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Field Trip: Booty’s Road Park, Saturday, June 21, 2025

— by Anne Adams

image of Williamson County Winecup, Callirhoe involucrata var. lineariloba
March 2020 at Booty’s Road Park. Williamson County Winecup (Callirhoe involucrata var. lineariloba). Photo by N. Pumphrey.

Join us for an easy hike on a shaded path along the North Fork of the San Gabriel River, beginning at Booty’s Road Park in Georgetown. We will meet at the east end of the parking lot, near the sign for the San Gabriel River Trail. On the hike we’ll stop at a spring-fed rivulet that emerges from a rock layer above the trail and babbles down a fern-covered slope as it winds its way toward the river. The hike will cover approximately 1.5 miles on paved or gravel paths with some gentle ups and downs.

  • What:    Hike along the San Gabriel River Trail in Georgetown
  • When:  Saturday, June 21, 2025, 8:30-11:30 am
  • Where:  San Gabriel River Trail at Booty’s Road Park
  • Our field trips are free and open to the public. Reservations are not required.

Directions: From I-35 go west on Williams Drive for approximately 1.7 miles. At the light, turn left onto Bootys Crossing Road. Go about 1.3 miles and turn left into Booty’s Road Park. The trailhead is at the east end of the parking lot.

Come dressed appropriately for the weather. We recommend a hat. Bring your own water, bug spray and sunscreen.

If you have questions, please contact the Field Trip Committee (contact form here).

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See photos from some of our previous field trips in our Field Trip Album.

Field Trip Album

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Share your garden photos with GWMN for From Balconies to Backyards

— by Cindy Chrisler

To showcase local gardens with native plants, Good Water Master Naturalist’s From Balconies to Backyards committee is putting together a slide show for the July 19 event. GWMN invites NPSOT members to add their photos to the album where photos are being collected. 

The album link is https://photos.app.goo.gl/UaTRKR7BoU7qnEg7A.

Entering photos into the album indicates your permission for GWMN to use your photo(s) for the slide show.

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From Balconies to Backyards takes place on July 19, 2025 in Georgetown, TX. Find all the event info on the Good Water Master Naturalist site at https://txmn.org/goodwater/from-balconies-to-backyards/

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Meeting reminder, June 12: “Mycology 101 for Gardeners & Growers” with Angel Schatz

Join NPSOT-Williamson County on Thursday, June 12, 2025, when our featured topic will be Mycology 101 for Gardeners & Growers with Angel Schatz.  Free and open to the public. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM.  The guest presentation begins after a short business meeting.

==> This month’s in-person location is the Georgetown Public Library, 2nd floor, 402 West 8th St, Georgetown, TX 78626. Come early (6:30 PM) for expert advice, to check out the seed swap board, or just to visit.

==> To attend via Zoom, register at https://npsot-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/FUhQTaCmQSGtcZCYjqsG4g#/registration

See the original meeting announcement at this link for details about our speaker and the topic.

At every meeting, we give away a book — about native plants or the meeting topic — to one randomly chosen in-person attendee!

* If we have permission from our guest speaker, we record the presentation for our YouTube channel. (See a list of past topics at this link.)

Have an idea for a speaker?  Let Program Leader Susie Hickman know via  email to wilco-chapter@npsot.org.

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. See upcoming topics on our page Wilco Home or on our Calendar.