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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.

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Trip Report: Godwin Ranch Preserve

— by Cindy Chrisler

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Godwin Ranch, May 2025. Photo by Cindy Chrisler.

Fifteen NPSOT members and Good Water Master Naturalists conducted the second plant survey at Godwin Ranch Preserve on Saturday, May 24. The preserve, created as a mitigation for Lakeline Mall in Cedar Park, is tucked away on Williams Drive near DB Wood Road in Georgetown.  It is managed by Eléonore Le Corvaisier, a director of the Texas Cave Management Association.

Fresh faces aided plant identification of the early summer wildflowers in abundance at the preserve.  Over 70 species of plants were observed during the two hours spent leisurely walking the loop and exploring open meadows along the path.  We marveled at the size of Antelope Horns Milkweed pods on several plants deep in the preserve. Notable finds included Meadow Pinks, Firewheel, Pasture Heliotrope, and Prairie Brazoria. 

Other sites of interest along the loop included a kiosk and benches built by local Boy Scout troops, a water guzzler for the wildlife, and karst cave entrances.  The preserve has been explored by the local cave group as well as Nature Trackers. 

The next survey is scheduled for August 24.

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Godwin Ranch, May 2025. Photo by Greg Donica.

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See photos from this trip and others in our album =>

Field Trip Photo Album