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Native Plant Rescue Project News

After almost two years of being part of the Native Plant Society of Texas and the Williamson County Chapter, the Native Plant Rescue Project (NPRP) has formed its own independent nonprofit in order to better serve the Central Texas region.

We have so appreciated our time together and the relationship between NPSOT and NPRP, and we will continue to partner together in the future!

To find out more information regarding the Native Plant Rescue Project, visit their website www.nativeplantrescueproject.org. Contact NPRP at info@nativeplantrescueproject.org.

Ashley Landry, Founder, Native Plant Rescue Project
Nancy Copperman, President, NPSOT-Williamson County

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Trip Report: Native Texas Nursery

— by Cindy Chrisler

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Native Texas Nursery field trip. Photo credit Kristie Thompson.

Nearly thirty NPSOT-Williamson County members and guests toured Native Texas Nursery on the morning of February 5. Staff at the nursery were pleasantly surprised by the number of interested attendees, as they expected fewer than ten to turn out.

The group broke into two smaller groups to tour plastic shrouded greenhouses to see flats of seedlings, rows of “dry” plants such as agaves, and trees and shrubs in large containers. This impressive business supplies several NPSOT chapters, as well as landscaping services, with perennial forbs, shrubs and trees.

We were treated to an explanation about bringing native species from seeds or clones to outdoor-hardened plants ready for permanent homes. We watched employees preparing clones for propagation and loading trucks for transport, and learned quite a bit about running a thriving plant nursery.

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

Field Trip Photo Album

See field trip plans on our Home page.

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NPSOT Undergraduate Scholarships

News students can use… The full text of NPSOT’s announcement is here:

The Native Plant Society of Texas is offering two undergraduate student awards: the Dr. Alfred Richardson Undergraduate Scholarship and the Kate Hillhouse Undergraduate Scholarship.

Both scholarships are available to biology, ecology, or related studies, students who will be juniors or seniors at a Texas university or college in Fall 2025, and meet the below criteria:

  • The Dr. Alfred Richardson Scholarship is a tuition scholarship funded by an endowment created by Harry and Marilyn Kirk. The award is $2500-$5000 per year for up to two years and will go to a student who plans to pursue an academic or research career focusing on the study, conservation or utilization of Texas native plants.
  • The Kate Hillhouse Undergraduate Scholarship is a $2500 award and will go to a student who is planning a career that furthers the use or conservation of Texas native plants.  This award is renewable if funds allow.

Applications are now open and and close on March 15, 2025. Scholarship(s) will be disbursed prior to the 2025 Fall Semester. The Grants & Scholarships Committee administers all student awards. For more information or questions about the research grant, please contact scholarships@npsot.org.

Apply at this link https://www.npsot.org/our-work/grants-scholarships/scholarships/

Thank you,
Amy Birdwell
Vice President, Education