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Meeting reminder, August 13: “In the Path of Development: Planting Seeds for the Future” with Ashley Landry @ Georgetown Parks and Rec Community Room

Join NPSOT-Williamson County on Thursday, August 13, 2026, when our featured topic will be “In the Path of Development: Planting Seeds for the Future” with Ashley Landry. Free and open to the public. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM.  The guest presentation begins after a short business meeting.

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

See speaker and topic details in the original meeting announcement.

==> This month’s in-person location is the Georgetown Parks & Rec Administration Building, 1101 N College St, Georgetown, Texas 78626 (not the public library).  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/YcfRv8obRNywRYCLPbQNYw#/registration

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

If we have permission from our guest speaker, we record the presentation for our YouTube channel. (See a list of past topics at this link.)

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 Home page or on the Calendar.

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Volunteer: Mason Creek Invasives Removal, Aug 15

— by Nathaniel Woodward

The historic Mason Creek Trail in Leander is overrun with ligustrum, chinaberry, tallow, and more.  Come help us clear the invasives out to make room for natives and to expose the beautiful, year-round creek that gives the trail its name! This project takes place Saturday, August 15, 2026, 8:00am – 11:30am. Come and go as you please.

We will be using hand saws, loppers, and other tools to cut away invasive brush and drag it to a trailer for disposal. There is A LOT to remove. 

Please wear appropriate clothing for working outdoors (closed-toed shoes, etc). Please bring your own water and insect/sun protection.  We will have a few pairs of gloves you can borrow, but please bring your own if you have them. We will provide tools, but feel encouraged to bring your own!

Sign up here to let us know you are attending! https://signup.com/go/VBLGhDh. Participants will be asked to sign NPSOT and Leander liability waivers

  • Organized by the Williamson County Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas
  • Park near 505 Sonny Dr in front of the pool or on Mallard Lake Trail (streets in red on the map below)
    • Come and go as you please, you don’t need to stay the entire time!
    • Cutting and hauling brush will require somewhat strenuous activity.
    • Probably not very kid-friendly.
  • Questions?  The signup link has contact information.

Precise pinned location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/8JE46QnbAm7DYanz5

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Parking areas shown in red

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August 13 Chapter Meeting: “In the Path of Development: Planting Seeds for the Future” with Ashley Landry @ Georgetown Parks and Rec Community Room

Join NPSOT-Williamson County on Thursday, August 13, 2026, when our featured topic will be “In the Path of Development: Planting Seeds for the Future” with Ashley Landry. Free and open to the public. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM.  The guest presentation begins after a short business meeting.

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

About our topic: Learn about recent plant saving work including the MoKan Prairie sod translocation, remnant prairie haying and conservation efforts with Prunus minutiflora and its specialist, endemic weevil. We’ll also talk about plant rescues and how you can be involved.

About our speaker: Ashley Landry is the founder of the Native Plant Rescue Project (NPRP), which is a Central Texas-based nonprofit that coordinates plant rescues prior to construction. She is a Nancy Benedict Memorial Award winner and has been featured in Wildflower magazine, NPAT’s Prairie People, The Austin Chronicle, Vibrante magazine and on Central Texas Gardener. Ashley is an avid iNaturalist user and enjoys spending her free time botanizing.

image of construction equipment in prairie
Rescue site. Photo by Hillary Xu.

==> This month’s in-person location is the Georgetown Parks & Rec Administration Building, 1101 N College St, Georgetown, Texas 78626 (not the public library).  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/YcfRv8obRNywRYCLPbQNYw#/registration

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

If we have permission from our guest speaker, we record the presentation for our YouTube channel. (See a list of past topics at this link.)

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 Home page or on the Calendar.