Category: Community

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Salado Creek, from Save Texas Streams & NPSOT

News from the NPSOT-Tonkawa Chapter (Bell County) and Save Texas Streams:

“The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is currently reviewing or has already approved permits for 12 facilities that could discharge 8 million gallons of treated wastewater (aka sewage) into Salado Creek, a pristine stream that flows over the Edward Aquifer Recharge Zone in Bell and Williamson Counties.” (Save Texas Streams website)

You can help!

Learn more at Save Texas Streams and on the NPSOT-Tonkawa Chapter website.

Attend the Salado Creek Community Meeting, on Wednesday, February 4, 7pm. See Save Texas Streams for the Zoom link and other meeting details.

Submit comments to TCEQ. Find links and supporting information about the permits at Save Texas Streams.

For more information and updates, see Save Texas Streams newsletters at https://www.savetexasstreams.org/newsletters/save-texas-streams-newsletter.

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Constellation of Living Memorials Symposium, Dec 2, Dallas

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]

flyer

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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