Meeting Reminder November 14: “Plant Conservation Programs at San Antonio Botanical Garden” with Michael Eason

Join NPSOT-Williamson County on Thursday, November 14, 2024, when our featured topic will be “Plant Conservation Programs at San Antonio Botanical Garden” with Michael Eason.  Free and open to the public. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM.  The guest presentation begins after a short business meeting.

NOTE: This month’s guest presentation will NOT be recorded for YouTube.

Read about the topic and speaker in this meeting announcement.

==> This month, we meet at the Georgetown Parks & Rec Administration Building, 1101 N College St, Georgetown, Texas 78626.  Come early (6:30 PM) for expert advice, to check out the seed swap board, or just to visit.

==> To attend via Zoom register at https://npsot-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZclfuChqTorGtCOtgnLm8-3vn4wELTvX1iK#/registration

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Proboscidea sabulosa. Photo by Michael Eason.

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.

Updated Plant List for Nov 2’s Native Plant Sale

The plant availability list with descriptions has been updated.  Plants which have been dropped from the inventory are still listed but with lines through them.

==> See the Fall 2024 Native Plant Sale page for the link to the new list and other details about the sale.

The sale is Saturday, November 2, 2024, at Southwest Williamson County Regional Park, 3005 County Road 175, Leander, TX 78641.  We will be in the pavilions (Boulder East and Boulder West) near the Quarry Splash Pad. Sale hours will be from 11:00 AM – 2 PM or until we run out of plants.

Of primary interest to some folks:

  • There will be several Cotinus obovata (American Smoke Tree) in 3/5 gallon size available.
  • New to the list of Monarch Butterfly larval plants, we will have Matelea biflora  (Purple Milkweed Vine) from Williamson County rescue parent plants.
  • Funastrum cynanchoides (Climbing Milkweed Vine) is now on the list.
  • Lonicera albiflora (White Bush Honeysuckle) has been added. These plants are the offspring of Williamson County rescue plants.  It has been many years since we have offered this plant. 

Hope to see you at the sale Saturday starting at 11 AM.


We only sell Texas native plants, and we try to make sure everything we sell is well-adapted to grow in Williamson County. 

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White Mistflower, Ageratina havanensis
White Mistflower, Ageratina havanensis. Photo by Greg Donica.

Trip Report: Palmetto State Park, Oct 19, 2024

— by Cindy Chrisler

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Palmetto State Park, October 19, 2024. Photo by Cindy Chrisler.

Palmetto State Park was the destination for this month’s field trip.  Most attendees drove down that morning, but some stayed over the weekend in the shady campground. 

We assembled at 10:00 am at the Refectory Building, an historic CCC building that now serves as a picnic destination and overlook.  The park superintendent and a TPWD interpreter led us on two easy trails and discussed the local plants and animals in and around the park. 

Most notable was the anacua, a tree found in northern Mexico and southern Texas.  In the spring it is covered with small white flowers that provide abundant nectar for pollinators. In summer the flowers develop into berries that are relished by birds and other wildlife and can be used to make jam. Other interesting plants included supplejack, cottonwoods, pecans, and bur oaks, and of course, the dwarf palmetto, which lends its name to the park.  It was a pleasure to tour the riparian habitat with a flowing river during this dry period.


See photos from this field trip and others in our album=>

See field trip plans on our Home page.