Online Chapter Meeting August 13: “Native Plants Star in Monarch Waystations & BBMT” with Carol Clark

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Join NPSOT-Wilco’s online chapter meeting on Thursday, August 13, 2020, at 7:00 pm, when guest speaker Carol Clark will present “Native Plants Star in Monarch Waystations and the BBMT (Bring Back the Monarchs to Texas) Plays a Part.”  You must register in advance to attend the meeting.  Details are provided later in this post.

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Carol’s presentation includes an explanation of NPSOT’s Bring Back the Monarchs to Texas committee and its garden grant program, and illuminates some of the highlights and pitfalls of past grant applications. We’ll also learn how Monarchs depend on native plants for their breeding and migration success, why planting for Monarchs is urgent, and the key features of a good Monarch waystation. Then, we’ll have a look at beautiful Texas natives you can plant to provide for Monarchs.

Carol Clark is an amateur botany enthusiast, a Texas Master Naturalist, longtime member of the Native Plant Society of Texas, and a Conservation Specialist with Monarch Watch. She’s currently chairing NPSOT’s Bring Back the Monarchs to Texas committee. She also co-administers the Texas Native Bee Co-op Facebook page. She and her husband own and operate Clark Haven Farm, a wildlife preserve and custom wildflower seed business in Cooke County. Carol grew up with a nature photographer father and wildlife artist brother, and has spent much of her life looking around in the great outdoors. Her favorite things to do are leading discovery walks in local natural areas, and finding and photographing interesting plants and insects.

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: Native Plants Star in Monarch Waystations and the BBMT Plays a Part, August 13,  2020 7:00 PM CDT at the following link:

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

Check our blog announcements, calendar and Facebook for developing plans for virtual meetings and virtual field trips.

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Williamson County, Texas-Parks Master Plan & Instagram

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Williamson County Comprehensive Parks Master Plan-2018

— by Randy Pensabene
I ran across the Master Plan for Williamson County’s parks and it has a great description of all our county parks, maps, and much more on population, expected growth and other data.  Just passing it along…

You can download the PDF by clicking on the picture in this post or click on this link, or find the info at its source on the county’s website, www.wilco.org. Once there, choose  Departments -> Parks & Recreation -> Master Plan -> 2018 Comprehensive Parks Master Plan, 9/7/2018 (currently the largest file on that page).

Also in the news, Williamson County Parks and Recreation announced they are now on Instagram to stay connected with visitors and share park features.  Join them by following the handle @wilcotxparks on Instagram.

Randy

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Ballots out to chapter members & Survey reminder to all

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Ballot Sent to Chapter Members

As announced at our June 11 virtual chapter meeting and in a June 12 blog post, we’re holding this year’s election online with results to be announced at our July 9 virtual chapter meeting.  Instructions for casting your online ballot for NPSOT-Wilco’s board of directors were sent in email today to all NPSOT-Wilco chapter members.   Voting closes July 7.

If you are a NPSOT-Wilco chapter member and you do not see the ballot email in your inbox, please check your spam folder.  If you still do not see the ballot email, please write to us at npsotwilco@gmail.com.

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Survey Closes June 30 for Members and Non-Members

Whether your are a member or non-member, we want and need to hear your opinions so the chapter can continue to be vital and responsive to members’ interests and needs.  Please complete our 2020 Brainstorming Survey!

You’ll find the  hotlink to access the survey in the blog post at this link

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