NPSOT-Williamson County Chapter
Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT-Wilco)
Julie Fineman spoke at NPSOT’s Spring and Fall Symposiums on this project from the Constellation of Living Memorials which envisions “an ever-expanding constellation of cemeteries that are committed to the preservation of Texas’ natural and cultural heritage.”
See the flyer below for info on CLM’s Symposium on December 2, 2025 in Dallas.
Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/constellation-of-living-memorials-symposium-tickets-1968290594152
[not a NPSOT event]
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:
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
Forward to/share this post with your local school district, educational community and nature centers! For details, read the Society’s full announcement and click on the grant application.
If needed, the NPSOT-Williamson County Chapter has resources to help with the application (examples include plant lists and sources). Contact the chapter at wilco-chapter@npsot.org for help.
Deadline to Apply: February 10, 2025
You can help save the Monarchs!
As their number declines and the species approaches threatened status, you can help save our iconic Monarch Butterfly. Plant pollinator gardens with native plants to provide the essential nectar that will fuel their up to 3,000 mile fall migration. Include native milkweeds to support the multi-generational spring migration.
Our Bring Back the Monarch to Texas (BBMT) garden grants can help with your efforts. Applications are now open for 2025 garden grants.
The BBMT program awards grants up to $600 to nature centers, schools, educational groups and others to help fund development of Monarch demonstration gardens or Monarch Waystations using native plants on public sites in Texas. The purpose of this program is to educate members, applicants, and the public about Monarch conservation and native plants, and to encourage restoration of Monarch habitats throughout the Texas migration flyway.
The application process must be completed by February 10th, 2025, and awardees will be announced at the beginning of March.
Grants are funded by Native Plant Society of Texas, Monarch Watch and by individual and corporate donations to the BBMT program. In 2025, additional funds through the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation will be used to underwrite some of the garden grants. The Native Plant Society of Texas is grateful for everyone helping provide the funds to maintain our program.
In 2024, BBMT awarded 51 grants for a total of $29,700, delivered educational talks, helped tag Monarch butterflies with Monarch Watch, and distributed milkweed plants!
Questions – bbmt@npsot.org
Carol Clark, BBMT Committee Chair
Native Plant Society of Texas