Blog – Page 130 – NPSOT-Williamson County Chapter

January 14, 2020May 10, 2023

Speakers Bureau needs YOU

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— by Kathy Henderson
Part of our chapter’s stated mission is to educate our community about our wonderful Texas native plants. One of the best ways we have of accomplishing this is through our Speakers Bureau.

In an effort to expand our offerings and to enable more members to participate we are enlarging our committee and invite you to volunteer with us if you have computer skills you would love to share and/or writing skills for providing text for new PowerPoint programs.

After our meeting last week a few people did just that and we are excited about that. We are hoping for more such volunteers, so please give a call to Kathy Henderson at 512 868 1183 or send an email to kshend@verizon.net.

We are also looking for folks who will take one of our PowerPoints to other groups and present the information. When we get our library developed we will have a nice variety of topics from which to choose. (Another way you can be involved with our effort to educate the community is to suggest one of our programs to other groups you belong to or know about.)

We already have a few presentations ready to go. The more hands we have working on this, the more our chapter has to offer and the more fun all of us will have. Please join us!

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January 13, 2020May 10, 2023

Program Summary for January 9: Oak Trees for Williamson County, a Wildlife Buffet

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— by Nancy Pumphrey

Beth Erwin was very informative on Thursday evening when she presented Oak Trees for Williamson County, a Wildlife Buffet. Beth has given presentations to elementary school kids and she used some of the same hands-on techniques and materials to engage the audience tonight. Especially effective were the long ropes Beth had audience members stretching out to demonstrate the size of the trunk of the National Champion, and the height of the canopy of that tree.

Beth also demonstrated how to identify a red oak from a white oak by looking at the leaves. The red oak, which is more susceptible to the deadly oak wilt, has sharp edges on the lobes of the leaves. The white oak has more rounded edges on the lobes. She did a great job identifying different kinds of oaks for us and giving us information on the Texas Champion and the National Champions.

Thanks, Beth, for your willingness to step in for the meeting’s presentation.

View Beth’s presentation at this link.

You can see the January 9, 2020 business presentation slides here.

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January 7, 2020May 10, 2023

Speaker Change for January 9: “Oak Trees for Williamson County, a Wildlife Buffet” with Beth Erwin

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— by Randy Pensabene

Due to a family emergency, we have a change of speaker for our January 9 meeting. Carol Clark, “Bring Back the Monarchs,” will be rescheduled for a future date.

We are pleased to have Beth Erwin present “Oak Trees for Williamson County, a Wildlife Buffet.” Beth will talk about the differences between Red Oaks and White Oaks, the many forms of wildlife that oaks support and which varieties of oaks will do well in Williamson County.

Beth Erwin and her husband moved to Texas from Louisiana in 2017. She managed a private nature preserve there from 1993-2017. She has a B.S. in horticulture and is a charter member of the Louisiana Native Plant Society. Here in the Native Plant Society of Texas, she is a current member of the Williamson County chapter, a NPSOT NLCP instructor and our Wilco Chapter Plant Sale Coordinator. She has been actively engaged in promoting the use and preservation of native plants and habitats to the general public for the past 40 years.

IMPORTANT: OnJanuary 9, we meet at Georgetown Parks & Recreation Administration Offices, 1101 N College St, Georgetown, TX 78626 ( map), NOT at the Georgetown Public Library.

NPSOT-Williamson County meetings are free and open to the public.

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