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July 9: Annual Chapter Meeting, in person only

Join NPSOT-Williamson County Thursday, July 9, 2026, for our annual chapter meeting. This month’s meeting is in-person only. Free and open to the public. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM.  

The agenda includes election results and the presentation of NPSOT membership anniversary pins.

==> This month we meet at the Georgetown Public Library, 2nd floor, 402 West 8th St, Georgetown, TX 78626. Come early (6:30 PM) for expert advice, to check out the seed swap board, or just to visit.

Texas Thistle
Texas Thistle, Cirsium texanum (Photo credit: Pat Donica)

At every meeting, we give away a book — about native plants or the meeting topic — to one randomly chosen in-person attendee!

Have an idea for a speaker?  Let Program Leader Susie Hickman know via  email to wilco-chapter@npsot.org.

NPSOT-Williamson County meetings are free and open to the public. We hope you attend!  Meetings may be in person, virtual, or both, so be sure to check details in the meeting announcement. Meetings are announced on our website, our calendar and Facebook. See upcoming topics on our page Wilco Home or on our Calendar.

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Chapter Members, your 2026-2027 ballot is “in the mail”

Ballots for the NPSOT-Williamson County Chapter officer election were emailed directly to current chapter members on June 20 and June 21, using the email addresses on file with the Society’s state office. (If the record for an address shows a person has declined to receive NPSOT email, that address was not included in the bulk email.) 

If you do not see the ballot email in your inbox, please check your spam folder.  If you still do not see your ballot email, please contact the NPSOT-Wilco webmaster using this form.

As announced at our June chapter meeting and in a blog post, the online election is underway for chapter officers to serve from September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027. Only Williamson County Chapter members are eligible to vote.  Election results will be announced at the chapter meeting on July 9, 2026.

See the full announcement in this blog post.

Schedule Recap:
June 11 – Nominations for elected offices open and initial slate announced at chapter meeting and in a June 12 blog post
June 18 – Nominations for elected offices close
June 20-21 – Ballot emailed to chapter members
June 21 – Blog post to alert members
July 4 – Last day to vote
July 9 – Election results announced at chapter meeting
Sept 1 – New board term begins

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Recording available for June 11’s “Party in the Prickly Pear” with Becky Roe

The video recording from June 11, 2026’s guest presentation is now available on our YouTube channel. The presentation begins at 06:55 into the video, after a short business meeting.

With her kind permission, here is a link to Becky’s slides.

See more recorded topics on our YouTube channel.
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Our page Prior Guest Speakers lists past meeting topics by year.

Business slides for recent chapter meetings are here, listed by date. (If this particular meeting’s business slides were not added yet, they will be soon. Please check back later.)

NPSOT-Williamson County meetings are free and open to the public. We hope you attend!  Meetings may be in person, virtual, or both, so be sure to check details in the meeting announcement. Meetings are announced on our website, our calendar and Facebook.