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Trip Report: Spring Tree Walk, March 17

— by Cindy Chrisler

Gary Bowers led five hearty NPSOT members on today’s field trip at Old Settler’s Park in Round Rock.  This was the second field trip in a series of four to observe the same trees in all seasons of the year. 

This trip showed many trees and shrubs in bloom, including Mexican Buckeye, Possumhaw, Rusty Blackhaw, and Green Hawthorn.  Other flowers were also spotted, such as Large Buttercup, Texas Baby Blue-eyes, and the ubiquitous Texas Bluebonnet. Many other trees, shrubs, and forbs are poised to bloom in the next few weeks for a spectacular show. 

The next field trip in this series is scheduled for June 29. 

Mexican Buckeye, Ungnadia speciosa
Flowers and fruits. Mexican Buckeye, Ungnadia speciosa. Photo by Cindy Chrisler.


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

Field Trip Photo Album
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Spring 2024 Native Plant Sale (In-Person Apr 6; Online Mar 18-22)

NPSOT-Wilco’s Spring 2024 Native Plant Sale gives you two ways to purchase plants.

Online Sale – March 18 (6:30am) to March 22 (11:59pm). Order and pay from March 18-22. Pick up on April 6 at our in-person sale. The store link is on our 2024 Spring Native Plant Sale page.

In-Person Sale – April 6 (11am-2pm) at Champion Park Pecan Pavilions, 3830 Brushy Creek Road, Cedar Park, TX 78613. (free; no park fees)

IMPORTANT: See our 2024 Spring Native Plant Sale page for all details about both sales, including the link to the online store, ordering and pick up instructions and lists of the plants anticipated to be in the sale. If we update information on the sale page, we’ll publish a blog post. (Click on Get News if you would like to subscribe to the blog.)

We sell only Texas native plants!

image of plants for sale
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Recording Available for March 14’s topic, “Drop by Drop: The Impact of Small Changes” with Jessica Woods

The video recording from our chapter meeting on March 14, 2024 featuring “Drop by Drop: The Impact of Small Changes” with Jessica Woods is now available on our YouTube channel. Jessica’s presentation starts after a short chapter business meeting.

You can download a copy of Jessica’s slides from our Dropbox at this link.

See more recorded topics on our YouTube channel. Like and Subscribe!

See our page Prior Guest Speakers for a list of past meeting topics by year.

Business slides for recent chapter meetings are here, listed by date. (If this particular meeting’s business slides were not added yet, they will be soon. Please check back later.)

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.