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SUMMARY:Chapter Meeting: Intro to Pocket Prairies with John Hart Asher @ GT Public Library
DESCRIPTION:[Updated Nov 12\, with topic and speaker details; will be recorded for YouTube.] \nJoin NPSOT-Williamson County on Thursday\, November 13\, 2025\, when our featured topic will be Intro to Pocket Prairies with John Hart Asher.  Free and open to the public. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM.  The guest presentation begins after a short business meeting. \n[Added Nov 12] About our topic: It’s time to up the biodiversity in your life and grasslands are a great way to do so! \n[Added Nov 12] About our speaker: John Hart Asher has over 15 years of experience designing and building functional ecosystems within urban conditions. He has conducted basic research in ecological engineering\, ecological restoration\, and land management\, offered workshops to professionals and the general public\, and provided fee-supported ecological consulting expertise to clients across Texas. As part of the consulting team at Blackland Collaborative\, John Hart works with integrated design teams composed of engineers\, architects\, landscape architects\, and developers to integrate sustainable design\, practices\, and philosophies into projects. He specializes in translating sustainable design into successful projects that provide varying layers of ecosystem services. His main interest is the application of ecological design\, resulting in functional sustainable landscapes within urban ecologies. A few of his current projects include: Tall grass prairie restoration in an urban riparian corridor\, native prairie green roof design\, residential pocket prairies\, sustainable roadsides\, and green infrastructure. \nJohn Hart worked on the green roof design and implementation for Bercy Chen Studio’s Edgeland House\, which was featured in Dwell and Texas Architect magazines and has won several awards\, including Architizer’s A+ Jury and Popular Choice Awards\, the 2016 Design Award of Excellence from Green Roofs for Healthy Cities and the Texas Society of Architects 2016 Design Award. Edgeland House was also featured in Phaidon’s “Elemental Living: Contemporary Houses in Nature\,” and most recently was documented in AppleTV’s HOME series that explores exemplary and innovative designs. He holds a bachelor’s in history from the University of Mississippi and a master’s in landscape architecture from The University of Texas at Austin\, which awarded him a President’s Outstanding Staff Award in April 2018. He’s a dedicated environmental professional who specializes in bridging design concepts and ecological function and demonstrates strong project management skills with the proven ability to design\, assess\, and investigate landscape restoration installations\, performance\, and measures. He has carried out research and development of green roof technology with the aim of improving performance and application within semi-arid\, sub-tropical climates\, and has helped design and build numerous native prairie green roofs all over the state of Texas. In 2019 he also stepped in to serve as host of the nationally syndicated PBS show\, Central Texas Gardener. You can bet he’s got a pocket prairie in his yard! \n[Updated Nov 12] The presentation will be recorded for YouTube. \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/VvNFIPIbTiWZqyl1gB1zqA#/registration \n\n 
URL:https://npsotwilco.org/event/chapter-meeting-pocket-prairies-with-john-hart-asher-gt-public-library/
LOCATION:Georgetown Public Library\, 402 W 8th St\, Georgetown\, TX\, 78626
CATEGORIES:meeting
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SUMMARY:Volunteer: Landfill Pollinator Garden Workday
DESCRIPTION:Each month on the third Sunday of the month. 8:30am-11:30am. \nNo NPSOT sign up required.  Members and non-members are welcome.  Join us at the garden when you can.  Bring a hat\, boots\, gloves and water. Bring your favorite tools. \nThe garden is located at the entrance to the Williamson County Landfill\, at the corner of FM 1660 and Landfill Road in Hutto\, TX\, across from the Recycling Center. \nCheck out our Pollinator Garden Photo Album!  If you’d like to add your photos\, join the contributor group by clicking the plus sign on the album page.
URL:https://npsotwilco.org/event/volunteer-landfill-pollinator-garden-workday-14/
LOCATION:Williamson County Landfill Pollinator Garden\, 600 County Rd 128\, Hutto\, Texas\, 78634
CATEGORIES:volunteering
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SUMMARY:Field Trip: Godwin Ranch Preserve Plant Survey
DESCRIPTION:What:    Plant survey and tour of the Godwin Ranch Preserve\nWhen:  2:00 PM to 4:00 PM on Sunday\, November 16\, 2025\nWhere:  Near the corner of DB Wood Road and Williams Drive in Georgetown.\n\nPark near the Starbucks strip mall at 4410 Williams Dr\, Georgetown\, TX 78628 and walk east along the road on Williams Drive to the gate (a quarter mile or less).\n\n\n\nMembers and non-members are welcome! No RSVP is required. \nJoin NPSOT members on the last of four scheduled plant surveys at the Godwin Ranch Preserve in Georgetown. We will begin at 2 p.m. at the gate to the preserve. Godwin Preserve is not open to the public\, although several groups utilize it for bird walks\, volunteer projects\, and cave exploration. \n\nSee this announcement post for important information.
URL:https://npsotwilco.org/event/field-trip-godwin-ranch-preserve-plant-survey-4/
CATEGORIES:field trip
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SUMMARY:Field Trip: Jim Rodgers Trail
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our annual Sunday after Thanksgiving field trip! We have chosen an easy hike on a 1.84 mile mulched trail loop named after Jim Rodgers\, Williamson County’s first parks director. \n\nWhat:    Jim Rodgers Trail Walk\nWhen:   1:30 PM to 4:00 PM on Sunday\, November 30\, 2025.\nWhere:  Southwest Williamson County Regional Park\, parking lot at 238 Perry Mayfield Blvd\, Leander\, TX 78641\n\nSee this announcement for details.
URL:https://npsotwilco.org/event/field-trip-garey-park/
LOCATION:Jim Rodgers Trail @ Southwest Williamson County Regional Park\, 238 Perry Mayfield Blvd\, Round Rock\, TX\, 78681
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