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Chapter Volunteer Activity

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Reminder: Landfill Pollinator Garden workday on Saturday, April 2, 2022, 9am-12pm

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— by Marilyn Perz

Hope to see you at our workday at the Landfill Pollinator Garden on Saturday, April 2, 2022 from 9am to noon.  Come help members of NPSOT and the Good Water Master Naturalists weed and cut back the plants on our bluebonnet covered berm.   Bring your own cutting and digging tools and dress for the weather. Water and snacks will be provided.

Park across the street from the garden in the Recycling Center lot at 101 Landfill Road, Hutto.

If you have questions, contact Marilyn Perz using the form at this link.

The Williamson County Pollinator Garden is a collaboration of the NPSOT-Wilco chapter, Good Water Master Naturalists, and Williamson County Waste Management, located at the entrance to the Williamson County Landfill, at the corner of FM 1660 and Landfill Road, in Hutto, TX.

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Family Nature Fest at Garey Park, Georgetown, Saturday, April 9, 2022

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Enjoy the festivities at Garey Park’s Family Nature Fest on Saturday, April 9, 2022 from  1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. This Georgetown Parks & Recreation event focuses on connecting families with nature through a variety of activities, demonstrations and environmental education.

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NPSOT-Wilco booth at Garey Park Earth Day, April 2019.

At the festival, NPSOT-Williamson County Chapter’s booth will promote Texas native plants through education, outreach and example!

We’ll hand out small plugs of native plants as our kid’s activity (with a plant info card for the parents so they can successfully plant at home) and copies of our Garey Park Plant List for natives found in the park.  (Vicky Husband has lined up our booth volunteers, but if you have any questions, please send an email to wilco-chapter@npsot.org and we’ll get it to Vicky.)

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April 2019,

Garey Park entrance fees are required to get into the park, but the Family Nature Fest activities are free unless noted otherwise. Find Georgetown Parks & Recreation details at this link=> https://parks.georgetown.org/family-nature-fest.

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New Plant Signs at Lake Creek Trail

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— by Kathy McCormack

An Eagle Scout candidate recently worked with the Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT) Williamson County chapter and the Williamson County Parks & Recreation Department to install six new interpretive plant signs at the western end of Lake Creek Trail.

Sugar Hackberry, Celtis laevigata
Sugar Hackberry, Celtis laevigata

Maps for the new signs on this southern Williamson County trail can be found at the bottom of our chapter’s Interpretive Plant Signs webpage. A laminated interpretive plant sign has also been posted in the trailhead kiosk.

There is ample parking for this flat, paved 0.25-mile section of the trail. Check out the new signs when you get a chance!

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