Category: Education and Outreach

Education and Outreach to Community

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Recording available for February 09, 2023’s “Native Host Plants for Texas Moths” presented by Jim & Lynne Weber

The video recording of our February 09, 2023 chapter meeting is now available with the Native Host Plants for Texas Moths presented by Jim and Lynne Weber.

You’ll find the video on our YouTube channel at this link.   The speaker presentation begins at 7:54, after the business portion of the chapter meeting.  You can see all the business slides here.

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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.

  • When:  We meet the second Thursday of each month from 7:00 to 8:30 PM. A short business meeting begins at 7:00 PM followed by our guest presentation.  (For in-person meetings, doors open at 6:30 PM. Check out the seed swap board, get advice from expert members, or just visit.)
  • Where:  In person and via Zoom. When in person, we normally meet at the Georgetown Public Library, 2nd floor, Hewlett Room, 402 West 8th St, Georgetown, TX 78626. If we are at a different physical location for any given month, the exception is announced in our blog, on our calendar, and on Facebook.
  • Monthly Meeting Guest Speakers: See these links for upcoming or past topics.
  • Recordings: Find video recordings of previous meetings and field trips on our YouTube channel at this link.
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City of Georgetown Water Conservation Expo, 10:00am-2:00pm, Saturday Feb 25Test, replicate from WP All Export

News from the City of Georgetown Water Conservation Team:

The City of Georgetown Water Conservation Team is hosting their first ever Water Conservation Expo, a come and go event to learn more about water conservation, native landscaping, and how to maximize your green space without sacrificing beauty.  Guest speakers and a variety of information booths set up featuring groups and organizations include:

      • Texas Water Development Board
      • Texas A&M Agrilife Extension
      • Brazos River Authority
      • Native Plant Society
      • Sun City Water Matters
      • and more!

    Read all the details about this city event and secure your free tickets at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/water-conservation-expo-tickets-500104625397.

    (NPSOT-Williamson County Chapter is one of the participating organizations at this city event.)

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    Xeriscaping with Texas Native Plants

    — by Randy Pensabene

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    Xeriscaping with Texas Native Plants
    by Randy K. Pensabene, NPSOT-Williamson County

    “Xeriscaping” (pronounced zer-i-skaping, not “zero-skaping”) is a term coined in the 1980s. A fundamental principle of Xeriscaping, is that people living in dry climates should landscape using “appropriate plant selection,” meaning they should use plants suited to dry, arid landscapes rather than plants that need lots of water to survive.

    Watering of today’s landscapes and lawns accounts for approximately 50-75% of residential water use. Instead of the typical water-guzzling landscape, you can elect to have a beautiful and functional low-water, drought-resistant landscape with native plants.

    The native plants that evolved in this area survive and thrive in our soil, heat, droughts, flooding rains, and freezes. They also provide year-round nectar, seeds, fruit, nuts, and habitat necessary for our native wildlife to survive. Texas native plants provide the host plants our butterflies depend on and the food required to sustain our native bird populations and fuel our migrating birds.

    Click on this link to learn more about the benefits of landscaping with native Texas plants and a list of low-water, drought-resistant landscape plants recommended for Williamson County and surrounding areas.

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    Typical Landscaping using high-water non-native lawn and plants
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    Xeriscape using low-water, drought-tolerant native Texas plants