Category: Native Plants

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Thank You to Pollinator 2021 Volunteers

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— by Marilyn Perz

The Landfill Pollinator Garden says thank you to all the volunteers who came out on a drizzly, cold Saturday to weed and do winter maintenance.

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Photo by Marilyn Perz.

On Saturday April 3, 2021, over 20 members of our Williamson County NPSOT Chapter and the Goodwater Master Naturalists came to work on the Landfill Pollinator Garden. For over 3 hours, these hardy and dedicated folks worked in the drizzle and wind to create a giant mound of recyclable plant material but also to ready the garden for spring. Waste Management has been a partner in this Pollinator Garden since 2012 and they will take our pile of debris for recycling.

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Photo by Marilyn Perz.

The Landfill Pollinator Garden is at the corner of FM 1660 and Landfill Road, in Hutto just across the street from the Recycle Center at 101 Landfill Road.  The garden is always open to the public.  If you visit during the Recycle Center hours of 7:30am-5pm, excluding their lunch from 12:30pm-1pm, you can ask to park in their lot and not on the busy road.  They are also there 7:30am-Noon on Saturday and closed on Sunday.

This year the Bluebonnets on the berm are making quite a show and might even be a good background for your family Bluebonnet picture.  Please step carefully and preserve them for the next family.

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It’s spring! Take a safe “guided” field trip and learn about native plants!

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We look forward to the day when conditions are safe enough to resume our group field trips. Meanwhile, you can get outside, enjoy the spring weather, and learn about native plants on your own, guided by NPSOT interpretive plant signs at any of the following four locations:

Each sign provides identification tips and fun facts about the plant. If you’d like to learn even more, you can point your cell phone’s camera at the QR code on the sign. The QR code will take you to a webpage (https://npsot.org/wp/wilco/resources/interpretive-signs) where you can find informative links for each plant, plus maps showing where all the signs are located.

Enjoy!
NPSOT-Wilco Field Trip Committee

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Great workday at the Pollinator Garden

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— by Andy Goerdel

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The berm. Photo by Andy Goerdel.

Here are some photos from the joint NPSOT Williamson County / Goodwater Master Naturalists weeding effort at the Williamson County Landfill Pollinator Garden on April 3, 2021.

We had a great turnout!

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NPSOT and Master Naturalists. Photo by Mary Ann Melton.
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Photo by Mary Ann Melton
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Photo by Andy Goerdel.

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