Category: Native Plants

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FIELD TRIP ANNOUNCEMENT: Garey Park Plant Survey 8 of 12 @ 8:15am, Sat. July 13.

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—   by Vicky Husband

July 13, 2019 at 8:15 am – 11:00 am. Garey Park, 6450 Ranch to Market Rd 2243, Georgetown, TX 78628. Let guardhouse know you are NPSOT Plant Survey to waive entrance fee until noon. Park and Start in the parking lot down by the restroom building past the Main House. We will walk on gravel base, with lots of uphill and downhill terrain. Please dress for the weather, including closed toe shoes, drinking water and bug bites!  See you there!

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FIELD TRIP: Newcomer’s Walk – SUMMER! Berry Springs @ 8:30am, Sunday, June 30, 2019

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—   by Vicky Husband

Berry Springs Park and Preserve, 1801 Co Rd 152, Georgetown, TX 78626, 8:30am – 10:00am.  Park and Start at the restroom at the top of the hill past the donkeys. Join us for an introduction on how to identify native plants in their natural habitat. We plan to conduct this walk in all four seasons of 2019 to give you practice identifying native plants during their annual growth cycle of winter, spring, summer and fall. Field guides and cameras are encouraged! Be prepared for walking on roughly mulched but level, open terrain. Wear sturdy clothes appropriate for the weather, closed toe shoes, and bring water and snacks as needed. Please plan on arriving a little early to sign a state NPSOT waiver. No reservation is required, but you may contact Gary Bowers (info removed) if you have any questions. 

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On June 13: “Climate, Soils and Biodiversity: Unexpected Relationships”

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Join us for our chapter meeting on June 13, at the Georgetown Public Library, when we’ll learn about “Climate, Soils and Biodiversity: Unexpected Relationships” with Dr. Michael Huston, TSU, San Marcos.

Dr. Michael Huston, Professor in the Biology Department at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, has worked for over thirty years on a wide range of issues related to biodiversity, specifically understanding the spatial distribution of species diversity at scales ranging from microscopic to global, in ecosystems including tropical and temperate forests, streams and coral reefs, temperate grasslands, and semi-arid shrublands.  Read more at the Texas Invasive Species Institute.  Find information about Dr. Huston’s many publications at this link.

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

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