March 9 Chapter Meeting: “Identification and Reporting of Invasive Pests in Texas Landscapes” with Ashley Morgan-Olvera

Join NPSOT-Williamson County on Thursday, March 9,  2023, when our featured topic will be Identification and Reporting of Invasive Pests in Texas Landscapes with Ashley Morgan-Olvera.  Free and open to the public. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM. 

Please note:  We received notice that the library’s elevator is out for several weeks and it may/may not be available for this March meeting. If you need it, call the library to check.

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Texas Invasive Animals: A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Animals (Wildlife and Nature Identification). Recommended by our speaker.

About our topic:  This presentation will cover invasive insects and pests that you could encounter on your property. It also includes identifying characteristics of the pests and reporting resources available at texasinvasives.org.   See these three additional links for info:

About our speaker:  Ashley Morgan-Olvera, M.S. is the Director of Research and Education for Texasinvasives.org, headquartered at the Texas Invasive Species Institute (TISI) at Sam Houston State University (SHSU). She received her M.S. in Parasitology before starting as an Invasive Species Biologist for TISI. Throughout the past 12 years she has worked extensively with federal, state and local groups setting up invasive insect, mollusk, and plant pathogen surveys, along with participating in Clean Rivers surveys for the Huntsville and Houston areas. She promotes the educational and reporting objectives of TISI and Texasinvasives.org by providing training and management workshops to motivate others into action against invasive plants and pests.

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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.

Recording available for February 09, 2023’s “Native Host Plants for Texas Moths” presented by Jim & Lynne Weber

The video recording of our February 09, 2023 chapter meeting is now available with the Native Host Plants for Texas Moths presented by Jim and Lynne Weber.

You’ll find the video on our YouTube channel at this link.   The speaker presentation begins at 7:54, after the business portion of the chapter meeting.  You can see all the business slides here.

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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.

  • When:  We meet the second Thursday of each month from 7:00 to 8:30 PM. A short business meeting begins at 7:00 PM followed by our guest presentation.  (For in-person meetings, doors open at 6:30 PM. Check out the seed swap board, get advice from expert members, or just visit.)
  • Where:  In person and via Zoom. When in person, we normally meet at the Georgetown Public Library, 2nd floor, Hewlett Room, 402 West 8th St, Georgetown, TX 78626. If we are at a different physical location for any given month, the exception is announced in our blog, on our calendar, and on Facebook.
  • Monthly Meeting Guest Speakers: See these links for upcoming or past topics.
  • Recordings: Find video recordings of previous meetings and field trips on our YouTube channel at this link.

Reminder for February 9 Chapter Meeting: “Native Host Plants for Texas Moths” with Jim & Lynne Weber

[2/7: Zoom link corrected to point to Feb 9 registration. PD]

Join NPSOT-Williamson County on Thursday, February 9,  2023, when our featured topic will be Native Host Plants for Texas Moths with Jim & Lynne Weber.  Free and open to the public. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM.  Join us in-person or via Zoom.

Please note:  1) this month’s speakers will be joining us via Zoom, and 2) we received notice that the elevator at the library is out for several weeks. It may not be available for this February 9 meeting.

Read more about our topic and guest speaker in this previous meeting announcement.

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

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

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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.

  • When:  We meet the second Thursday of each month from 7:00 to 8:30 PM. A short business meeting begins at 7:00 PM followed by our guest presentation.  (For in-person meetings, doors open at 6:30 PM. Check out the seed swap board, get advice from expert members, or just visit.)
  • Where:  In person and via Zoom.  When in person, we normally meet at the Georgetown Public Library.  Exceptions are noted in our meeting announcements, on our calendar, and in Facebook.
  • Monthly Meeting Guest Speakers: See these links for upcoming or past topics.
  • Recordings: Find video recordings of previous meetings and field trips on our YouTube channel at this link.