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Recording available for June 9, 2022’s ”Gardening for Bats” with Erin Cord

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The video recording of our June 9, 2022 chapter meeting is now available with Erin Cord’s presentation Gardening for Bats. You’ll find the video on our YouTube channel at this link.  Erin’s topic begins at 12:30 into the video.

Also, a PDF version of Erin’s presentation is available on our website. Click here or navigate to the PDF any time by  choosing “What We Do” on the main menu, then choose “Chapter Meetings/Speakers” and scroll down the list of 2022 dates.  (Please note that videos embedded in the PDF file do not play. They do play in the YouTube recording.)

On YouTube we are www.youtube.com/NPSOTWilliamsonCounty.  While you’re on our channel, remember to Like and Subscribe.  Check our blog or follow us on Facebook or Instagram to stay updated on chapter virtual events.

Business slides from the chapter meeting are 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.

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July 14 Chapter Meeting (in-person and virtual): Annual Meeting, 25th Anniversary and “Landscaping with Native Plants Series: Session #2, Gary Bowers’ Yard”

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This year is NPSOT-Williamson County Chapter’s 25th anniversary! 

Fireworks on black background

Celebrate with us at the chapter meeting on Thursday, July 14, 2022, at 7:00 PM.  We’ll recognize this great milestone and briefly cover annual chapter business before proceeding with our featured topic, Landscaping with Native Plants Series: Session #2, Gary Bowers’ Yard, presented by…. Gary Bowers!

Whether you attend in-person or via Zoom, our meetings are free and open to the public. (Trying to decide how to attend in July?  This month we have native plants to give away to in-person attendees and refreshments to celebrate our 25th.)

About our topic:  This month’s topic is the second session in a series called Landscaping with Native Plants which the chapter will lead over the coming months. On July 14, learn how one chapter member has embarked on a multi-year project to, in his words, “have a nicer view from the kitchen window.” This home is in Round Rock, east of I-35, in Blackland Prairie soils. Other topics in the series will be announced at a future date.

About our speaker and homeowner:  Gary Bowers grew up in northeast Tennessee and has always had a keen interest in nature and the outdoors — though he harbors a special passion for trees. Since moving to Central Texas in 2012, he has discovered the wonderful variety of Texas native plants. Gary is a past president of the NPSOT-Williamson County Chapter and has also served the chapter as an instructor for the chapter’s Native Landscape Certification Program (NLCP), a field trip leader, and more.  Gary works as a software developer in order to pay for new plants.

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!

Bluebonnets, Lupinus texensis
Bluebonnets, Lupinus texensis

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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.

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Nominations close on June 19 for NPSOT-Wilco’s 2022-2023 Board

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— by Randy Pensabene

All elected NPSOT-Wilco Board positions for the term September 1, 2022-August 30, 2023, are open for nominations.  Newcomers and seasoned members can contribute to our continued success as a chapter.  Nominations will close on June 19, 2022. Contact the Nominating Committee at wilco-chapter@npsot.org if you are interested in a position or if you have any questions.

Descriptions for all Wilco board positions can be found on our website under ‘About Us’ > ’Chapter Documents’ or click on this link=> NPSOT-Wilco Board Member Duties 2/9/2021.

Our election will be held by email in late June through early July and results will be announced at our July 14th chapter meeting.  The final slate of elected positions will be shown in the ballot that will be emailed to chapter members in late June with instructions on how to vote.

NPSOT-Wilco Nominating Committee,
Randy Pensabene, Nancy Copperman, Erin Buhl

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