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SUMMARY:Chapter Meeting: Annual Holiday Gathering and Silent Auction\, In-Person Only @ GT Public Library
DESCRIPTION:Join us for NPSOT-Wilco’s Annual Holiday Gathering & Silent Auction.  Free\, open to the public. Guests are welcome! The Little Lemon will be serving up some delicious sweet and savory snacks. \n\n\n\nDon’t forget to bring your unique\, tasty\, cute\, rustic\, extraordinary\, practical\, fabulous\, interesting\, informative\, festive – or just fun! – Silent Auction items! We will provide bid sheets for you to fill out at the meeting. \n\n\n\nCheck-in begins at 6:30pm for auction items.  The regular meeting starts promptly at 7pm. \n\n\n\nThe business agenda includes the 2026 Spending Plan\, results from the fall plant sale\, and a summary of our 2025 donations. \n\n\n\n==> The festivities are at the Georgetown Public Library\, 2nd floor\, 402 West 8th St\, Georgetown\, TX 78626.
URL:https://npsotwilco.org/event/chapter-meeting-annual-holiday-gathering-and-silent-auction-gt-public-library/
LOCATION:Georgetown Public Library\, 402 W 8th St\, Georgetown\, TX\, 78626
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260108T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260108T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T060921
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SUMMARY:Chapter Meeting: "Protecting Dark Skies for Plants and All Living Things" with Cindy Luongo Cassidy @ GT Public Library
DESCRIPTION:Join NPSOT-Williamson County on Thursday\, January 8\, 2026\, when our featured topic will be Protecting Dark Skies for Plants and All Living Things with Cindy Luongo Cassidy. Free and open to the public. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM.  The guest presentation begins after a short business meeting. \nAbout our topic:  Cindy’s talk will explore the natural world and the processes that depend on the absence of artificial light. It will include a number of species but will emphasize issues that plants have with artificial lighting. Issues of navigation\, reproduction\, circadian rhythms\, photoperiodism\, competition\, predation\, and general habitat protection will be covered. Cindy will also touch on some issues that humans have with artificial light at night. The talk wraps up with a review of what each of us can do to protect living things during the nighttime. \nAbout our speaker:  Cindy Luongo Cassidy is the leader of DarkSky Texas\, formerly known as The Texas Chapter of the International Dark-Sky Association\, a founding member of several night sky groups\, and a Hays County Master Naturalist. She has twenty-five plus years of experience as a lighting consultant and dark sky advocate\, was the key player in positioning the City of Dripping Springs to receive the prestigious International Dark Sky Community designation (the first in Texas)\, and has assisted numerous other International Dark Sky Place applications in Texas. In 2019\, Cindy was awarded the Crawford-Hunter Lifetime Achievement Award\, the highest honor that DarkSky International bestows on individuals who\, during their lifetime\, have contributed an extraordinary effort to light pollution abatement. Cindy lives in Driftwood\, TX and was the creator and Executive Director of the hugely successful Texas Night Sky Festival®. \n==> This month’s in-person location is the Georgetown Public Library\, 2nd floor\, 402 West 8th St\, Georgetown\, TX 78626. Come early (6:30 PM) for expert advice\, to check out the seed swap board\, or just to visit. \n==> To attend via Zoom\, register at https://npsot-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/qpHlGSlPQ0qrEpf2lq1VkA#/registration \nCan’t attend? The guest presentation will be recorded for YouTube.
URL:https://npsotwilco.org/event/chapter-meeting-dark-skies-and-native-plants-with-cindy-cassidy-gt-public-library/
LOCATION:Georgetown Public Library\, 402 W 8th St\, Georgetown\, TX\, 78626
CATEGORIES:meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260212T190000
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CREATED:20251010T115624Z
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SUMMARY:Chapter Meeting: "Under the Lens: Insects\, Plants\, and their Captivating Shared World" with Mika Geiger @ GT Public Library
DESCRIPTION:[Updated 1/28\, title & topic details. Will be recorded] \nJoin NPSOT-Williamson County on Thursday\, February 12\, 2026\, when our featured topic will be Under the Lens: Insects\, Plants\, and their Captivating Shared World with Mika Geiger. Free and open to the public. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM.  The guest presentation begins after a short business meeting. \nAbout our topic: Through macro photographs and stories from the field\, this talk explores the way insects and plants shape one another’s lives\, covering pollination\, predation and the often subtle interplay of their lifecycles. \nAbout our speaker:  Mika Geiger is a macro photographer based in Austin\, Texas\, whose work focuses on the often-overlooked lives of insects. Through close-up images and quiet moments in the field\, she invites people to slow down and see these tiny creatures with curiosity and amazement. Mika is a Texas Master Naturalist and volunteers with projects such as native bee monitoring and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center fauna survey. Mika’s photography spotlights the vital roles insects play in our ecosystems. \n==> This month’s in-person location is the Georgetown Public Library\, 2nd floor\, 402 West 8th St\, Georgetown\, TX 78626. Come early (6:30 PM) for expert advice\, to check out the seed swap board\, or just to visit. \n==> To attend via Zoom\, register at https://npsot-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/nQwYwxu1SPeUfjbQp9l5-w#/registration \nCan’t attend? The guest presentation will be recorded for YouTube. \nAt every meeting\, we give away a book — about native plants or the meeting topic — to one randomly chosen in-person attendee!
URL:https://npsotwilco.org/event/chapter-meeting-macrophotography-of-native-insects-nowhere-without-native-plants-with-mika-geiger-gt-public-library/
LOCATION:Georgetown Public Library\, 402 W 8th St\, Georgetown\, TX\, 78626
CATEGORIES:meeting
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SUMMARY:Chapter Meeting: "Partnerships for WaterWise Communities: City of Round Rock Landscape Project" with Jessica Woods and Emily Morales @ GT Public Library
DESCRIPTION:Join NPSOT-Williamson County on Thursday\, March 12\, 2026\, when our featured topic will be Partnerships for WaterWise Communities: City of Round Rock Landscape Project with City of Round Rock Conservation Staff\, Jessica Woods and Emily Morales. Free and open to the public. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM.  The guest presentation begins after a short business meeting. \nPlease note: This month’s guest presentation will NOT be recorded for YouTube. \nAbout our topic:  Our presentation will provide insight into why we (the City) need partnerships to achieve our goals\, as well as an update on our landscape transformation project at the Utilities and Transportation Office to which NSPOT has donated several plants. A lot of pictures will be included in the presentation! \nAbout our speakers: Jessica Woods is the Senior Water Conservation Coordinator for the City of Round Rock. She is an active Good Water Master Naturalist and is starting to enjoy backyard birding. \nEmily Morales is a Water Conservation Specialist for the City of Round Rock. She is also an active Good Water Master Naturalist and especially interested in habitat restoration and plant rescues. \n==> This month’s in-person location is the Georgetown Public Library\, 2nd floor\, 402 West 8th St\, Georgetown\, TX 78626. Come early (6:30 PM) for expert advice\, to check out the seed swap board\, or just to visit. \n==> To attend via Zoom\, register at https://npsot-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/OqmyN9-bTNGQC6H2kh4qPA#/registration
URL:https://npsotwilco.org/event/chapter-meeting-native-landscape-project-with-jessica-woods/
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SUMMARY:Chapter Meeting: "Agaves\, Yuccas\, and Related Plants of Texas - Tough Plants for Tough Times" with Lonnie Childs @ GT Public Library
DESCRIPTION:[3/31 added hotlink to handout] \nFree and open to the public.  Attend in-person or via Zoom. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM. The guest presentation begins after a short business meeting. In-person\, come early (6:30 pm) for expert advice\, to check out the seed swap board\, or just to visit. \nDetails are in this announcement. \nNEW=> You can download Lonnie’s meeting handout — information on 19 agaves\, yuccas and related plants for the home landscape. Click here to download from our Dropbox. \nPlease note => The video for this guest presentation will be available on YouTube for 30 days.  A blog post will be published the day the video is posted.
URL:https://npsotwilco.org/event/chapter-meeting-cacti-with-lonnie-childs/
LOCATION:Georgetown Public Library\, 402 W 8th St\, Georgetown\, TX\, 78626
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CREATED:20260104T202807Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260217T175049Z
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SUMMARY:Chapter Meeting: "Native Plants Primer" with Andrea DeLong Amaya @ GT Public Library
DESCRIPTION:Free and open to the public.  Attend in-person or via Zoom. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM. The guest presentation begins after a short business meeting. In-person\, come early (6:30 pm) for expert advice\, to check out the seed swap board\, or just to visit. \nDetails will be announced about 3 weeks before the meeting.
URL:https://npsotwilco.org/event/chapter-meeting-native-plants-primer-with-andrea-delong-amaya/
CATEGORIES:meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260611T190000
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CREATED:20260104T202907Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260217T174839Z
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SUMMARY:"Prickly Pear Party" with Rebecca Roe @ GT Public Library
DESCRIPTION:Free and open to the public.  Attend in-person or via Zoom. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM. The guest presentation begins after a short business meeting. In-person\, come early (6:30 pm) for expert advice\, to check out the seed swap board\, or just to visit. \nDetails will be announced about 3 weeks before the meeting.
URL:https://npsotwilco.org/event/chapter-meeting/
CATEGORIES:meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260709T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260709T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T060921
CREATED:20260210T175631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260217T174727Z
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SUMMARY:Annual Chapter Meeting @ GT Public Library
DESCRIPTION:Our annual chapter meeting with board election results and often with an amazing guest speaker.  Details will be posted closer to the date. \nFree and open to the public. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM.
URL:https://npsotwilco.org/event/annual-chapter-meeting/
CATEGORIES:meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260813T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260813T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T060921
CREATED:20260210T175112Z
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SUMMARY:Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Free and open to the public.  Attend in-person or via Zoom. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM. The guest presentation begins after a short business meeting. In-person\, come early (6:30 pm) for expert advice\, to check out the seed swap board\, or just to visit. \nDetails will be announced about 3 weeks before the meeting.
URL:https://npsotwilco.org/event/chapter-meeting-2/
CATEGORIES:meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260910T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260910T203000
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CREATED:20260210T175200Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T175200Z
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SUMMARY:Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Free and open to the public.  Attend in-person or via Zoom. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM. The guest presentation begins after a short business meeting. In-person\, come early (6:30 pm) for expert advice\, to check out the seed swap board\, or just to visit. \nDetails will be announced about 3 weeks before the meeting.
URL:https://npsotwilco.org/event/chapter-meeting-3/
CATEGORIES:meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261008T190000
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CREATED:20260210T175244Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T175244Z
UID:5965-1791486000-1791491400@npsotwilco.org
SUMMARY:Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Free and open to the public.  Attend in-person or via Zoom. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM. The guest presentation begins after a short business meeting. In-person\, come early (6:30 pm) for expert advice\, to check out the seed swap board\, or just to visit. \nDetails will be announced about 3 weeks before the meeting.
URL:https://npsotwilco.org/event/chapter-meeting-4/
CATEGORIES:meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261112T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261112T203000
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CREATED:20260210T175335Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260217T175549Z
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SUMMARY:"The Soils of Central Texas" with Nathaniel Woodward
DESCRIPTION:Free and open to the public.  Attend in-person or via Zoom. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM. The guest presentation begins after a short business meeting. In-person\, come early (6:30 pm) for expert advice\, to check out the seed swap board\, or just to visit. \nDetails will be announced about 3 weeks before the meeting.
URL:https://npsotwilco.org/event/chapter-meeting-5/
CATEGORIES:meeting
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