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December 9 Chapter Meeting, In Person AND Virtual (program portion only): Seasonal Native Plants with Beth Erwin plus annual silent auction

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Join NPSOT-Wilco on Thursday, December 9, 2021, at 7:00 PM (in person or via Zoom) when Beth Erwin will present Seasonal Native Plants.  Beth’s presentation will be followed by a silent auction (in-person only).

  • If you attend in person, the meeting is at the Georgetown Public Library, 2nd floor.  Guests are welcome!  Arrive early (6:30 PM) to visit before the meeting.
    • Dessert and beverages will be provided by the chapter. (No dinner. This is NOT a potluck.)
    • The auction is a fun way to pass along something you’re ready to part with while you bid on items you can’t resist. Download bid sheets for your auction items at this link and bring them along. We’ll also have copies at the meeting.
    • If you attend in person, you are giving consent to be videoed for Zoom and YouTube.
  • If you attend via Zoom instead of in person, you must register at https://npsot-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIkd-quqzwrGdVh6eFRhDKcAqU-PTtJX6yy

About our topic and speaker:   We will take a serious AND lighthearted look at those plants with peak interest during the holiday season.

Beth Erwin has been actively engaged in promoting the use and preservation of native plants and habitats to the general public for the past 40 years. A charter member of the Louisiana Native Plant Society, Beth managed a private nature preserve there from 1993-2017. She has a B.S. in Horticulture. Beth is currently serving as president of the Williamson County Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas.

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At every meeting, we give away a book — about native plants or the meeting topic — to one randomly chosen meeting attendee!

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.

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Oct 14’s Program: Nancy Lawson’s “The Humane Gardener: Nurturing Habitat for Wildlife”

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— by Randy Pensabene

Our speaker presentation from October 14, The Humane Gardener: Nurturing Habitat for Wildlife by Nancy Lawson, will not be posted on our YouTube channel, but there’s a wealth of related information available from Nancy.

For anyone who absolutely loved Nancy’s presentation like I did, or if you missed the presentation, and would like to know more about Nancy’s work, I highly recommend her blog and her book. I have been a long-time blog subscriber and her message resonates wherever you are located.

Nancy is in high demand and we are very grateful she spoke to our group!
Blog: www.humanegardener.com
Book: www.humanegardener.com/the-book

About our guest speaker Nancy Lawson:

Nancy Lawson is the author of The Humane Gardener: Nurturing a Backyard Habitat for Wildlife, a habitat consultant, and a national speaker on garden ecology. She founded Humane Gardener to pioneer creative planting strategies and other animal-friendly landscaping methods. Lawson’s presentations at diverse venues—from national wildlife refuges to local wildflower preserves—have inspired even seasoned horticulturists and wildlife experts to look at their landscapes in a new way. Certified as a Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional and master naturalist, she partners with Howard County Bee City, the Audubon Society of Central Maryland, the urban wildlife department of the Humane Society of the United States, and other conservation and animal advocacy organizations. Her book and garden have been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and other media outlets.

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In Person AND Virtual Chapter Meeting November 11: Restoring Habitat in Texas to Protect Our Native Pollinators, with Sean Griffin

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Join NPSOT-Wilco on Thursday, November 11, 2021, at 7:00 pm,  when Sean Griffin will present Restoring Habitat in Texas to Protect Our Native Pollinators.  This meeting will be held both in person and online via Zoom.

About our topic:   Bees, butterflies, and other pollinators are declining worldwide, due in large part to the loss of their native habitat. In his presentation, Dr. Griffin will talk about his research into how ecological restoration can be used to protect these important pollinators in Texas, and discuss ways that you can encourage diverse communities of beneficial insects on your own land.

About our guest speaker:  Dr. Sean Griffin is a restoration ecologist broadly interested in wild bee conservation, fire ecology, and the recovery of degraded grasslands. He earned his PhD in 2019 from Michigan State University, where he used experimentally restored habitats to study bee movement across fragmented landscapes. In the Jha Lab at UT Austin he is now examining how prescribed burning and other forms of restoration management affect plant and pollinator communities in Texas prairies. Sean is also very interested in community engagement, and is actively involved in environmental education, citizen science, and pollinator-focused outreach. You can learn more about Sean’s work at his website srgriffin.com.

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Skipper and bee on Pickerelweed, Pontederia cordata

At every meeting, we give away a book — about native plants or the meeting topic — to one randomly chosen meeting attendee!

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.

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