July 13 Chapter Meeting: “Hot Stuff” and Annual Chapter Meeting 

(Updated July 13) Free native plants at tonight’s meeting include Flame Acanthus, Illinois Bundleflower, Skeletonleaf Goldeneye, Chili Pequin, Autumn Sage, and Scarlet Pea.  

Join NPSOT-Williamson County on Thursday, July 13, 2023, when our featured topic will be Hot Stuff.  Free and open to the public. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM.  Our speaker presentation begins after a short business meeting, which for this month is also our annual meeting where we’ll announce chapter board election results.

==> If you attend in person, we’re at the Georgetown Public Library, 2nd floor.  If you attend in person, you are giving consent to be videoed for Zoom and YouTube (if the meeting is to be posted on YouTube). Come early (6:30 PM) to check out the seed swap board, get expert advice or visit.

==> To attend via Zoom instead of in person, register at https://npsot-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcsduitqjksGtJBWCUo-vtjag1wLUKDGh9F#/registration

About our topic: Beat the heat! Learn about natives for the hottest part of the year.

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At every meeting, we give away a book — about native plants or the meeting topic — to one randomly chosen 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 info about upcoming topics on our page Wilco Home.

June 8 recording for “Living Soil: The World Beneath Our Feet”

The video recording of our June 8, 2023 chapter meeting is now available featuring Living Soil: The World Beneath Our Feet with Jim Williams.


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Business slides for 2023 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.

Calling Citizen Scientists to help USGS Pollinator Research

News from the United States Geological Survey about a citizen science project (April to November 1, 2023) related to pollinator research:

“This is a pilot project encompassing 6 states: Alabama, Georgia, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas. We are asking people to mail in already deceased butterflies, moths, or skippers in efforts to begin a USGS Scientific Collection to further research related to the decline in insect populations. All specimens received will be made available to other scientists within the U.S. Geological Survey to conduct research. To be able to answer specific regional questions, it is critical to receive specimens from a variety of locations. We appreciate any help you can provide related to distribution as it will help the success of the pilot project.” 

Find all the details in this USGS flyer: (hover over the image & click to expand it)

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