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Plant rescue in Round Rock on April 28, 2024

Volunteer with us Sunday, April 28th, from 8:30-noon in north Round Rock as we rescue plants such as Delphinium carolinianum, Penstemon cobaea and Callirhoe involucrata var. lineariloba from a site prior to construction. There is a parking lot available next to the site. Further details and sign up info can be found on our SignUpGenius page. 

Click for Rescue Sign Up Page


You must be a current NPSOT member (any chapter) and at least 18 to attend the plant rescue. (Join NPSOT or renew here.)

Learn more about the Native Plant Rescue Project at this link.

image of Prairie Larkspur, Delphinium carolinianum
Prairie Larkspur, Delphinium carolinianum
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Field Trip: Critchfield Preserve on May 18, 2024

— by Cindy Chrisler

  • What:   Critchfield Preserve Field Trip
  • When:  Saturday, May 18, 2024, 9:30 am to Noon (no entry after 9:45am)
  • Where:  Critchfield Preserve, 801 CR 344, Jarrell, TX 78537
    • Directions: Take I-35 north to Exit 277 for CR 305. Go left under the interstate on CR 305 and in 2.3 miles turn right onto CR 344. The preserve entrance is about a mile down CR 344 on the left. You will be guided to a parking area. High clearance vehicles are not required.
  • Our field trip is free and open to the public. Reservations are not required.

IMPORTANT NOTES:
1) You must fill out a waiver for the Preserve (in addition to the NPSOT waiver that is signed at all field trips). Download the Preserve’s waiver at this link if you’d like to print and sign it ahead in order to save time at the start of the field trip.
2) Bathrooms are not available.
3) Be on time, as we will close the gates at 9:45am!  

Join us to tour this 100+ acre preserve in Jarrell that includes portions of Pecan Creek. There are no trails, and participants should dress for the weather, bring plenty of water, and use bug spray. We will hike around the preserve to places of interest as we look for unusual plants as well as the usual suspects. The terrain is mostly flat but there are rocks and the terrain may be uneven.

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Above: photos provided by the Preserve.

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Recording Available for April 11’s topic, “Drought-Tolerant Native Plants: Nothing Works Like Natives” with Randy Pensabene

The video recording from our chapter meeting on April 11, 2024 featuring “Drought-Tolerant Native Plants: Nothing Works Like Natives” with Randy Pensabene is now available on our YouTube channel. Randy’s presentation starts after a short chapter business meeting and NPSOT state update.

You can download a copy of Randy’s slides at this link and the meeting handout at this link.

Note on 4/18: Though the meeting title page below says “March”, it’s really our April 11, 2024 meeting. We’ll correct that video frame soon but, meanwhile, we wanted you to have access to the recording right away.

See more recorded topics on our YouTube channel. Like and Subscribe!

See our page Prior Guest Speakers for a list of 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.