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Meeting Reminder, August 14:  “Native Plant Seeding: Selecting, Purchasing and Planting” with Megan Clayton

Join NPSOT-Williamson County on Thursday, August 14, 2025, when our featured topic will be Native Plant Seeding: Selecting, Purchasing and Planting with Dr. Megan Clayton.  Free and open to the public. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM.  The guest presentation begins after a short business meeting.

==> This month’s in-person location is the Georgetown Public Library, 2nd floor, 402 West 8th St, Georgetown, TX 78626. Come early (6:30 PM) for expert advice, to check out the seed swap board, or just to visit.

==> To attend via Zoom, register at https://npsot-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/MUR1d0LiSNicrtGaKIm5SQ#/registration

See the original meeting announcement at this link for speaker and topic details.

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

* If we have permission from our guest speaker, we record the presentation for our YouTube channel. (See a list of past topics at this link.)

Have an idea for a speaker?  Let Program Leader Susie Hickman know via  email to wilco-chapter@npsot.org.

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. See upcoming topics on our Home page or on the Calendar.

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Video and Photos from July 10’s Annual Chapter Meeting

During the business portion of the chapter meeting on July 10, out-going president Nancy Copperman announced the officers who will hold elected positions for 2025-2026 for the term that will start on September 1, 2025.

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Out-going President Nancy Copperman
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Incoming Board of Directors: (left to right) Kim Jones (Director), Nathaniel Woodward (Director), Erin Buhl (Vice President), Tyson Bartlett (Treasurer), Mark Stoetzer (President), Becky Sloan (Secretary)
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Celebrating anniversaries! (left to right) Erin Buhl, Mark Stoetzer, Nancy Pumphrey

NPSOT member anniversary milestone pins were presented to folks celebrating 5, 10, 15, 20 or 25 years of membership in the Society.

Nancy also announced that NPSOT has awarded chapter member Ashley Landry (founder of The Native Plant Rescue Project) a Lifetime Membership in NPSOT for her native plant conservation work.

The chapter meeting’s business slides are here.

Lastly, the evening’s featured presentation by Randy Pensabene and Gary Bowers was an overview and demonstration of “WilcoScape,” the chapter’s new native Texas plants database which focuses on Williamson County. See the new menu item [WilcoScape] at the top of this page!

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. See upcoming topics on Home or on our Calendar.

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August 14 Chapter Meeting:  “Native Plant Seeding: Selecting, Purchasing and Planting” with Megan Clayton

Join NPSOT-Williamson County on Thursday, August 14, 2025, when our featured topic will be Native Plant Seeding: Selecting, Purchasing and Planting with Dr. Megan Clayton.  Free and open to the public. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM.  The guest presentation begins after a short business meeting.

==> This month’s in-person location is the Georgetown Public Library, 2nd floor, 402 West 8th St, Georgetown, TX 78626. Come early (6:30 PM) for expert advice, to check out the seed swap board, or just to visit.

==> To attend via Zoom, register at https://npsot-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/MUR1d0LiSNicrtGaKIm5SQ#/registration

About our topic:  We will cover the basics for selecting native plant seed for specific areas, how much to purchase, and how to plant the seed for the most success.

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Seed mixes

About our speaker: Since 2010, Dr. Megan Clayton has been an Extension Rangeland Specialist for Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Department of Rangeland, Wildlife, and Fisheries Management at Texas A&M University. Her responsibilities as a Rangeland Specialist have her based at the Uvalde Research and Extension Center and include providing support for Extension agents, specialists, clientele, and organizations through teaching, training, and providing technical expertise on the management of rangeland resources.

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Megan’s current interests include blending wildlife habitat and livestock range management, small acreage management, UAV (drone) research, brush management, and youth natural resources education. Her main area of responsibility includes the Uvalde/Hill Country area.

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

* If we have permission from our guest speaker, we record the presentation for our YouTube channel. (See a list of past topics at this link.)

Have an idea for a speaker?  Let Program Leader Susie Hickman know via  email to wilco-chapter@npsot.org.

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. See upcoming topics on our Home page or on the Calendar.