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Take NPSOT-Wilco’s 2020 Brainstorming Survey

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— by Randy Pensabene
Thank you for participating in this survey from NPSOT-Wilco! Your responses will help the chapter line up interesting speakers and plan field trips in the coming year.

Not a NPSOT or Williamson County Chapter member? That’s ok!  We value input from members and non-members alike.  Please share your ideas.

The survey will close on June 30, 2020.

Results will be presented in our virtual chapter meeting on July 9, 2020. (Registration instructions for the virtual chapter meeting will be provided via blog post and on Facebook as soon as they are available.)

Click here to take the survey => NPSOT-Wilco Brainstorming Survey 2020.       Be sure to hit the Submit button at the bottom of the form to record your responses.

The survey does NOT collect email addresses unless you choose to provide one in the last question.

If you have questions about the survey, please contact us at wilco-chapter@npsot.org.

Randy

P.S.   FYI to chapter members:  to make sure we reach all chapter members, we’re announcing this survey in this blog post which goes to subscribers and emailing a copy directly to chapter members.  If you are a member and a blog subscriber, you’ll receive the announcement twice. Just ignore the extra notice. 

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NPSOT-Wilco Plant Sales!

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— by Beth Erwin

We are having a plant sale!

Would you like to have a native Texas pollinator garden in your yard?  Create a Monarch butterfly waystation?  Add some colorful flowering plants that will attract and benefit pollinators?  Get some expert advice on growing native plants?  Figure out what the deer don’t like to eat?

Then come to our NPSOT-Wilco booth at the Georgetown Thursday afternoon Farmer’s Market, June 4 & 11 from 2:30-5:30 and the Tuesday morning Sun City Farmer’s Market, June 9 & 16 from 9:00-12:00.  We will have several different species of milkweeds in one-gallon pots.  There will be 4” and one-gallon pots of our tried-and-true nectar plants that we install in our chapter pollinator gardens.  We are willing to take requests for native plants you may be seeking.  Email me with those using this contact form.

Milkweed (Asclepias) species include Antelope-horns, A. asperula; Green Antelope-horns, A. viridis; Butterflyweed, A. tuberosa; and Zizotes, A. oenotheroides.

Georgetown Farmers Market Association rules:  Customers are strongly encouraged to wear masks.  Masks are mandatory at the Sun City location.  Social distancing protocols are followed.

Market locations: 

Thursday markets are in the parking lot between 4th St and 5th St in downtown Georgetown.  Address is 400 S. Austin Ave, Georgetown, TX 78626.

Tuesday markets in Sun City are open to all.  The market is located in the parking lot of the Social Center, 2 Texas Drive, Georgetown, TX 78633

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Online Chapter Meeting June 11: Become Native to Your Place with George Cates from Native American Seed

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Join NPSOT-Wilco’s online chapter meeting on Thursday, June 11, 2020, at 7:00 pm for Become Native to Your Place, with George Cates of Native American Seed.  You must register in advance to attend the meeting. Details are provided later in this post.

George Cates, Native American Seed

About tonight’s topic:

Become Native to Your Place. Choose a path of stewardship and a lifetime of wonder and learning. Healthy ecosystems are essential to the well-being of living things and to our quality of life. A diversity of native grasses and wildflowers provide benefits such as air and water cleansing, water supply retention, erosion and sediment control, pollination, and habitat for wildlife.

George Cates, Native American Seed

George Cates of Native American Seed spent the last 18 years helping people restore the earth. He is one of few people that focus on native seed farming and harvesting operations across Texas. George loves to tell stories about native plants and their connections. From urban landscape conversions to large prairie restorations, he will share his experiences encouraging and preserving what makes Texas our home.

How to attend

  • You must register in advance to attend the online meeting.
  • After registering, you’ll receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar on the day of the meeting.

Please register for our Monthly Chapter Meeting: Become Native to Your Place, June 11, 2020 7:00 PM CDT at the following link: removed

NPSOT-Williamson County meetings are free and open to the public. In this time of public health risk, our in-person meetings and activities are canceled until further notice.

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