Volunteer this Fall in Round Rock

News from the City of Round Rock, Texas:

Come join a new project with the City of Round Rock Public Works department.  The City building at 3400 Sunrise Road, Round Rock, is looking for help to clean up and prepare the property’s bed areas for new native plants.  Many of the original plants have died.  Weeds are spreading, and City staff want to turn the property into a demonstration site of native plantings.  This fall, we are looking for helpers to assist with weed pulling (there’s a lot), possible compost spreading, native seed dispersal, and some shrub pruning around the perimeter of the building, as well as  the parking lot islands.  New plants will be installed in the spring.

Work days will be scheduled for every Friday morning starting October 18 thru December 6 (weather permitting and if there’s still work to do), from 8-10am.  Please bring your own gloves, sharpshooter shovels, hand trowels, and other weed pulling devices.

Please note this building is occupied by employees, so there will be people around, as well as vehicles.  The good news is that means there’s plenty of parking, restrooms, and water fountains available! 

  • Location: City of Round Rock Utilities & Transportation office at 3400 Sunrise Road, Round Rock
  • Date/Time: Fridays from 8-10am starting October 18, 2024.
  • How to Volunteer: Reach out to Jessica Woods, City of Round Rock Water Conservation Coordinator, with questions or to volunteer. jwoods@roundrocktexas.gov, 512-844-8514.

Store Link for Oct 13-16’s Online Pop-Up Native Plant Sale

We’ve added the online store link to the Fall 2024 Native Plant Sales info so you can browse the store ahead of the pop-up online plant sale. The store will be open for taking orders from noon on October 13 to noon on October 16.

  • This fall season, we have these sales:
    • Oct 13-16, noon to noon – Online Pop-Up Native Plant Sale
    • Nov 2, 11am-2pm – In-Person Native Plant Sale
  • All the information for both sales is on our Fall 2024 Native Plant Sales page

We only sell Texas native plants, and we try to make sure everything we sell is well-adapted to grow in Williamson County. 

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image of plants for sale

Meeting Reminder October 10: “Building a Future With Flowers: Lewisville’s Sustainable Solution” with TJ Gilmore

Join NPSOT-Williamson County on Thursday, October 10, 2024, when our featured topic will be “Building a Future With Flowers: Lewisville’s Sustainable Solution” with TJ Gilmore, mayor of Lewisville, Texas. 

This month’s guest speaker will be joining us via Zoom from Lewisville.

  • The meeting begins at 7:00 PM. The guest presentation begins after a short business meeting.
  • Our meetings are free and open to the public.

Read about the topic and speaker in this meeting announcement.

==> This month’s in-person location is the Georgetown Public Library, 2nd Floor, 402 W 8th St, Georgetown, Texas 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/tZcod-6rpj0vHNbqaLOu16d146ngFuPBxCTO#/registration


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


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 page Wilco Home or on our Calendar.