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Register for July 18’s “From Balconies to Backyards”

News from The Good Water Master Naturalist Chapter:

The Good Water Master Naturalist Chapter is excited to invite the public to our upcoming nature and conservation event, “From Balconies to Backyards 2026: Taking Care of What You Have” on Saturday, July 18, 2026. Registration is open to all. Attend in-person or virtually.

The event features keynote speaker John Hart Asher who serves as host of the award winning and nationally syndicated PBS show, Central Texas Gardener. With his presentation titled “Be the Bison,” John will speak about his experience with ecological restoration and discuss pocket prairies as an example of a way that central Texans (and beyond) can drastically increase biodiversity to the benefit of all. Components of the pocket prairie strategy can be applied at multiple scales (think balcony, flower bed, or ranch) and he’ll happily answer any questions for folks who want to help Be the Bison.

Click this link to register => https://txmn.org/goodwater/from-balconies-to-backyards-2026/

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(NPSOT Note: John Hart Asher was the guest speaker at our NPSOT-Wilco chapter meeting on November 13, 2025.)

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2026-2027 Chapter Board Election Info, Nominations & Dates

The following information was announced to attendees at the chapter meeting held on June 11, 2026.

All elected NPSOT-Wilco Board positions for the term September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027, are open for nominations.  June 18, 2026 is the last day to submit a nomination for the ballot.

  • Elected board positions may have more than 1 nominee on the ballot.
  • You may nominate someone for a position even if we have a candidate listed.
  • You MUST obtain someone’s permission before nominating them.
  • Send nominations to wilco-chapter@npsot.org.
  • The ballot and voting instructions will be emailed to chapter members only by June 21.
  • Results will be announced at our July 9 chapter meeting.

The final slate will be published in late June when we email ballots and voting instructions to chapter members. Only chapter members are eligible to vote. Ballots will be sent to the member email addresses on file with the Society’s state office.  After we email the ballot to chapter members, we’ll publish a blog post alerting chapter members to check their email.

Descriptions of elected and appointed board positions can be found near the bottom of the Home page in the section Chapter Documents -> Chapter Board Member Duties.

Current Nominees/Slate for Elected Positions

PositionOutgoing BoardCurrent Nominees
for 9/1/2026 to 8/31/2027
PresidentMark StoetzerMark Stoetzer
Vice PresidentErin BuhlErin Buhl
SecretaryBecky SloanCassandra York-Brugnone
TreasurerTyson BartlettTyson Bartlett
DirectorKim JonesNancy Kunschik
DirectorNathaniel WoodwardNathaniel Woodward
Not Subject to Election
Past PresidentNancy CoppermanNancy Copperman

Schedule Recap:
June 11 – Nominations for elected offices open and initial slate announced at chapter meeting and in this blog post
June 18 – Nominations for elected offices close
by June 21 – Ballot emailed to chapter members; 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