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Chapter Members, it’s time to vote for 2022-2023’s NPSOT-Wilco Chapter Board

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As announced at our chapter meeting on June 9, 2022, the election for next year’s Williamson County Chapter officers is being held via online ballot.  Only Williamson County chapter members are eligible to vote. 

Separately from this blog post, online voting instructions were emailed directly to chapter members today, June 28, using the email addresses on file with the Society’s state office.  If you do not see the ballot email in your inbox, please check your spam folder.  If you still do not see your ballot email, please contact webmaster Pat Donica at npsotwilco@gmail.com.

Election results will be announced at our chapter meeting on July 14. See the meeting announcement post for details about the evening’s topic and how to attend.

Officers are elected by chapter members. Other positions are appointed, not elected.  All positions for the incoming board are shown below for both elected and non-elected positions. Position descriptions can be found at this link: NPSOT-Wilco Board Member Duties Feb 2021

NPSOT-Wilco Nominees for September 1, 2022 – August 31, 2023

Elected Board Positions (Officers)

POSITIONBOARD NOMINEES for ELECTION
PRESIDENTBeth Erwin
VICE PRESIDENTCindy Chrisler
TREASURERAnne Adams
SECRETARYNancy Copperman
DIRECTORVicki Blachman
DIRECTORMark Stoetzer
OFFICER SERVING BY VIRTUE OF PAST OFFICE. NOT SUBJECT TO THIS ELECTION. 
PAST PRESIDENTRandy Pensabene

Non-Elected (Appointed) Board Positions

POSITIONAPPOINTED BOARD NOMINEES
EDUCATIONGary Bowers, Sue Wiseman
FIELD TRIPSKathy Galloway
MEMBERSHIPNancy Copperman
PLANT SALESRandy Pensabene
PROGRAMSSusie Hickman
PROJECTSNancy Pumphrey
SOCIAL MEDIADiana Wilson
WEBMASTERPat Donica

Key dates for this year’s online election are:

  • June 19 – nominations closed
  • June 28 – ballot emailed to chapter members
  • July 11 – last day chapter members can vote
  • July 14 – results announced at the chapter meeting
  • Sept 1 – new board term begins
Maximilian sunflower, Helianthus maximiliani
Maximilian sunflower, Helianthus maximiliani

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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! 

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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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