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Field Trip: Round Rock’s Utility Building on June 7

— by Kathy Galloway

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Round Rock’s Bob Bennett Utility & Transportation Building

Tour this city facility and see what’s possible through the Partnership for Water Wise Communities and the City of Round Rock Landscape Project. Member Jessica Woods has been adding native plants and removing invasive species on the grounds and in the parking lot. Jessica and her City of Round Rock staff colleague, Emily Morales, shared an update on this project with us at our March 12, 2026 chapter meeting. Now come see the progress!

Come dressed appropriately for the weather, bring your own water, bug spray, sunscreen, hat, etc.  Open to the public!

You are invited to join like-minded folks for lunch at the food trucks across Sunrise at Noon.

Questions about the trip? Please contact the Field Trip Committee (contact form here).

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Meeting Reminder for May 14: “Native Swagger: Turning Heads with Texas Native Plants” with Andrea DeLong-Amaya @ GT Public Library

Join NPSOT-Williamson County on Thursday, May 14, 2026, when our featured topic will be “Native Swagger: Turning Heads with Texas Native Plants” with Andrea DeLong-Amaya. 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 guest presentation will NOT be recorded for YouTube.

See this announcement for speaker and topic details.

==> 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/0HS0aMmtQ4Sh5nVia5ba6Q#/registration

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 Home page or on the Calendar.

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Field Trip: St John Encampment, ACC Highland, May 2

— by Sue Wiseman

  • What:    Plant Tour of St John Encampment, former Highland Mall Parking Lot in Austin
  • When:   Saturday, May 2, 2026, 9:45am – 12:00pm
  • Where:  ACC Highland Campus, St John Encampment Commons

The area was formerly the East Parking lot outside of Foley’s/Macy’s before Highland Mall was redeveloped as an Austin Community College campus.  It has been transformed into an area for quiet and a gathering place for the ACC Highland Campus.

We are thrilled to have the designer of this property to help guide us through the area and tell us of the trials and tribulations of this installation. 

The two websites below give you some perspective of the scope of this property.

https://www.studiodwg.com/projects/st.-john-encampment-commons

https://www.pbs.org/video/parking-lot-to-wildlife-habitat-park-st-john-encampment-fcjddl

Come dressed appropriately for the weather, bring your own water, bug spray, sunscreen, hat, walking stick, etc.  Open to the public!

Questions about the trip? Please contact the Field Trip Committee (contact form here).