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Field Trip: Godwin Ranch Preserve Plant Survey, Saturday, May 24, 2025

— by Cindy Chrisler

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Godwin Ranch, March 2025. Photo by Cindy Chrisler.
  • What:    Plant survey and tour of the Godwin Ranch Preserve
  • When:  9:00 AM to 11:00 AM, Saturday, May 24, 2025
  • Where:  Near the corner of DB Wood Road and Williams Drive in Georgetown. 
  • Members and non-members are welcome! No RSVP is required.

Join NPSOT members on the second of four scheduled plant surveys at the Godwin Ranch Preserve in Georgetown.  This 100 acre preserve is a mitigation for the construction of Lakeline Mall in Austin and will not be developed.

Park at the CVS Pharmacy and walk east along Williams Drive to the gated entrance (a quarter mile or less).  There will be a NPSOT sign at the gate.  If walking that distance is a problem, you may be dropped off at the gate but there is no parking along Williams Drive or in the preserve. 

There are no restrooms or water, so please plan accordingly. Bring your own water and snacks.  Wear long pants, closed toed shoes, use bug spray and sunscreen, and wear a hat.

Depending on the number of people who show up, we will take a walk around a mostly flat mowed path for about a mile and a half. There are some rocks and stumps that may pose a trip hazard, and walking sticks are recommended.  If time allows we may break up into groups to survey different habitats within the preserve. 

You may put observations on iNaturalist but please obscure any rare plants.  In addition to plants, you will see several species of birds.

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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Meeting Reminder, May 8: “Insects to Watch For and How to Report Them” with Wizzie Brown

Join NPSOT-Williamson County on Thursday, May 8, 2025, when our featured topic will be “Insects to Watch For and How to Report Them” with Wizzie Brown.  Free and open to the public. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM.  The guest presentation begins after a short business meeting.

Please note: this month’s presentation will NOT be recorded for YouTube.

==> 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/bLYSlcznRzi0PYhvOFm-DA#/registration

See the original meeting announcement at this link for speaker and topic details, and a resource link.

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.)

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.

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

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Calling for One Volunteer – Cedar Park’s Earth Day Celebration, Apr 27

The chapter could use one more volunteer for the 2nd shift, 2:30pm-4:30pm, on Sunday, April 27, for the Earth Day Celebration at Lakeline Park in Cedar Park. Sign up to volunteer with NPSOT by completing the volunteer form at this link.

The celebration focuses on the environment, sustainability and conservation, with local nonprofits, food vendors, arts and crafts vendors, and local business sponsors celebrating our community for Earth Day. NPSOT-Wilco will be promoting the benefits of native plants, providing a fun interactive learning activity and wildflower seed giveaways.

Lakeline Park is at 1510 Alexis Drive, Cedar Park, TX 78613.  The park is off of Little Elm Trail between Bell Blvd and Lakeline Blvd.