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Congratulations to Kathy McCormack!

— by Nancy Copperman

Congratulations to chapter member Kathy McCormack!  

On October 11, NPSOT announced that Kathy is a recipient of the Benny J. Simpson Fellows Award for 2023. This award is presented by the Society to a member for work that enriches the Society at the state or chapter level, recognizing service to the Society and embodying “grass roots” recognition of an awardee by their fellow NPSOT members.  See NPSOT’s announcement of all 2023 awards at this link.

Among her many contributions to NPSOT and the Williamson County Chapter, Kathy has been instrumental in establishing and maintaining our interpretive plant signs program which provides native plant signs along trails in public parks and other locations in Williamson County. The signs include QR codes so the public can easily find additional information on a plant using a smartphone or tablet.  She helped GPS all the plant sign locations for our maps and provided other info and updates for display in the county park kiosks. 

Kathy helped whenever needed out in the field finding specimens for NLCP classes even though she was not on the NLCP committee.  She has worked on numerous plant surveys over the years continuing up to the current work at Hidden Springs Preserve. Kathy has been a long time member of the field trip committee where we plan the adventures we offer to chapter members and the public. Any time she is needed, Kathy sees that a job is done.

Congratulations, Kathy, from all of us!

Nancy Copperman
President, NPSOT-Williamson County Chapter

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For NPSOT members, Nov 17, preview “Native Plant Society of Texas Native Plant Database”

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From Meg Inglis, NPSOT Executive Director:

When: Thursday, November 17, 2022, 12 – 1 pm, via Zoom
What: NPSOT Native Plant Database demo

Claire Sorenson, Jon Lienhard and Stephanie Long saw a need and then took the initiative to create a Native Plant Society of Texas Native Plant Database. Their prototype uses Austin-area native plant information. Please join our demonstration of the database and give feedback. The session is free and open to all Society members!

Register at this link

You must log in to your Native Plant Society account to successfully register for the meeting. When you “Click to register online”, a “Log In” screen pops up. If you do not already have a login for the Native Plant Society – or if you have forgotten your login – fill in your email address and click “Recover Account.”

Immediately after registration watch for a registration confirmation email with Zoom meeting and Dropbox folder links. If you do not see the email, please check your junk mail.

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Congratulations, Pamela Parker Caird, on your winning video!

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Congratulations to chapter member Pamela Parker Caird for winning Best Video in this year’s NPSOT Video Contest!  The Society announced contest winners on October 9 during the awards presentation at NPSOT’s Virtual Fall Symposium.

Pamela’s outstanding entry, Going Wild with Natives in Texas, is jam-packed with information, including an interview with Kelly Simon, author of Texas Wildscapes: Gardening for Wildlife, and information from Pamela’s own experience wildscaping her family’s property in Liberty Hill.  You don’t want to miss it!

Access Pamela’s video at this link on the Society’s YouTube channel or click on the image.    See this link for video contest rules.

Congratulations, Pamela!

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Also during the October 9 awards presentation:

Bob Kamper’s photo won in the Edwards Plateau ecoregion category and tied for Best in Show. See this October 17 announcement and congrats post for details.

Randy Pensabene was presented the Benny J. Simpson Fellows Award which the Society announced last month. See this September 9 announcement and congrats post for details.

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