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Texas Riparian & Stream Ecosystem Workshop-Salado Creek Watershed, Nov 21

News from the Texas Riparian Association:

A one-day workshop in Salado, Texas, on November 21, 2023, 8am-4:30pm. Training focuses on the nature and function of stream and riparian zones and the benefits and direct impacts from healthy riparian zones.

See this link on the TRA’s website for all the details and to RSVP => https://texasriparian.org/texas-riparian-stream-ecosystem-workshop-salado-creek-watershed-november-21st-2023/

RSVP by November 13, 2023
Cost: $0
$15 optional lunch
Salado Museum Hall, Salado Museum and College Park
423 S Main St, Salado, TX 76571

(This is not a NPSOT event.)

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Meeting Reminder: Nov 9 Chapter Meeting: “Rare Plants of Williamson County” with Bill Carr

Please note: our in-person location this month is the Round Rock Public Library, not the Georgetown Public Library.

Join NPSOT-Williamson County on Thursday, November 9, 2023, when our featured topic will be “Rare Plants of Williamson County” with Bill Carr.  Free and open to the public. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM.  Our guest speaker’s presentation begins after a short business meeting. Read more about this month’s topic in our previous meeting announcement.

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

==> If you attend in person, we’re at the Round Rock Public Library, 200 E Liberty Ave, Round Rock, TX 78664.  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/tZwtdequqTwrH9FgCya3ZfZv2DICiTjhLA2Z#/registration

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.

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Trip Report: Hidden Springs Plant Survey #8

— by Cindy Chrisler

Several dedicated NPSOT-Wilco members and a member of the public (perhaps a new member?) spent a pleasant afternoon at Hidden Springs Preserve on October 22, 2023.  We visited three sites on the preserve (which is closed to the public), including the pond near the house, an oak motte, and a low hillside. 

The group identified over 40 species of plants, including several grasses, asters, and milkweeds.  Small Palafox, Snakeweed, Blackfoot Daisy and Dotted Gayfeather were dominant flowers. 

This is the 8th survey taken at the preserve in a series of 12 that will be conducted in each of the months of the year, taken over four years.  (Read more about our plant surveys at this link.)

image of group on field trip
image of person recording plant survey data
image of Texas native wildflower
image of group collecting plant data
image of cactus
image of group collecting plant data

Photos by Cindy Chrisler and Anne Adams


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

Field Trip Photo Album