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Charles Newsom receives the Nancy Benedict Memorial Award

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— by Randy Pensabene
Congratulations to our own Charles Newsom for winning the State NPSOT Nancy Benedict Memorial Award.  The awards ceremony will be held online on October 24 at 7 pm, when Charles and the recipients of other State awards will be honored.  See all the awardees in this State announcement.

We welcome our members and the public to attend this presentation and to reach out and personally thank these fine folks for their work and passion. You must register in advance.  After registration you will receive an email with instructions.  You can register at this link: Register here

Nancy Benedict Memorial

The Nancy Benedict Memorial Award is given to a person for an act of conservation or public service in the field of Texas native plants. This year’s recipient is Charles Newsom for leading and organizing volunteer efforts to remove invasive plants from the Berry Springs Park and Preserve in Georgetown. This ongoing effort, which has spanned several years, has increased the native plant diversity, improved wildlife habitat, and greatly improved the aesthetic beauty of Berry Springs Park and Preserve for our human eyes.

Congratulations, Charles!

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Congratulations, NPSOT-Wilco Award Winners!

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The Native Plant Society of Texas recognized a number of Williamson County Chapter members in annual awards presented at the Fall Symposium in League City.

Congratulations to:

The Field Trip Committee for their award-winning work on the Interpretive Plant Signs project in area parks. The Mary Jo Laughlin & Eula Whitehouse Award recognizes visual art that illustrates, interprets or promotes native plants. (left to right) Vicky Husband, Sue Wiseman, Belinda Buescher, Kathy McCormack, Kathy Galloway, Bob Kamper

Fall 2019 Symposium photo
(left to right) Vicky Husband, Sue Wiseman, Belinda Buescher, Kathy McCormack, Kathy Galloway, Bob Kamper

Dennis Perz received the Presidents Award recognizing his work on the year-long state committee project that improved chapter financial reporting.

Bob Kamper received Best Video for “The Native Plants of Texas”, a slide show with an original song. The video was judged “most valuable in promoting native plants and ecosystems as well as our organization.”  Photographs used were either Bob’s or previous entries to the annual NPSOT photo contest.  Lyrics by Bob Kamper and Bill Hopkins.  Performed by Gail March and Richard Mattingly. (left to right) Bob Kamper, Bill Hopkins

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(left) Bob Kamper

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