NPSOT-Wilco – Page 80 – NPSOT-Williamson County Chapter

June 8, 2023

2023-2024 Chapter Board Nominations

The following information from the Nominating Committee was announced to in-person attendees at the chapter meeting held on June 8, 2023. Nominating Committee members are Randy Pensabene, Nancy Copperman, Nancy Pumphrey, Erin Buhl, and Penny Villanueva.

All elected NPSOT-Wilco Board positions for the term September 1, 2023-August 30, 2024, are open for nominations. June 18 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 in late June
Results will be announced at our July 13 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. On the day we email the ballot to chapter members, we will publish a blog post alerting chapter members to check their email.)

Current Nominees/Slate for Elected Positions

Position	Outgoing Board	9/1/2023 to 8/31/2024
President	Beth Erwin (2nd term)	Nancy Copperman
Vice President	Cindy Chrisler (2nd term)	Gary Bowers
Secretary	Nancy Copperman (2nd term)	Anne Adams
Treasurer	Anne Adams	Mark Stoetzer
Director	Vicki Blachman (2nd term)	Tyson Bartlett
Director	Mark Stoetzer	Christie Gardner
Not Subject to Election:
Past President	Randy Pensabene	Beth Erwin

Appointed Board Positions (positions are appointed by the elected board)

Position	Outgoing Board	9/1/2023 to 8/31/2024
Education	OPEN	OPEN
Field Trips	Kathy Galloway	Kathy Galloway
Membership	Nancy Copperman	OPEN
Plant Rescues	Ashley Landry	Ashley Landry
Plant Sales	Randy Pensabene, Beth Erwin	Beth Erwin, Randy Pensabene
Programs	Susie Hickman	Susie Hickman
Projects	Nancy Pumphrey	Nancy Pumphrey
Social Media	Diana Wilson	Diana Wilson
Webmaster	Pat Donica	Pat Donica

Schedule Recap:
June 1 – Nominations open announced in blog post
June 8 – Nominations period announced at chapter meeting
June 18 – Nominations close
by June 26 – Ballot emailed to chapter members
July 10 – Last day to vote
July 13 – Election results announced at chapter meeting

June 6, 2023June 6, 2023

Landfill Pollinator Garden Workday, Sunday, June 11, 2023

Come help during a workday at the Landfill Pollinator Garden on Sunday, June 11, 2023 from 8am-11am. We need 5 to 6 people to help trim and clean up the garden. Bring boots, tools, hat, bug spray and water.

If you can come, or if you have questions, please let Nancy Pumphrey know by filling out the form at this link. (Check “Projects/Community Gardens” in the form.)

Park across the street from the garden in the Recycling Center lot at 101 Landfill Road, Hutto.

About the garden:

The Pollinator Garden is a collaboration of NPSOT-Williamson County, Good Water Master Naturalists, and Williamson County Waste Management, located at the entrance to the Williamson County Landfill, at the corner of FM 1660 and Landfill Road, in Hutto, TX. The garden includes a Monarch Waystation and is a Certified Texas Wildscape.

June 4, 2023June 6, 2023

Field Trip Committee meets with Eagle Scout candidate

— by Cindy Chrisler

The NPSOT-Williamson County Chapter’s Field Trip Committee met with Zachary Adams, an Eagle Scout candidate, at Brightwater Park in Round Rock on June 1 to evaluate his proposed project to put plant signs along the park’s crushed granite trail. Zachary, his older brother, and his mother met committee members and walked the path to discuss the project’s scope and identify plants of interest to include in his request for signs.

In addition to single-species signs usually provided by the NPSOT-Wilco chapter, a multi-species sign may be considered for small wildflower meadows along parts of the path. The park also has a manicured pollinator garden with a mix of native and non-native species.

The park and the associated pollinator gardens are maintained by the Fern Bluff Municipal Utility District and Zachary will partner with them as well as NPSOT for his project. Zachary sent a request for assistance via the chapter’s website. The Williamson County Chapter is very pleased to work with Zachary on this project.