NPSOT-Williamson County Chapter
Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT-Wilco)
Our annual chapter meeting. Free and open to the public. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM. Results of the chapter board election will be announced and membership anniversary pins will be presented (if the recipient attends in-person; if not attending this meeting in-person, the pins will be provided another way after the meeting). Exciting news! …
Updated July 11: Registration for this field trip is now closed. What: Tour the Billie L Turner Plant Resources Center on the UT Austin campus. Limited to 20 participants. Sign up in advance. Free & open to the public. When: Saturday, July 20, 2024. Meet at 9:45 am. Tour from 10:00 am to Noon. Where: …
Hidden Springs Preserve Field Trip, Plant Survey 11 of 12 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM, Saturday, August 3, 2024. Please plan to arrive by 8:15 AM. There is a padlock on the front gate and it will be locked shortly after 8:15 AM. Where: 978 CR 224, Florence, TX. Our field trip is free and …
Join NPSOT-Williamson County on Thursday, August 8, 2024, when our featured topic will be “The Native Aquatic Plants of Texas” with Casey Williams. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM. Our guest speaker’s presentation begins after a short business meeting. The meeting is free and open to the public. Attend in person or by Zoom. Updated …
Calling all Wacky Weeders! Join us at Peterson Community Garden in Hutto on Saturday, August 24, to give our friends there a hand. With all the rain, the garden has grown wild. Bring gloves, a hat, tools and lots of water. If you have a string trimmer, that will help. Due to the heat, we …
Volunteer with us Saturday, September 7, from 8:00-10:30 in NW Cedar Park as we rescue limestone meadow plants such as Blackfoot Daisy (Melampodium leucanthum), Slender Greenthread (Thelesperma simplicifolium) and Texas Skeleton Plant (Lygodesmia texana) prior to construction. There is a long asphalt driveway on the site, and you will pull off to the side of the driveway …
Last plant survey trip to this preserve! Hidden Springs is NOT open to the public but our field trip is. Beginners and people with all experience levels are welcome. Be sure to arrive by 8:45am before the gate locks. See all the details and important information at this link.
Join NPSOT-Williamson County on Thursday, September 12, 2024, when our featured topic will be "Rediscovering the MoKan Prairie" with Ashley Landry. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM. Our guest speaker’s presentation begins after a short business meeting. The meeting is free and open to the public. This month's guest presentation will NOT be recorded for …
Join NPSOT-Williamson County on Thursday, October 10, 2024, when our featured topic will be “Building a Future With Flowers: Lewisville’s Sustainable Solution” with TJ Gilmore, mayor of Lewisville, Texas. Our guest speaker will be joining us via Zoom from Lewisville. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM. TJ’s presentation will begin after a short business meeting. …
Order Texas native plants ONLINE from October 13 (noon) to October 16 (noon) and pick them up at the in-person sale on November 2, 2024. Find all the information about the online sale and the in-person sale on our 2024 Fall Native Plant Sale page.
Volunteer to help give away native plant seed packets and information from 11am-2pm at one of our local H-E-B stores. Find all the details and how to signup in this announcement post.
Palmetto State Park is an unusual botanical area resembling the tropics more than Central Texas. Most notably, a stand of dwarf palmetto (Sabal minor) plants is found in the park’s ephemeral swamp. See all the details and where to meet in the blog post announcement published September 12, 2024.