Chapter Meetings – Page 51 – NPSOT-Williamson County Chapter

February 20, 2020May 10, 2023

On March 12: The Importance of Honey Bees with Jodi McCumber

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Join us for the next NPSOT-Wilco chapter meeting on Thursday, March 12, 2020, for “The Importance of Honey Bees and How You Can Help” with Jodi McCumber. We’ll meet at the Georgetown Public Library (time and location details at the bottom of this post).

From Jodi, owner of Jackass Honey Farms in Liberty Hill:

“We run all 332 of our honey bee hives treatment-free. We strive to keep our bees’ immune systems at 100% by not using chemicals in and around our hive. We are constantly planting flowers and trees for our bees to pollinate here on the farm. Aside from attending our bees, we also do mini one hour seminars for people of all ages to learn more about honey bees. We hand make all of our products… with the main ingredients coming straight from our hives. Our goal is to relocate unwanted honey bees to a place on our farm so they can live out the rest of their lives happily, while educating people on the importance
of honey bees.”

NPSOT-Williamson County meetings are free and open to the public.

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January 23, 2020May 10, 2023

On February 13: Wildlife in Your Garden with Kelly Simon

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Join us for the next NPSOT-Wilco chapter meeting on Thursday, February 13, 2020, for “Wildlife in Your Garden” presented by Kelly Simon. We’ll meet at the Georgetown Public Library (time and location details at the bottom of this post).

Texas Wildscapes was developed by Texas Parks and Wildlife in 1995 to assist Texans in creating landscapes that are both visually appealing and attractive to appropriate wildlife. By providing the elements of habitat (food, shelter, and water) in their gardens, Texans can attract an exciting variety of birds, butterflies, frogs, and lizards and bring the beauty and vitality of nature home.

Kelly Conrad Simon has been with Texas Parks and Wildlife since 1995 and currently serves as the Urban Wildlife Biologist for the Central Texas area. Her projects generally involve the topics of native planting and wildlife habitat, exotic invasive plants, native wildlife including songbirds and woodrats, and engaging urban students of all ages in the study of nature. Kelly has coordinated the Texas Wildscapes Backyard Wildlife Habitat program and the Texas Hummingbird Round-up with Texas Parks and Wildlife, and is the author of Texas Wildscapes: Gardening for Wildlife. Her MS degree was earned in 1995 at Emporia State University (Kansas) and her BA was earned in 1992 at Southwestern University (Georgetown, Texas).

NPSOT-Williamson County meetings are free and open to the public.

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January 13, 2020May 10, 2023

Program Summary for January 9: Oak Trees for Williamson County, a Wildlife Buffet

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— by Nancy Pumphrey

Beth Erwin was very informative on Thursday evening when she presented Oak Trees for Williamson County, a Wildlife Buffet. Beth has given presentations to elementary school kids and she used some of the same hands-on techniques and materials to engage the audience tonight. Especially effective were the long ropes Beth had audience members stretching out to demonstrate the size of the trunk of the National Champion, and the height of the canopy of that tree.

Beth also demonstrated how to identify a red oak from a white oak by looking at the leaves. The red oak, which is more susceptible to the deadly oak wilt, has sharp edges on the lobes of the leaves. The white oak has more rounded edges on the lobes. She did a great job identifying different kinds of oaks for us and giving us information on the Texas Champion and the National Champions.

Thanks, Beth, for your willingness to step in for the meeting’s presentation.

View Beth’s presentation at this link.

You can see the January 9, 2020 business presentation slides here.

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