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Field Trip: UT’s Billie L Turner Plant Resources Center (herbaria) on July 20, 2024

— by Kathy Galloway

Post updated July 11: Registration for this field trip is now closed.

This field trip is limited to 20 participants. Sign up with the form in this post.

We will meet no later than 9:45 am at the west side of the University of Texas Tower (Main Building) so that we can start the field trip as close as possible to 10:00 am. For those that register, we will provide a map with recommended parking (San Antonio Parking Garage (2420 San Antonio)) and the Tower marked.

Please allow enough time from your starting point for driving to Austin, parking, and walking to the Tower so you are sure to arrive by 9:45 am.

About registration:
– After you submit the registration form, you’ll be contacted by the Field Trip Committee with confirmation about your requested space(s). (If you do not hear back within a day or so, send an email to wilco-chapter@npsot.org.
– If you need to cancel your registration or update your info after you’ve submitted the form, please send an email as soon as possible to wilco-chapter@npsot.org.
– =>> Click here for the signup form <<=

If you have questions before the trip, contact the Field Trip Committee here.

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Chapter Members, your 2024-2025 ballot is “in the mail”

As announced at June 13’s chapter meeting and in a blog post, we’re holding an online election for Williamson County Chapter officers for the term September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2025. Only Williamson County Chapter members are eligible to vote. 

Separately from this blog post, online voting instructions were emailed directly to chapter members today, June 23, using the email addresses on file with the Society’s state office.  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 webmaster Pat Donica using this form.

Election results will be announced at our chapter meeting on July 11, 2024 (meeting announcement).

Officers are elected by chapter members.  The remaining board positions are appointed, not elected.  Position-holders for appointed positions will be announced at a future date.

NPSOT-Wilco Nominees for Elected Positions (Officers)

Officer PositionNominee for Sept 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2025
PresidentNancy Copperman
Vice PresidentGary Bowers
SecretaryAnne Adams
TreasurerMark Stoetzer
DirectorTyson Bartlett
DirectorChristie Gardner
Not Subject to Election
Past PresidentBeth Erwin

(Board positions are described in our chapter documents. On the page Wilco Home scroll to the bottom for the section Chapter Documents -> Chapter Board Member Duties.)

Schedule Recap:
June 13 – Nominations for elected offices open, initial slate announced (chapter meeting & blog post)
June 20 – Nominations for elected offices close
by June 24 on June 23 – Ballot emailed to chapter members; blog post to alert members
July 8 – Last day to vote
July 11 – Election results announced at chapter meeting
Sept 1 – New board term begins

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Field Trip: Tree Walk at Rivery Park on June 29

  • What: Tree Walk with Gary Bowers at Rivery Park, Georgetown.
    • (This trip was originally planned to be at Old Settlers Park, Round Rock.)
  • When: Saturday, June 29, 2024, 8:00 am to 10:00 am.
  • Where: Meet at the Rivery Park parking lot, Georgetown, Texas.  
    • Google GPS location is 30.648088822636854, -97.68497180641552 or see this link.
    • If navigating with the what3words app, use ///mixture.blog.drill.

NPSOT field trips are free and open to the public.

Learn about local trees and enjoy a lovely walk along the San Gabriel River.  Please remember that even though it’s early, it’s still going to be very warm!  Bring water, snacks, a hat and sunscreen to protect yourself.  We’ll walk until it gets too hot, no more than a couple hours of easy strolling.

An Extra Invitation for You:   On June 27 at 7pm, just a couple days before the tree walk, Gary Bowers will present The Trees of Williamson County at Good Water Master Naturalists’ monthly meeting. Gary gives this talk to a number of groups and is very knowledgeable about his trees!  GWMN is extending an invitation to join their meeting by Zoom to hear Gary’s talk.

Gary’s presentation follows the business section of GWMN’s meeting agenda. It’s suggested that you join that evening no later than 6:55pm in order to hear Gary’s talk starting at 7pm. Register ahead of the meeting using this GWMN link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0tf-uprz0uE9Tp-98Lsb72PJiUsIbtLfR5#/registration

Live oak at Garey Park
Live oak


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