Native Plants – Page 70 – NPSOT-Williamson County Chapter

July 23, 2020May 10, 2023

Online Chapter Meeting August 13: “Native Plants Star in Monarch Waystations & BBMT” with Carol Clark

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Join NPSOT-Wilco’s online chapter meeting on Thursday, August 13, 2020, at 7:00 pm, when guest speaker Carol Clark will present “Native Plants Star in Monarch Waystations and the BBMT (Bring Back the Monarchs to Texas) Plays a Part.” You must register in advance to attend the meeting. Details are provided later in this post.

Carol’s presentation includes an explanation of NPSOT’s Bring Back the Monarchs to Texas committee and its garden grant program, and illuminates some of the highlights and pitfalls of past grant applications. We’ll also learn how Monarchs depend on native plants for their breeding and migration success, why planting for Monarchs is urgent, and the key features of a good Monarch waystation. Then, we’ll have a look at beautiful Texas natives you can plant to provide for Monarchs.

Carol Clark is an amateur botany enthusiast, a Texas Master Naturalist, longtime member of the Native Plant Society of Texas, and a Conservation Specialist with Monarch Watch. She’s currently chairing NPSOT’s Bring Back the Monarchs to Texas committee. She also co-administers the Texas Native Bee Co-op Facebook page. She and her husband own and operate Clark Haven Farm, a wildlife preserve and custom wildflower seed business in Cooke County. Carol grew up with a nature photographer father and wildlife artist brother, and has spent much of her life looking around in the great outdoors. Her favorite things to do are leading discovery walks in local natural areas, and finding and photographing interesting plants and insects.

How to attend

You must register in advance to attend the online meeting.
After registering, you’ll receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar on the day of the meeting.

Please register for our Monthly Chapter Meeting: Native Plants Star in Monarch Waystations and the BBMT Plays a Part, August 13, 2020 7:00 PM CDT at the following link:

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NPSOT-Williamson County meetings are free and open to the public. In this time of public health risk, our in-person meetings and field trips are canceled until further notice.

Check our blog announcements, calendar and Facebook for developing plans for virtual meetings and virtual field trips.

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June 2, 2020May 10, 2023

NPSOT-Wilco Plant Sales!

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— by Beth Erwin

We are having a plant sale!

Would you like to have a native Texas pollinator garden in your yard? Create a Monarch butterfly waystation? Add some colorful flowering plants that will attract and benefit pollinators? Get some expert advice on growing native plants? Figure out what the deer don’t like to eat?

Then come to our NPSOT-Wilco booth at the Georgetown Thursday afternoon Farmer’s Market, June 4 & 11 from 2:30-5:30 and the Tuesday morning Sun City Farmer’s Market, June 9 & 16 from 9:00-12:00. We will have several different species of milkweeds in one-gallon pots. There will be 4” and one-gallon pots of our tried-and-true nectar plants that we install in our chapter pollinator gardens. We are willing to take requests for native plants you may be seeking. Email me with those using this contact form.

Milkweed (Asclepias) species include Antelope-horns, A. asperula; Green Antelope-horns, A. viridis; Butterflyweed, A. tuberosa; and Zizotes, A. oenotheroides.

Georgetown Farmers Market Association rules: Customers are strongly encouraged to wear masks. Masks are mandatory at the Sun City location. Social distancing protocols are followed.

Market locations:

Thursday markets are in the parking lot between 4^th St and 5^th St in downtown Georgetown. Address is 400 S. Austin Ave, Georgetown, TX 78626.

Tuesday markets in Sun City are open to all. The market is located in the parking lot of the Social Center, 2 Texas Drive, Georgetown, TX 78633

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May 29, 2020May 10, 2023

Online Chapter Meeting June 11: Become Native to Your Place with George Cates from Native American Seed

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Join NPSOT-Wilco’s online chapter meeting on Thursday, June 11, 2020, at 7:00 pm for Become Native to Your Place, with George Cates of Native American Seed. You must register in advance to attend the meeting. Details are provided later in this post.

About tonight’s topic:

Become Native to Your Place. Choose a path of stewardship and a lifetime of wonder and learning. Healthy ecosystems are essential to the well-being of living things and to our quality of life. A diversity of native grasses and wildflowers provide benefits such as air and water cleansing, water supply retention, erosion and sediment control, pollination, and habitat for wildlife.

George Cates of Native American Seed spent the last 18 years helping people restore the earth. He is one of few people that focus on native seed farming and harvesting operations across Texas. George loves to tell stories about native plants and their connections. From urban landscape conversions to large prairie restorations, he will share his experiences encouraging and preserving what makes Texas our home.

How to attend

You must register in advance to attend the online meeting.
After registering, you’ll receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar on the day of the meeting.

Please register for our Monthly Chapter Meeting: Become Native to Your Place, June 11, 2020 7:00 PM CDT at the following link: removed

NPSOT-Williamson County meetings are free and open to the public. In this time of public health risk, our in-person meetings and activities are canceled until further notice.

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