Category: Field Trips

Chapter Field Trips

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Field Trip: Tejas Park, Saturday, June 10, 9am

— by Kathy Galloway

Join NPSOT-Wilco on our June field trip. Free and open to the public.

  • What: Exploring wildflowers and native plants in the Army Corps of Engineers park on Lake Georgetown.
  • When: Saturday, June 10, 2023, 9:00am-noon
  • Where: Tejas Park, 4562 County Rd 258, Liberty Hill, TX

Our field trip is open to the public.  Be prepared to walk on unimproved trails and road.  Wear sturdy walking shoes, a hat, sun screen and bring water and bug spray.  There is limited potable water available.  There are vault toilets.  

Reservations are not required. Please feel free to contact Kathy Galloway using the form at Contact Us beforehand if you have any questions.  The trips are a great way to see native plants in their habitat and learn with other members.  All ages and levels of knowledge are welcome.

Directions: 

  • From Georgetown go west on TX29 for 9 miles
  • Turn right on Ronald Reagan Blvd. for 3.5 miles
  • Turn right on County Rd 258 for 1.4  miles. 
  • Tejas Park will be on your right.  Meet at the parking lot.
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Field Trip Report: Phil Hardberger Park

— by Cindy Chrisler

group of people

The April Field Trip took chapter members to San Antonio, where we were treated to a guided hike in Phil Hardberger Park.  The park is perhaps most famous for its award-winning land bridge for pedestrian and wildlife traffic over Werzbach Parkway, a multilane road in northern San Antonio. 

We met Education Coordinator David Jimenez at the outdoor classroom and took a leisurely walk on one of the many improved trails through the park that led to the land bridge.  The bridge itself is planted with native plants that were blooming prolifically, attracting pollinators as well as providing a beautiful setting for a stroll. Interesting plants featured in the park included cacti growing in the canopy of an oak tree and plateau milkvine, which we could identify although it was not blooming. 

group of people

Those who participated spent a very enjoyable morning identifying plants in the company of fellow botanical enthusiasts. 

image of Plateau Milkvine, Matelea edwardsensis
Plateau Milkvine, Matelea edwardsensis
image of cactus growing on log
Cactus on log

Photos by Cindy Chrisler.