Garden Workday
DESCRIPTION:Annual member contests are a tradition at the Native Plant Society of Texas. Once again this year we will have contests in photography\, short videos and chapter newsletters. Winners will be recognized at our fall symposium. We will let you know later when the time comes for submitting your entries. But it is not too early to start thinking about which contests you want to enter.Our photography contest is actually 12 contests in one. There is a separate winning photo for each of the 12 Level  III ecoregions as shown on this map on our website. You can enter as many ecoregions as you want\, as long as your photo was taken in the ecoregion\, and the plant is native to that ecoregion. Check out some of the past winners in our Smugmug gallery.This is the tenth year we have held a video contest. We are talking about short videos of five minutes or less\, with a subject matter relating to native plants.  Check out past entries in the video contest playlists on our YouTube channel. For hints on making short videos register for  the upcoming webinar on April 17 by Lee Smith\, an Emmy award winning video producer with over 40 years of professional experience.Finally we will have a third contest for chapter newsletters. If you are proud of your chapter newsletter\, tell the editor or your chapter president to enter it in the contest. You can’t win if you don’t enter.\n					 \n				\n				\n							\n	\n			We also need contest judges!\n		\n				\n				\n								\n								Each of our contests is judged by a panel of members. It is not hard to do and is actually a lot of fun. We supply a worksheet for you to use in judging\, and you can do it on your own time.If you would like to help judge or have any questions about the contests contact Bill Hopkins at bill.hopkins@npsot.org.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/museum-of-texas-handmade-furniture-demonstration-garden-workday/2026-04-08/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260409T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260409T203000
DTSTAMP:20260407T161801
CREATED:20250817T225804Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260304T200550Z
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SUMMARY:Jane Duke\, Trinity Forks NPSOT\, Managing Soil as an Ecosystem\, North Central Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Annual member contests are a tradition at the Native Plant Society of Texas. Once again this year we will have contests in photography\, short videos and chapter newsletters. Winners will be recognized at our fall symposium. We will let you know later when the time comes for submitting your entries. But it is not too early to start thinking about which contests you want to enter.Our photography contest is actually 12 contests in one. There is a separate winning photo for each of the 12 Level  III ecoregions as shown on this map on our website. You can enter as many ecoregions as you want\, as long as your photo was taken in the ecoregion\, and the plant is native to that ecoregion. Check out some of the past winners in our Smugmug gallery.This is the tenth year we have held a video contest. We are talking about short videos of five minutes or less\, with a subject matter relating to native plants.  Check out past entries in the video contest playlists on our YouTube channel. For hints on making short videos register for  the upcoming webinar on April 17 by Lee Smith\, an Emmy award winning video producer with over 40 years of professional experience.Finally we will have a third contest for chapter newsletters. If you are proud of your chapter newsletter\, tell the editor or your chapter president to enter it in the contest. You can’t win if you don’t enter.\n					 \n				\n				\n							\n	\n			We also need contest judges!\n		\n				\n				\n								\n								Each of our contests is judged by a panel of members. It is not hard to do and is actually a lot of fun. We supply a worksheet for you to use in judging\, and you can do it on your own time.If you would like to help judge or have any questions about the contests contact Bill Hopkins at bill.hopkins@npsot.org.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/jane-duke-trinity-forks-managing-soil-as-an-ecosystem-north-central-chapter-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Hybrid chapter meeting,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260409T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260409T203000
DTSTAMP:20260407T161801
CREATED:20260318T215758Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T204755Z
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SUMMARY:Agaves\, Yuccas\, and Related Plants of Texas – Tough Plants for Tough Times – Williamson County Chapter Meeting\, April 9
DESCRIPTION:Annual member contests are a tradition at the Native Plant Society of Texas. Once again this year we will have contests in photography\, short videos and chapter newsletters. Winners will be recognized at our fall symposium. We will let you know later when the time comes for submitting your entries. But it is not too early to start thinking about which contests you want to enter.Our photography contest is actually 12 contests in one. There is a separate winning photo for each of the 12 Level  III ecoregions as shown on this map on our website. You can enter as many ecoregions as you want\, as long as your photo was taken in the ecoregion\, and the plant is native to that ecoregion. Check out some of the past winners in our Smugmug gallery.This is the tenth year we have held a video contest. We are talking about short videos of five minutes or less\, with a subject matter relating to native plants.  Check out past entries in the video contest playlists on our YouTube channel. For hints on making short videos register for  the upcoming webinar on April 17 by Lee Smith\, an Emmy award winning video producer with over 40 years of professional experience.Finally we will have a third contest for chapter newsletters. If you are proud of your chapter newsletter\, tell the editor or your chapter president to enter it in the contest. You can’t win if you don’t enter.\n					 \n				\n				\n							\n	\n			We also need contest judges!\n		\n				\n				\n								\n								Each of our contests is judged by a panel of members. It is not hard to do and is actually a lot of fun. We supply a worksheet for you to use in judging\, and you can do it on your own time.If you would like to help judge or have any questions about the contests contact Bill Hopkins at bill.hopkins@npsot.org.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/agaves-yuccas-and-related-plants-of-texas-tough-plants-for-tough-times-williamson-county-chapter-meeting-april-9/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T100000
DTSTAMP:20260407T161801
CREATED:20260305T034852Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260319T231629Z
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SUMMARY:Palo Pinto Mountains Sate Park Native Plant Bed Workday\, Volunteer Opportunity\, Cross Timbers Chapter\, Strawn\, TX\, Saturday\, 04/11/2026 at 8 a.m.
DESCRIPTION:Annual member contests are a tradition at the Native Plant Society of Texas. Once again this year we will have contests in photography\, short videos and chapter newsletters. Winners will be recognized at our fall symposium. We will let you know later when the time comes for submitting your entries. But it is not too early to start thinking about which contests you want to enter.Our photography contest is actually 12 contests in one. There is a separate winning photo for each of the 12 Level  III ecoregions as shown on this map on our website. You can enter as many ecoregions as you want\, as long as your photo was taken in the ecoregion\, and the plant is native to that ecoregion. Check out some of the past winners in our Smugmug gallery.This is the tenth year we have held a video contest. We are talking about short videos of five minutes or less\, with a subject matter relating to native plants.  Check out past entries in the video contest playlists on our YouTube channel. For hints on making short videos register for  the upcoming webinar on April 17 by Lee Smith\, an Emmy award winning video producer with over 40 years of professional experience.Finally we will have a third contest for chapter newsletters. If you are proud of your chapter newsletter\, tell the editor or your chapter president to enter it in the contest. You can’t win if you don’t enter.\n					 \n				\n				\n							\n	\n			We also need contest judges!\n		\n				\n				\n								\n								Each of our contests is judged by a panel of members. It is not hard to do and is actually a lot of fun. We supply a worksheet for you to use in judging\, and you can do it on your own time.If you would like to help judge or have any questions about the contests contact Bill Hopkins at bill.hopkins@npsot.org.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/palo-pinto-mountains-sate-park-native-plant-bed-workday-volunteer-opportunity-cross-timbers-chapter-strawn-tx-saturday-04-11-2026-at-10-a-m/
CATEGORIES:Volunteer Opportunity,Workday
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T120000
DTSTAMP:20260407T161801
CREATED:20251029T163443Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T120242Z
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SUMMARY:Spring Plant Sale
DESCRIPTION:Annual member contests are a tradition at the Native Plant Society of Texas. Once again this year we will have contests in photography\, short videos and chapter newsletters. Winners will be recognized at our fall symposium. We will let you know later when the time comes for submitting your entries. But it is not too early to start thinking about which contests you want to enter.Our photography contest is actually 12 contests in one. There is a separate winning photo for each of the 12 Level  III ecoregions as shown on this map on our website. You can enter as many ecoregions as you want\, as long as your photo was taken in the ecoregion\, and the plant is native to that ecoregion. Check out some of the past winners in our Smugmug gallery.This is the tenth year we have held a video contest. We are talking about short videos of five minutes or less\, with a subject matter relating to native plants.  Check out past entries in the video contest playlists on our YouTube channel. For hints on making short videos register for  the upcoming webinar on April 17 by Lee Smith\, an Emmy award winning video producer with over 40 years of professional experience.Finally we will have a third contest for chapter newsletters. If you are proud of your chapter newsletter\, tell the editor or your chapter president to enter it in the contest. You can’t win if you don’t enter.\n					 \n				\n				\n							\n	\n			We also need contest judges!\n		\n				\n				\n								\n								Each of our contests is judged by a panel of members. It is not hard to do and is actually a lot of fun. We supply a worksheet for you to use in judging\, and you can do it on your own time.If you would like to help judge or have any questions about the contests contact Bill Hopkins at bill.hopkins@npsot.org.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/spring-plant-sale-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T120000
DTSTAMP:20260407T161801
CREATED:20251223T220303Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251223T220304Z
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SUMMARY:Boerne: Second Saturday Workday at Cibolo Nature Center Demonstration Gardens
DESCRIPTION:Annual member contests are a tradition at the Native Plant Society of Texas. Once again this year we will have contests in photography\, short videos and chapter newsletters. Winners will be recognized at our fall symposium. We will let you know later when the time comes for submitting your entries. But it is not too early to start thinking about which contests you want to enter.Our photography contest is actually 12 contests in one. There is a separate winning photo for each of the 12 Level  III ecoregions as shown on this map on our website. You can enter as many ecoregions as you want\, as long as your photo was taken in the ecoregion\, and the plant is native to that ecoregion. Check out some of the past winners in our Smugmug gallery.This is the tenth year we have held a video contest. We are talking about short videos of five minutes or less\, with a subject matter relating to native plants.  Check out past entries in the video contest playlists on our YouTube channel. For hints on making short videos register for  the upcoming webinar on April 17 by Lee Smith\, an Emmy award winning video producer with over 40 years of professional experience.Finally we will have a third contest for chapter newsletters. If you are proud of your chapter newsletter\, tell the editor or your chapter president to enter it in the contest. You can’t win if you don’t enter.\n					 \n				\n				\n							\n	\n			We also need contest judges!\n		\n				\n				\n								\n								Each of our contests is judged by a panel of members. It is not hard to do and is actually a lot of fun. We supply a worksheet for you to use in judging\, and you can do it on your own time.If you would like to help judge or have any questions about the contests contact Bill Hopkins at bill.hopkins@npsot.org.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/second-saturday-workday-at-cibolo-nature-center-demonstration-gardens-2/2026-04-11/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T120000
DTSTAMP:20260407T161801
CREATED:20260123T200047Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260123T213410Z
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SUMMARY:Monarchs & Milkweed: Texas Gulf Coast Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Annual member contests are a tradition at the Native Plant Society of Texas. Once again this year we will have contests in photography\, short videos and chapter newsletters. Winners will be recognized at our fall symposium. We will let you know later when the time comes for submitting your entries. But it is not too early to start thinking about which contests you want to enter.Our photography contest is actually 12 contests in one. There is a separate winning photo for each of the 12 Level  III ecoregions as shown on this map on our website. You can enter as many ecoregions as you want\, as long as your photo was taken in the ecoregion\, and the plant is native to that ecoregion. Check out some of the past winners in our Smugmug gallery.This is the tenth year we have held a video contest. We are talking about short videos of five minutes or less\, with a subject matter relating to native plants.  Check out past entries in the video contest playlists on our YouTube channel. For hints on making short videos register for  the upcoming webinar on April 17 by Lee Smith\, an Emmy award winning video producer with over 40 years of professional experience.Finally we will have a third contest for chapter newsletters. If you are proud of your chapter newsletter\, tell the editor or your chapter president to enter it in the contest. You can’t win if you don’t enter.\n					 \n				\n				\n							\n	\n			We also need contest judges!\n		\n				\n				\n								\n								Each of our contests is judged by a panel of members. It is not hard to do and is actually a lot of fun. We supply a worksheet for you to use in judging\, and you can do it on your own time.If you would like to help judge or have any questions about the contests contact Bill Hopkins at bill.hopkins@npsot.org.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/monarchs-milkweed-texas-gulf-coast-workshop/
CATEGORIES:Workshops and Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T120000
DTSTAMP:20260407T161801
CREATED:20260203T140228Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T140230Z
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SUMMARY:Invasive Plant Pull and Garden Work Day – April 11th\, Saturday\, 9 AM-12 Noon
DESCRIPTION:Annual member contests are a tradition at the Native Plant Society of Texas. Once again this year we will have contests in photography\, short videos and chapter newsletters. Winners will be recognized at our fall symposium. We will let you know later when the time comes for submitting your entries. But it is not too early to start thinking about which contests you want to enter.Our photography contest is actually 12 contests in one. There is a separate winning photo for each of the 12 Level  III ecoregions as shown on this map on our website. You can enter as many ecoregions as you want\, as long as your photo was taken in the ecoregion\, and the plant is native to that ecoregion. Check out some of the past winners in our Smugmug gallery.This is the tenth year we have held a video contest. We are talking about short videos of five minutes or less\, with a subject matter relating to native plants.  Check out past entries in the video contest playlists on our YouTube channel. For hints on making short videos register for  the upcoming webinar on April 17 by Lee Smith\, an Emmy award winning video producer with over 40 years of professional experience.Finally we will have a third contest for chapter newsletters. If you are proud of your chapter newsletter\, tell the editor or your chapter president to enter it in the contest. You can’t win if you don’t enter.\n					 \n				\n				\n							\n	\n			We also need contest judges!\n		\n				\n				\n								\n								Each of our contests is judged by a panel of members. It is not hard to do and is actually a lot of fun. We supply a worksheet for you to use in judging\, and you can do it on your own time.If you would like to help judge or have any questions about the contests contact Bill Hopkins at bill.hopkins@npsot.org.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/invasive-plant-pull-and-garden-work-day-april-11th-saturday-9-am-12-noon/
CATEGORIES:Volunteer Opportunity
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T120000
DTSTAMP:20260407T161801
CREATED:20260311T024152Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T025101Z
UID:10006548-1775898000-1775908800@www.npsot.org
SUMMARY:Field Trip: Greens Bayou Wetlands Mitigation Bank
DESCRIPTION:Annual member contests are a tradition at the Native Plant Society of Texas. Once again this year we will have contests in photography\, short videos and chapter newsletters. Winners will be recognized at our fall symposium. We will let you know later when the time comes for submitting your entries. But it is not too early to start thinking about which contests you want to enter.Our photography contest is actually 12 contests in one. There is a separate winning photo for each of the 12 Level  III ecoregions as shown on this map on our website. You can enter as many ecoregions as you want\, as long as your photo was taken in the ecoregion\, and the plant is native to that ecoregion. Check out some of the past winners in our Smugmug gallery.This is the tenth year we have held a video contest. We are talking about short videos of five minutes or less\, with a subject matter relating to native plants.  Check out past entries in the video contest playlists on our YouTube channel. For hints on making short videos register for  the upcoming webinar on April 17 by Lee Smith\, an Emmy award winning video producer with over 40 years of professional experience.Finally we will have a third contest for chapter newsletters. If you are proud of your chapter newsletter\, tell the editor or your chapter president to enter it in the contest. You can’t win if you don’t enter.\n					 \n				\n				\n							\n	\n			We also need contest judges!\n		\n				\n				\n								\n								Each of our contests is judged by a panel of members. It is not hard to do and is actually a lot of fun. We supply a worksheet for you to use in judging\, and you can do it on your own time.If you would like to help judge or have any questions about the contests contact Bill Hopkins at bill.hopkins@npsot.org.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/field-trip-greens-bayou-wetlands-mitigation-bank/
CATEGORIES:Field Trip
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T120000
DTSTAMP:20260407T161801
CREATED:20260326T012920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T015856Z
UID:10006714-1775898000-1775908800@www.npsot.org
SUMMARY:Garden Workday at the Moody Gardens Demonstration Bird Garden
DESCRIPTION:Annual member contests are a tradition at the Native Plant Society of Texas. Once again this year we will have contests in photography\, short videos and chapter newsletters. Winners will be recognized at our fall symposium. We will let you know later when the time comes for submitting your entries. But it is not too early to start thinking about which contests you want to enter.Our photography contest is actually 12 contests in one. There is a separate winning photo for each of the 12 Level  III ecoregions as shown on this map on our website. You can enter as many ecoregions as you want\, as long as your photo was taken in the ecoregion\, and the plant is native to that ecoregion. Check out some of the past winners in our Smugmug gallery.This is the tenth year we have held a video contest. We are talking about short videos of five minutes or less\, with a subject matter relating to native plants.  Check out past entries in the video contest playlists on our YouTube channel. For hints on making short videos register for  the upcoming webinar on April 17 by Lee Smith\, an Emmy award winning video producer with over 40 years of professional experience.Finally we will have a third contest for chapter newsletters. If you are proud of your chapter newsletter\, tell the editor or your chapter president to enter it in the contest. You can’t win if you don’t enter.\n					 \n				\n				\n							\n	\n			We also need contest judges!\n		\n				\n				\n								\n								Each of our contests is judged by a panel of members. It is not hard to do and is actually a lot of fun. We supply a worksheet for you to use in judging\, and you can do it on your own time.If you would like to help judge or have any questions about the contests contact Bill Hopkins at bill.hopkins@npsot.org.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/garden-workday-at-the-moody-gardens-demonstration-bird-garden/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T120000
DTSTAMP:20260407T161801
CREATED:20260404T200622Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260404T200624Z
UID:10006798-1775903400-1775908800@www.npsot.org
SUMMARY:Build a Bug House\, Free Event\, North Central Chapter
DESCRIPTION:Annual member contests are a tradition at the Native Plant Society of Texas. Once again this year we will have contests in photography\, short videos and chapter newsletters. Winners will be recognized at our fall symposium. We will let you know later when the time comes for submitting your entries. But it is not too early to start thinking about which contests you want to enter.Our photography contest is actually 12 contests in one. There is a separate winning photo for each of the 12 Level  III ecoregions as shown on this map on our website. You can enter as many ecoregions as you want\, as long as your photo was taken in the ecoregion\, and the plant is native to that ecoregion. Check out some of the past winners in our Smugmug gallery.This is the tenth year we have held a video contest. We are talking about short videos of five minutes or less\, with a subject matter relating to native plants.  Check out past entries in the video contest playlists on our YouTube channel. For hints on making short videos register for  the upcoming webinar on April 17 by Lee Smith\, an Emmy award winning video producer with over 40 years of professional experience.Finally we will have a third contest for chapter newsletters. If you are proud of your chapter newsletter\, tell the editor or your chapter president to enter it in the contest. You can’t win if you don’t enter.\n					 \n				\n				\n							\n	\n			We also need contest judges!\n		\n				\n				\n								\n								Each of our contests is judged by a panel of members. It is not hard to do and is actually a lot of fun. We supply a worksheet for you to use in judging\, and you can do it on your own time.If you would like to help judge or have any questions about the contests contact Bill Hopkins at bill.hopkins@npsot.org.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/build-a-bug-house-free-event-north-central-chapter/
CATEGORIES:Community Outreach
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260413T181500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260413T181500
DTSTAMP:20260407T161801
CREATED:20260317T000731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260323T001435Z
UID:10006688-1776104100-1776104100@www.npsot.org
SUMMARY:Using iNaturalist for the City Nature Challenge – Hybrid Clear Lake Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Annual member contests are a tradition at the Native Plant Society of Texas. Once again this year we will have contests in photography\, short videos and chapter newsletters. Winners will be recognized at our fall symposium. We will let you know later when the time comes for submitting your entries. But it is not too early to start thinking about which contests you want to enter.Our photography contest is actually 12 contests in one. There is a separate winning photo for each of the 12 Level  III ecoregions as shown on this map on our website. You can enter as many ecoregions as you want\, as long as your photo was taken in the ecoregion\, and the plant is native to that ecoregion. Check out some of the past winners in our Smugmug gallery.This is the tenth year we have held a video contest. We are talking about short videos of five minutes or less\, with a subject matter relating to native plants.  Check out past entries in the video contest playlists on our YouTube channel. For hints on making short videos register for  the upcoming webinar on April 17 by Lee Smith\, an Emmy award winning video producer with over 40 years of professional experience.Finally we will have a third contest for chapter newsletters. If you are proud of your chapter newsletter\, tell the editor or your chapter president to enter it in the contest. You can’t win if you don’t enter.\n					 \n				\n				\n							\n	\n			We also need contest judges!\n		\n				\n				\n								\n								Each of our contests is judged by a panel of members. It is not hard to do and is actually a lot of fun. We supply a worksheet for you to use in judging\, and you can do it on your own time.If you would like to help judge or have any questions about the contests contact Bill Hopkins at bill.hopkins@npsot.org.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/using-inaturalist-for-the-city-nature-challenge-hybrid-clear-lake-chapter-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Virtual
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260413T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260413T200000
DTSTAMP:20260407T161801
CREATED:20240108T175104Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240108T175105Z
UID:10002362-1776106800-1776110400@www.npsot.org
SUMMARY:Pines and Prairies NLCP Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Annual member contests are a tradition at the Native Plant Society of Texas. Once again this year we will have contests in photography\, short videos and chapter newsletters. Winners will be recognized at our fall symposium. We will let you know later when the time comes for submitting your entries. But it is not too early to start thinking about which contests you want to enter.Our photography contest is actually 12 contests in one. There is a separate winning photo for each of the 12 Level  III ecoregions as shown on this map on our website. You can enter as many ecoregions as you want\, as long as your photo was taken in the ecoregion\, and the plant is native to that ecoregion. Check out some of the past winners in our Smugmug gallery.This is the tenth year we have held a video contest. We are talking about short videos of five minutes or less\, with a subject matter relating to native plants.  Check out past entries in the video contest playlists on our YouTube channel. For hints on making short videos register for  the upcoming webinar on April 17 by Lee Smith\, an Emmy award winning video producer with over 40 years of professional experience.Finally we will have a third contest for chapter newsletters. If you are proud of your chapter newsletter\, tell the editor or your chapter president to enter it in the contest. You can’t win if you don’t enter.\n					 \n				\n				\n							\n	\n			We also need contest judges!\n		\n				\n				\n								\n								Each of our contests is judged by a panel of members. It is not hard to do and is actually a lot of fun. We supply a worksheet for you to use in judging\, and you can do it on your own time.If you would like to help judge or have any questions about the contests contact Bill Hopkins at bill.hopkins@npsot.org.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/pines-and-prairies-nlcp-committee-meeting/2026-04-13/
CATEGORIES:Committee Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260413T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260413T200000
DTSTAMP:20260407T161801
CREATED:20260402T231920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T232209Z
UID:10003051-1776106800-1776110400@www.npsot.org
SUMMARY:NPSOT-Houston Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Annual member contests are a tradition at the Native Plant Society of Texas. Once again this year we will have contests in photography\, short videos and chapter newsletters. Winners will be recognized at our fall symposium. We will let you know later when the time comes for submitting your entries. But it is not too early to start thinking about which contests you want to enter.Our photography contest is actually 12 contests in one. There is a separate winning photo for each of the 12 Level  III ecoregions as shown on this map on our website. You can enter as many ecoregions as you want\, as long as your photo was taken in the ecoregion\, and the plant is native to that ecoregion. Check out some of the past winners in our Smugmug gallery.This is the tenth year we have held a video contest. We are talking about short videos of five minutes or less\, with a subject matter relating to native plants.  Check out past entries in the video contest playlists on our YouTube channel. For hints on making short videos register for  the upcoming webinar on April 17 by Lee Smith\, an Emmy award winning video producer with over 40 years of professional experience.Finally we will have a third contest for chapter newsletters. If you are proud of your chapter newsletter\, tell the editor or your chapter president to enter it in the contest. You can’t win if you don’t enter.\n					 \n				\n				\n							\n	\n			We also need contest judges!\n		\n				\n				\n								\n								Each of our contests is judged by a panel of members. It is not hard to do and is actually a lot of fun. We supply a worksheet for you to use in judging\, and you can do it on your own time.If you would like to help judge or have any questions about the contests contact Bill Hopkins at bill.hopkins@npsot.org.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/npsot-houston-board-meeting/2026-04-13/
CATEGORIES:Board Meeting
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ORGANIZER;CN="reba wiles":MAILTO:rwiles104@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260414T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260414T120000
DTSTAMP:20260407T161801
CREATED:20241011T195558Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241024T161459Z
UID:10004085-1776159000-1776168000@www.npsot.org
SUMMARY:Lindheimer Chapter Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Annual member contests are a tradition at the Native Plant Society of Texas. Once again this year we will have contests in photography\, short videos and chapter newsletters. Winners will be recognized at our fall symposium. We will let you know later when the time comes for submitting your entries. But it is not too early to start thinking about which contests you want to enter.Our photography contest is actually 12 contests in one. There is a separate winning photo for each of the 12 Level  III ecoregions as shown on this map on our website. You can enter as many ecoregions as you want\, as long as your photo was taken in the ecoregion\, and the plant is native to that ecoregion. Check out some of the past winners in our Smugmug gallery.This is the tenth year we have held a video contest. We are talking about short videos of five minutes or less\, with a subject matter relating to native plants.  Check out past entries in the video contest playlists on our YouTube channel. For hints on making short videos register for  the upcoming webinar on April 17 by Lee Smith\, an Emmy award winning video producer with over 40 years of professional experience.Finally we will have a third contest for chapter newsletters. If you are proud of your chapter newsletter\, tell the editor or your chapter president to enter it in the contest. You can’t win if you don’t enter.\n					 \n				\n				\n							\n	\n			We also need contest judges!\n		\n				\n				\n								\n								Each of our contests is judged by a panel of members. It is not hard to do and is actually a lot of fun. We supply a worksheet for you to use in judging\, and you can do it on your own time.If you would like to help judge or have any questions about the contests contact Bill Hopkins at bill.hopkins@npsot.org.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/lindheimer-chapter-board-meeting/2026-04-14/
CATEGORIES:Board Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260414T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260414T150000
DTSTAMP:20260407T161801
CREATED:20260331T231001Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T231857Z
UID:10006730-1776171600-1776178800@www.npsot.org
SUMMARY:April Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Annual member contests are a tradition at the Native Plant Society of Texas. Once again this year we will have contests in photography\, short videos and chapter newsletters. Winners will be recognized at our fall symposium. We will let you know later when the time comes for submitting your entries. But it is not too early to start thinking about which contests you want to enter.Our photography contest is actually 12 contests in one. There is a separate winning photo for each of the 12 Level  III ecoregions as shown on this map on our website. You can enter as many ecoregions as you want\, as long as your photo was taken in the ecoregion\, and the plant is native to that ecoregion. Check out some of the past winners in our Smugmug gallery.This is the tenth year we have held a video contest. We are talking about short videos of five minutes or less\, with a subject matter relating to native plants.  Check out past entries in the video contest playlists on our YouTube channel. For hints on making short videos register for  the upcoming webinar on April 17 by Lee Smith\, an Emmy award winning video producer with over 40 years of professional experience.Finally we will have a third contest for chapter newsletters. If you are proud of your chapter newsletter\, tell the editor or your chapter president to enter it in the contest. You can’t win if you don’t enter.\n					 \n				\n				\n							\n	\n			We also need contest judges!\n		\n				\n				\n								\n								Each of our contests is judged by a panel of members. It is not hard to do and is actually a lot of fun. We supply a worksheet for you to use in judging\, and you can do it on your own time.If you would like to help judge or have any questions about the contests contact Bill Hopkins at bill.hopkins@npsot.org.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/april-chapter-meeting-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260414T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260414T200000
DTSTAMP:20260407T161801
CREATED:20230905T041714Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230905T042216Z
UID:10002077-1776193200-1776196800@www.npsot.org
SUMMARY:NPSOT Website Committee
DESCRIPTION:Annual member contests are a tradition at the Native Plant Society of Texas. Once again this year we will have contests in photography\, short videos and chapter newsletters. Winners will be recognized at our fall symposium. We will let you know later when the time comes for submitting your entries. But it is not too early to start thinking about which contests you want to enter.Our photography contest is actually 12 contests in one. There is a separate winning photo for each of the 12 Level  III ecoregions as shown on this map on our website. You can enter as many ecoregions as you want\, as long as your photo was taken in the ecoregion\, and the plant is native to that ecoregion. Check out some of the past winners in our Smugmug gallery.This is the tenth year we have held a video contest. We are talking about short videos of five minutes or less\, with a subject matter relating to native plants.  Check out past entries in the video contest playlists on our YouTube channel. For hints on making short videos register for  the upcoming webinar on April 17 by Lee Smith\, an Emmy award winning video producer with over 40 years of professional experience.Finally we will have a third contest for chapter newsletters. If you are proud of your chapter newsletter\, tell the editor or your chapter president to enter it in the contest. You can’t win if you don’t enter.\n					 \n				\n				\n							\n	\n			We also need contest judges!\n		\n				\n				\n								\n								Each of our contests is judged by a panel of members. It is not hard to do and is actually a lot of fun. We supply a worksheet for you to use in judging\, and you can do it on your own time.If you would like to help judge or have any questions about the contests contact Bill Hopkins at bill.hopkins@npsot.org.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/npsot-website-committee-4/2026-04-14/
CATEGORIES:Committee Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260415T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260415T170000
DTSTAMP:20260407T161801
CREATED:20250816T042536Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250816T043340Z
UID:10005535-1776240000-1776272400@www.npsot.org
SUMMARY:Monthly Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Annual member contests are a tradition at the Native Plant Society of Texas. Once again this year we will have contests in photography\, short videos and chapter newsletters. Winners will be recognized at our fall symposium. We will let you know later when the time comes for submitting your entries. But it is not too early to start thinking about which contests you want to enter.Our photography contest is actually 12 contests in one. There is a separate winning photo for each of the 12 Level  III ecoregions as shown on this map on our website. You can enter as many ecoregions as you want\, as long as your photo was taken in the ecoregion\, and the plant is native to that ecoregion. Check out some of the past winners in our Smugmug gallery.This is the tenth year we have held a video contest. We are talking about short videos of five minutes or less\, with a subject matter relating to native plants.  Check out past entries in the video contest playlists on our YouTube channel. For hints on making short videos register for  the upcoming webinar on April 17 by Lee Smith\, an Emmy award winning video producer with over 40 years of professional experience.Finally we will have a third contest for chapter newsletters. If you are proud of your chapter newsletter\, tell the editor or your chapter president to enter it in the contest. You can’t win if you don’t enter.\n					 \n				\n				\n							\n	\n			We also need contest judges!\n		\n				\n				\n								\n								Each of our contests is judged by a panel of members. It is not hard to do and is actually a lot of fun. We supply a worksheet for you to use in judging\, and you can do it on your own time.If you would like to help judge or have any questions about the contests contact Bill Hopkins at bill.hopkins@npsot.org.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/monthly-chapter-meeting-7/2026-04-15/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260415T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260415T170000
DTSTAMP:20260407T161801
CREATED:20251223T221431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251223T221432Z
UID:10006012-1776240000-1776272400@www.npsot.org
SUMMARY:Elm Creek: Monthly Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Annual member contests are a tradition at the Native Plant Society of Texas. Once again this year we will have contests in photography\, short videos and chapter newsletters. Winners will be recognized at our fall symposium. We will let you know later when the time comes for submitting your entries. But it is not too early to start thinking about which contests you want to enter.Our photography contest is actually 12 contests in one. There is a separate winning photo for each of the 12 Level  III ecoregions as shown on this map on our website. You can enter as many ecoregions as you want\, as long as your photo was taken in the ecoregion\, and the plant is native to that ecoregion. Check out some of the past winners in our Smugmug gallery.This is the tenth year we have held a video contest. We are talking about short videos of five minutes or less\, with a subject matter relating to native plants.  Check out past entries in the video contest playlists on our YouTube channel. For hints on making short videos register for  the upcoming webinar on April 17 by Lee Smith\, an Emmy award winning video producer with over 40 years of professional experience.Finally we will have a third contest for chapter newsletters. If you are proud of your chapter newsletter\, tell the editor or your chapter president to enter it in the contest. You can’t win if you don’t enter.\n					 \n				\n				\n							\n	\n			We also need contest judges!\n		\n				\n				\n								\n								Each of our contests is judged by a panel of members. It is not hard to do and is actually a lot of fun. We supply a worksheet for you to use in judging\, and you can do it on your own time.If you would like to help judge or have any questions about the contests contact Bill Hopkins at bill.hopkins@npsot.org.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/monthly-chapter-meeting-8/2026-04-15/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260416T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260419T170000
DTSTAMP:20260407T161801
CREATED:20260326T020151Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T020514Z
UID:10006715-1776326400-1776618000@www.npsot.org
SUMMARY:FEATHERFEST
DESCRIPTION:Annual member contests are a tradition at the Native Plant Society of Texas. Once again this year we will have contests in photography\, short videos and chapter newsletters. Winners will be recognized at our fall symposium. We will let you know later when the time comes for submitting your entries. But it is not too early to start thinking about which contests you want to enter.Our photography contest is actually 12 contests in one. There is a separate winning photo for each of the 12 Level  III ecoregions as shown on this map on our website. You can enter as many ecoregions as you want\, as long as your photo was taken in the ecoregion\, and the plant is native to that ecoregion. Check out some of the past winners in our Smugmug gallery.This is the tenth year we have held a video contest. We are talking about short videos of five minutes or less\, with a subject matter relating to native plants.  Check out past entries in the video contest playlists on our YouTube channel. For hints on making short videos register for  the upcoming webinar on April 17 by Lee Smith\, an Emmy award winning video producer with over 40 years of professional experience.Finally we will have a third contest for chapter newsletters. If you are proud of your chapter newsletter\, tell the editor or your chapter president to enter it in the contest. You can’t win if you don’t enter.\n					 \n				\n				\n							\n	\n			We also need contest judges!\n		\n				\n				\n								\n								Each of our contests is judged by a panel of members. It is not hard to do and is actually a lot of fun. We supply a worksheet for you to use in judging\, and you can do it on your own time.If you would like to help judge or have any questions about the contests contact Bill Hopkins at bill.hopkins@npsot.org.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/featherfest/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260416T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260416T113000
DTSTAMP:20260407T161801
CREATED:20250622T183121Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250622T183122Z
UID:10005308-1776330000-1776339000@www.npsot.org
SUMMARY:Boerne City Campus Natural Area (BCCNA) Workday
DESCRIPTION:Annual member contests are a tradition at the Native Plant Society of Texas. Once again this year we will have contests in photography\, short videos and chapter newsletters. Winners will be recognized at our fall symposium. We will let you know later when the time comes for submitting your entries. But it is not too early to start thinking about which contests you want to enter.Our photography contest is actually 12 contests in one. There is a separate winning photo for each of the 12 Level  III ecoregions as shown on this map on our website. You can enter as many ecoregions as you want\, as long as your photo was taken in the ecoregion\, and the plant is native to that ecoregion. Check out some of the past winners in our Smugmug gallery.This is the tenth year we have held a video contest. We are talking about short videos of five minutes or less\, with a subject matter relating to native plants.  Check out past entries in the video contest playlists on our YouTube channel. For hints on making short videos register for  the upcoming webinar on April 17 by Lee Smith\, an Emmy award winning video producer with over 40 years of professional experience.Finally we will have a third contest for chapter newsletters. If you are proud of your chapter newsletter\, tell the editor or your chapter president to enter it in the contest. You can’t win if you don’t enter.\n					 \n				\n				\n							\n	\n			We also need contest judges!\n		\n				\n				\n								\n								Each of our contests is judged by a panel of members. It is not hard to do and is actually a lot of fun. We supply a worksheet for you to use in judging\, and you can do it on your own time.If you would like to help judge or have any questions about the contests contact Bill Hopkins at bill.hopkins@npsot.org.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/boerne-city-campus-natural-area-bccna-workday-4/2026-04-16/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260416T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260416T130000
DTSTAMP:20260407T161801
CREATED:20260223T215639Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T204951Z
UID:10006461-1776340800-1776344400@www.npsot.org
SUMMARY:Chapter Leader Forum: Volunteer Coordination
DESCRIPTION:Annual member contests are a tradition at the Native Plant Society of Texas. Once again this year we will have contests in photography\, short videos and chapter newsletters. Winners will be recognized at our fall symposium. We will let you know later when the time comes for submitting your entries. But it is not too early to start thinking about which contests you want to enter.Our photography contest is actually 12 contests in one. There is a separate winning photo for each of the 12 Level  III ecoregions as shown on this map on our website. You can enter as many ecoregions as you want\, as long as your photo was taken in the ecoregion\, and the plant is native to that ecoregion. Check out some of the past winners in our Smugmug gallery.This is the tenth year we have held a video contest. We are talking about short videos of five minutes or less\, with a subject matter relating to native plants.  Check out past entries in the video contest playlists on our YouTube channel. For hints on making short videos register for  the upcoming webinar on April 17 by Lee Smith\, an Emmy award winning video producer with over 40 years of professional experience.Finally we will have a third contest for chapter newsletters. If you are proud of your chapter newsletter\, tell the editor or your chapter president to enter it in the contest. You can’t win if you don’t enter.\n					 \n				\n				\n							\n	\n			We also need contest judges!\n		\n				\n				\n								\n								Each of our contests is judged by a panel of members. It is not hard to do and is actually a lot of fun. We supply a worksheet for you to use in judging\, and you can do it on your own time.If you would like to help judge or have any questions about the contests contact Bill Hopkins at bill.hopkins@npsot.org.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/chapter-leader-forum-volunteer-coordination/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Leader Forum,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260416T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260416T200000
DTSTAMP:20260407T161801
CREATED:20260113T000713Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260113T000714Z
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SUMMARY:Houston Chapter Meeting - April 16
DESCRIPTION:Annual member contests are a tradition at the Native Plant Society of Texas. Once again this year we will have contests in photography\, short videos and chapter newsletters. Winners will be recognized at our fall symposium. We will let you know later when the time comes for submitting your entries. But it is not too early to start thinking about which contests you want to enter.Our photography contest is actually 12 contests in one. There is a separate winning photo for each of the 12 Level  III ecoregions as shown on this map on our website. You can enter as many ecoregions as you want\, as long as your photo was taken in the ecoregion\, and the plant is native to that ecoregion. Check out some of the past winners in our Smugmug gallery.This is the tenth year we have held a video contest. We are talking about short videos of five minutes or less\, with a subject matter relating to native plants.  Check out past entries in the video contest playlists on our YouTube channel. For hints on making short videos register for  the upcoming webinar on April 17 by Lee Smith\, an Emmy award winning video producer with over 40 years of professional experience.Finally we will have a third contest for chapter newsletters. If you are proud of your chapter newsletter\, tell the editor or your chapter president to enter it in the contest. You can’t win if you don’t enter.\n					 \n				\n				\n							\n	\n			We also need contest judges!\n		\n				\n				\n								\n								Each of our contests is judged by a panel of members. It is not hard to do and is actually a lot of fun. We supply a worksheet for you to use in judging\, and you can do it on your own time.If you would like to help judge or have any questions about the contests contact Bill Hopkins at bill.hopkins@npsot.org.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/houston-chapter-meeting-april-16/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260416T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260416T200000
DTSTAMP:20260407T161801
CREATED:20260208T193417Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260208T193418Z
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SUMMARY:Pines & Prairies Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Annual member contests are a tradition at the Native Plant Society of Texas. Once again this year we will have contests in photography\, short videos and chapter newsletters. Winners will be recognized at our fall symposium. We will let you know later when the time comes for submitting your entries. But it is not too early to start thinking about which contests you want to enter.Our photography contest is actually 12 contests in one. There is a separate winning photo for each of the 12 Level  III ecoregions as shown on this map on our website. You can enter as many ecoregions as you want\, as long as your photo was taken in the ecoregion\, and the plant is native to that ecoregion. Check out some of the past winners in our Smugmug gallery.This is the tenth year we have held a video contest. We are talking about short videos of five minutes or less\, with a subject matter relating to native plants.  Check out past entries in the video contest playlists on our YouTube channel. For hints on making short videos register for  the upcoming webinar on April 17 by Lee Smith\, an Emmy award winning video producer with over 40 years of professional experience.Finally we will have a third contest for chapter newsletters. If you are proud of your chapter newsletter\, tell the editor or your chapter president to enter it in the contest. You can’t win if you don’t enter.\n					 \n				\n				\n							\n	\n			We also need contest judges!\n		\n				\n				\n								\n								Each of our contests is judged by a panel of members. It is not hard to do and is actually a lot of fun. We supply a worksheet for you to use in judging\, and you can do it on your own time.If you would like to help judge or have any questions about the contests contact Bill Hopkins at bill.hopkins@npsot.org.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/pines-prairies-chapter-meeting/2026-04-16/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260417T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260417T130000
DTSTAMP:20260407T161801
CREATED:20260317T221010Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T221011Z
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SUMMARY:Cell Phone Video Production Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Annual member contests are a tradition at the Native Plant Society of Texas. Once again this year we will have contests in photography\, short videos and chapter newsletters. Winners will be recognized at our fall symposium. We will let you know later when the time comes for submitting your entries. But it is not too early to start thinking about which contests you want to enter.Our photography contest is actually 12 contests in one. There is a separate winning photo for each of the 12 Level  III ecoregions as shown on this map on our website. You can enter as many ecoregions as you want\, as long as your photo was taken in the ecoregion\, and the plant is native to that ecoregion. Check out some of the past winners in our Smugmug gallery.This is the tenth year we have held a video contest. We are talking about short videos of five minutes or less\, with a subject matter relating to native plants.  Check out past entries in the video contest playlists on our YouTube channel. For hints on making short videos register for  the upcoming webinar on April 17 by Lee Smith\, an Emmy award winning video producer with over 40 years of professional experience.Finally we will have a third contest for chapter newsletters. If you are proud of your chapter newsletter\, tell the editor or your chapter president to enter it in the contest. You can’t win if you don’t enter.\n					 \n				\n				\n							\n	\n			We also need contest judges!\n		\n				\n				\n								\n								Each of our contests is judged by a panel of members. It is not hard to do and is actually a lot of fun. We supply a worksheet for you to use in judging\, and you can do it on your own time.If you would like to help judge or have any questions about the contests contact Bill Hopkins at bill.hopkins@npsot.org.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/cell-phone-video-production-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260417T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260417T160000
DTSTAMP:20260407T161801
CREATED:20260311T190315Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260320T225037Z
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SUMMARY:Plant Propagation 101 with Diana Black (RSVP Required)
DESCRIPTION:Annual member contests are a tradition at the Native Plant Society of Texas. Once again this year we will have contests in photography\, short videos and chapter newsletters. Winners will be recognized at our fall symposium. We will let you know later when the time comes for submitting your entries. But it is not too early to start thinking about which contests you want to enter.Our photography contest is actually 12 contests in one. There is a separate winning photo for each of the 12 Level  III ecoregions as shown on this map on our website. You can enter as many ecoregions as you want\, as long as your photo was taken in the ecoregion\, and the plant is native to that ecoregion. Check out some of the past winners in our Smugmug gallery.This is the tenth year we have held a video contest. We are talking about short videos of five minutes or less\, with a subject matter relating to native plants.  Check out past entries in the video contest playlists on our YouTube channel. For hints on making short videos register for  the upcoming webinar on April 17 by Lee Smith\, an Emmy award winning video producer with over 40 years of professional experience.Finally we will have a third contest for chapter newsletters. If you are proud of your chapter newsletter\, tell the editor or your chapter president to enter it in the contest. You can’t win if you don’t enter.\n					 \n				\n				\n							\n	\n			We also need contest judges!\n		\n				\n				\n								\n								Each of our contests is judged by a panel of members. It is not hard to do and is actually a lot of fun. We supply a worksheet for you to use in judging\, and you can do it on your own time.If you would like to help judge or have any questions about the contests contact Bill Hopkins at bill.hopkins@npsot.org.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/april-3-plant-propagation-101-with-diana-black-duplicate/
CATEGORIES:Workshops and Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260418T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260418T120000
DTSTAMP:20260407T161801
CREATED:20260316T194637Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260316T194638Z
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SUMMARY:Earth Day at Headwaters at the Comal
DESCRIPTION:Annual member contests are a tradition at the Native Plant Society of Texas. Once again this year we will have contests in photography\, short videos and chapter newsletters. Winners will be recognized at our fall symposium. We will let you know later when the time comes for submitting your entries. But it is not too early to start thinking about which contests you want to enter.Our photography contest is actually 12 contests in one. There is a separate winning photo for each of the 12 Level  III ecoregions as shown on this map on our website. You can enter as many ecoregions as you want\, as long as your photo was taken in the ecoregion\, and the plant is native to that ecoregion. Check out some of the past winners in our Smugmug gallery.This is the tenth year we have held a video contest. We are talking about short videos of five minutes or less\, with a subject matter relating to native plants.  Check out past entries in the video contest playlists on our YouTube channel. For hints on making short videos register for  the upcoming webinar on April 17 by Lee Smith\, an Emmy award winning video producer with over 40 years of professional experience.Finally we will have a third contest for chapter newsletters. If you are proud of your chapter newsletter\, tell the editor or your chapter president to enter it in the contest. You can’t win if you don’t enter.\n					 \n				\n				\n							\n	\n			We also need contest judges!\n		\n				\n				\n								\n								Each of our contests is judged by a panel of members. It is not hard to do and is actually a lot of fun. We supply a worksheet for you to use in judging\, and you can do it on your own time.If you would like to help judge or have any questions about the contests contact Bill Hopkins at bill.hopkins@npsot.org.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/earth-day-at-headwaters-at-the-comal/
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