From Balconies to Backyards, July 27, 2024

Click this link on the Good Water Chapter of TX Master Naturalists website for more information and to register => https://txmn.org/goodwater/from-balconies-to-backyards/.

The deadline to register for in-person tickets is July 19, 2024.

FYI: Randy Pensabene, NPSOT-Williamson County member and a past president, presents at 1:00pm. As part of our mission to promote native plants through education, NPSOT-Williamson County donated funds to help sponsor the event’s keynote speaker.

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Tonkawa Chapter News-Doug Tallamy on Jan 8

News from the Tonkawa Chapter:

The Tonkawa Chapter’s in-person meeting on January 8, 2024 will have guest speaker Dr. Doug Tallamy, co-founder of Homegrown National Park.

Dr. Tallamy will join the meeting remotely, not in person.

The meeting will be at Barrow Brewing, 108 Royal St. in Salado and will start promptly at 5:30pm with the guest presentation.

Due to technology limitations, for folks who cannot attend in person, Dr. Tallamy’s presentation will be recorded and available for viewing on the Tonkawa Chapter YouTube channel at a later date.

For the Tonkawa Chapter’s full meeting announcement which contains much more information about Dr. Tallamy and the planned presentation, see the Tonkawa Chapter website https://npsotcentx.org/

Liatris punctata Plant Rescue in Round Rock, October 7, 2023

Volunteer with us Saturday, October 7, 2023, from 8:30am-11am as we return to this Round Rock rescue site for a second time. There are hundreds of Liatris punctata available in the clay soil meadow. You may dig plants to take home and for your own projects, and if you are able, you may contribute to digging a combined 125 Liatris punctata for the San Antonio Botanical Gardens and the UT Microfarm.

You must be a current NPSOT member and at least 18 to attend. (Join NPSOT or renew here.)

For more details and to sign up for this rescue, go to https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0A4CADA62AA75-44668081-liatris#/

Learn more about the Native Plant Rescue Project at this link.

Photos by volunteer Kenny Pailes.