2025 Meetings to Date
See our YouTube channel for videos. (Presentations are recorded if the speaker has granted permission.)
You’ll find topic descriptions and speaker information in the blog announcements published about 3 weeks before the meeting date. To find a past announcement, see the event’s entry in the website’s Calendar; or use the Blog page’s side menu to search by topic, speaker, or month.
| 2025 Meetings | Presentation Topic | Guest Speaker | On YouTube? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 9, 2025 | Native Seed Libraries | Craig Bruska |
2024 Meetings
Our YouTube channel is here.
You’ll find topic descriptions and speaker information in the blog announcements published about 3 weeks before the meeting date. To find a past announcement, see the event’s entry in the website’s Calendar; or use the Blog page’s side menu to search by topic, speaker, or month.
2024 Meetings | Presentation Topic | Guest Speaker | On YouTube? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 11, 2024 | Fire Ant Management | Wizzie Brown | no | This guest presentation was not recorded for YouTube. |
| February 8, 2024 | Land Stewardship for Birds and the Importance of Native Plant Communities | Rufus Stephens and Jan Wrede | yes | |
| March 14, 2024 | Drop by Drop: The Impact of Small Changes | Jessica Woods | yes | Guest speaker slides |
| April 11, 2024 | Drought-Tolerant Native Plants: Nothing Works Like Natives | Randy Pensabene | yes | Guest speaker handout Guest speaker slides |
| May 9, 2024 | Archeology in Texas Botanical Gardens/Ethnobotany in Texas Botanical Gardens | Susan Reynolds | yes | |
| June 13, 2024 | All About Seeds | Beth Erwin | no | This guest presentation was not recorded for YouTube. |
| July 11, 2024 | Annual Chapter Meeting, including Williamson County Native Plant database discussion | Randy Pensabene, Gary Bowers | yes | |
| August 8, 2024 | The Native Aquatic Plants of Texas | Casey Williams | yes | |
| September 12, 2024 | Rediscovering the MoKan Prairie | Ashley Landry | no | This guest presentation was not recorded for the YouTube channel. |
| October 10, 2024 | Building a Future With Flowers: Lewisville’s Sustainable Solution | TJ Gilmore | yes | |
| November 14, 2024 | Plant Conservation Programs at San Antonio Botanical Garden | Michael Eason | no | This guest presentation was not recorded for the YouTube channel. |
| December 12, 2024 | Annual Holiday Party & Silent Auction, in-person only | n/a | no |
2023 Meetings
Our YouTube channel is here.
You’ll find topic descriptions and speaker information in the announcements for a given meeting date. Use the side menu on our Blog page to search by topic or speaker, or to scroll through the post archive by month.
| 2023 Meetings | Presentation Topic | Guest Speaker | On YouTube? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 12, 2023 | Bicycling with Butterflies | Sara Dykman | yes | |
| February 9, 2023 | Native Host Plants for Texas Moths | Lynne & Jim Weber | yes | |
| March 9, 2023 | Identification and Reporting of Invasive Pests in Texas Landscapes | Ashley Morgan-Olvera | yes | Speaker-recommended reference info can be found here. |
| April 13, 2023 | Cacti of Texas | Brian Loflin | yes | |
| May 11, 2023 | Medicinal Applications of Native Plants by Native Americans | Ricky Linex | yes | Some plant names are obscured in the video. A list is provided here for reference. |
| June 8, 2023 | Living Soil: The World Beneath Our Feet | Jim Williams | yes | |
| July 13, 2023 | Hot Stuff and annual meeting | Beth Erwin | yes | |
| August 10, 2023 | Native Orchids | Adam Black | yes | |
| September 14, 2023 | Seed Saving for Native Plants | Colleen Dieter | yes | |
| October 12, 2023 | Williamson County’s Native Plant Rescue Project | Ashley Landry | no | This guest presentation was not recorded for YouTube. |
| November 9 2023 | Rare Plants of Williamson County | Bill Carr | no | Although this guest presentation was not recorded for YouTube, Bill’s slides are available at this link. |
| December 14, 2023 | Annual Holiday Gathering and Silent Auction – in person only | n/a | no |
2022 Meetings
Our YouTube channel is here.
You’ll find topic descriptions and speaker information in the announcements for a given meeting date. Use the side menu on our Blog page to search by topic or speaker, or to scroll through the post archive by month.
| 2022 Meetings | Presentation Topic | Guest Speaker | On YouTube? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 13, 2022 | Attracting Insects to Your Garden | Wizzie Brown | no | This guest presentation was not recorded for YouTube. |
| February 10, 2022 | (Still Learning) How to Propagate Native Plants | Barbara Wright, Wright’s Nursery | yes | Speaker handout is in a PDF file here. |
| March 10, 2022 | Landscaping with Native Plants in Williamson County | Beth Erwin | yes | |
| April 14, 2022 | The Importance of Native Plants for Birds | Gil Eckrich | yes | |
| May 12, 2022 | Riparian Management, Why Creeks Act the Way They Do | Ricky Linex | yes | |
| June 9, 2022 | Gardening for Bats | Erin Cord | yes | Speaker slides are in a PDF file here. Please note that embedded videos do not play in the PDF. They will play in the YouTube recording. |
| July 14, 2022 | Annual Meeting, 25th Anniversary and Landscape Series: Gary Bowers’ Yard | Beth Erwin | yes | |
| August 11, 2022 | Xerces Society: Milkweeds & Pollinator Plants | Ray Moranz | yes | |
| September 8, 2022 | History of (LBJWC’s) Native Plants of North America Project, Current Status, & Upcoming Changes | Joe Marcus, Program Coordinator, Native Plants of North America, LBJWC | yes | |
| October 13, 2022 | Fire Resistant Landscaping | Camille Wiseman | no | This guest presentation was not recorded for YouTube. |
| November 10, 2022 | Fibonacci Sequence and Native Plants | Diana Wilson | no | This guest presentation was not recorded for YouTube. |
| December 8, 2022 | Annual holiday gathering and silent auction | no | In-person only |
2021 Meetings
Our YouTube channel is here.
You’ll find topic descriptions and speaker information in the announcements for a given meeting date.Use the side menu on our Blog page to search by topic or speaker, or to scroll through the post archive by month.
| 2021 Meetings | Presentation Topic | Guest Speaker | On YouTube? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 14, 2021 | Fifty Shades of Green Lite: Neat Natives for Your Landscape | Ricky Linex | yes | Speaker handout at this link. |
| February 11, 2021 | Texas Native Plants and Climate Change | George Diggs, botanist | yes | |
| March 11, 2021 | Texas Native Perennial Border | Mary Irish, author | yes | |
| April 8, 2021 | Just Enough Latin for Plant Shopping | Carol Clark | no | Recorded, but note: this video was available for one month, ending May 10, 2021. Speaker handouts are here and here. |
| May 13, 2021 | Planting Natives from Seed | Dr. Anthony Falk, Instructor Texas A&M Kingsville | yes | |
| June 10, 2021 | Landscaping with Native Plants: Ten Design Principles for Home Gardeners | Leah Churner, Landscape Designer | yes | |
| July 8, 2021 | Annual Chapter Review with Field Trips Update, & Beth Erwin’s “Wicked Plants of Central Texas” | Beth Erwin | yes | |
| August 12, 2021 | Edible Wild Plants of Central Texas: Summer | Eric Knight, Local Leaf LLC | no | This guest presentation was not recorded for YouTube. |
| September 9, 2021 | The NEST Empowerment Center’s Butterfly Garden | Bebe Johnson from The Georgetown Project | yes | |
| October 14, 2021 | The Humane Gardener: Nurturing Habitat for Wildlife | Nancy Lawson, author | no | This guest presentation was not recorded for YouTube. |
| November 11, 2021 | Restoring Habitat in Texas to Protect Our Native Pollinators | Dr. Sean Griffin, Jha Lab at UT-Austin | yes | |
| December 9, 2021 | Seasonal Native Plants, and silent auction | Beth Erwin | yes |
2020 Meetings
Our YouTube channel is here.
You’ll find topic descriptions and speaker information in the announcements for a given meeting date. Use the side menu on our Blog page to search by topic or speaker, or to scroll through the post archive by month.
| 2020 Meetings | Presentation Topic | Guest Speaker | On YouTube? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 9, 2020 | Oak Trees for Williamson County, a Wildlife Buffet | Beth Erwin | no | Meeting pre-dated our YouTube channel. |
| February 13, 2020 | Wildlife in your Garden | Kelly Simon | no | Meeting pre-dated our YouTube channel. Speaker slides here. |
| March 12, 2020 | The Importance of Honey Bees and How You Can Help | Jodi McCumber | no | Meeting pre-dated our YouTube channel. |
| April 9, 2020 | Nature Photography | Steven Schwartzman | yes | |
| May 14, 2020 | Mapping Texas Vegetation: Virtually Engaging with Nature | Amie Treuer-Kuehn, Texas Parks and Wildlife | yes | |
| June 11, 2020 | Become Native to Your Place | George Cates of Native American Seed | yes | |
| July 9, 2020 | Annual Chapter Meeting, Future Plans | yes | ||
| August 13, 2020 | Native Plants Star in Monarch Waystations and the BBMT Plays a Part | Carol Clark | yes | |
| September 10, 2020 | Mushrooms of the Gulf Coast States | David Lewis | yes | |
| October 8, 2020 | Native Plants for Birds | Jane Tillman | yes | Speaker slides are here. |
| November 12, 2020 | Managing a Native Landscape in an Urban Institutional Environment | Justin Hayes, UT | yes | |
| December 10, 2020 | Cancelled – Normally this meeting is an annual potluck and silent auction | Cancelled this year due to public health risk |
2019 Meetings
You’ll find topic descriptions and speaker information in the announcements for a given meeting date. Use the side menu on our Blog page to search by topic or speaker, or to scroll through the post archive by month.
| 2019 Meetings | Presentation Topic | Guest Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| January 10, 2019 | Seasons at Selah | David Langford |
| February 14, 2019 | Not the Same Old Deer-Resistant Native Plants Speaker slides here. | Randy Pensabene |
| March 14, 2019 | TreeFolks – Travis County Floodplain Reforestation Program: a natural solution to contemporary problems Speaker slides here. | Collin McMichael |
| April 11, 2019 | Promoting Habitat Restoration in Urban Areas Speaker slides here. | Cheryl Lewis |
| May 9, 2019 | Rangeland Ecology | David Riley of Plateau Wildlife |
| June 13, 2019 | Climate, Soils and Biodiversity: Unexpected Relationships | Dr. Michael Huston, TSU, San Marcos |
| July 11, 2019 | Annual Chapter Meeting, Future Plans | |
| August 8, 2019 | Front Yard Native Prairie Speaker slides here. | Andrew Brazell |
| September 12, 2019 | Getting Started with Texas Native Plants | Panel discussion with chapter experts |
| October 10, 2019 | Unnatural Texas | Robin Doughty and Matt Turner |
| November 14, 2019 | Seeds for Education and Outreach Speaker slides here. | Minnette Marr, LBJWC Seed Bank |
| December 12, 2019 | Annual Potluck Social and Silent Auction |
2018 Meetings
You’ll find topic descriptions and speaker information in the announcements for a given meeting date. Use the side menu on our Blog page to search by topic or speaker, or to scroll through the post archive by month.
| 2018 Meetings | Presentation Topic | Guest Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| January 11, 2018 | Tree Talk: Mychorizza and Tree Health – Getting to the root of the issue | Catrin Dubois, ISA certified arborist, Doleva Elite Tree |
| February 8, 2018 | Useful Native Plants of Texas | Scooter Cheatham, Useful Wild Plants, Inc. |
| March 8, 2018 | Top Natives for Novices & Plant Sale Preview | NPSOT-Wilco chapter members |
| April 12, 2018 | Land & Habitat Restoration | Selah / Bamberger Ranch Staff |
| May 10, 2018 | Tech Tools for Plant ID | Tania Homayoun, Ph.D., Texas Nature Tracker Biologist, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department |
| June 14, 2018 | Wildflowers of Texas | Michael Eason |
| July 12, 2018 | Annual Election of Officers, Plans | |
| August 9, 2018 | Wildscaping with Texas Native Plants | Kelly Simon, Urban Wildlife Biologist, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, author |
| September 13, 2018 | Fall Natives for Novices and Plant Sale Preview | NPSOT-Wilco chapter members |
| October 11, 2018 | Trees | Denny Schey, ISA-certified arborist |
| November 8, 2018 | Native Texas Plants for Butterflies Speaker handout here. | Lynne and Jim Weber, authors of Nature Watch Austin and Nature Watch Big Bend |
| December 13, 2018 | Annual Potluck Social and Silent Auction |
2017 Meetings
You’ll find topic descriptions and speaker information in the announcements for a given meeting date. Use the side menu on our Blog page to search by topic or speaker, or to scroll through the post archive by month.
| 2017 Meetings | Presentation Topic | Guest Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| January 12, 2017 | Garey Ranch Park | Dave Melaas, City of Georgetown |
| February 9, 2017 | Native Trees: Selection and Maintenance for Your Landscape | April T. Rose |
| March 9, 2017 | Tops ‘N WilCo: A survey of the best of and favorites in Texas native plants for your Williamson County landscapes | By NPSOT-Wilco members, presented by Bob Kamper |
| April 13, 2017 | Field Trips ‘R Us, featuring a roundup from three completed county park 12-month plant surveys & other field trip highlights over the past several years | Panel discussion with Field Trip Committee |
| May 11, 2017 | Tech Tools for Plant Identification | Bob Kamper |
| June 8, 2017 | How Might One (1) Become a Field Botanist and (2) Organize a Field Survey to Acquaint Oneself with the Local Flora | Larry Fowler |
| July 13, 2017 | Annual Meeting: Program and Field Trips Brainstorming and Elections | |
| August 10, 2017 | Gault School of Archaeological Research: Past, Present and Vision for the Future | Dr. Clark Wernecke, Executive Director, Gault School of Archaeological Research |
| September 14, 2017 | Pollinators & Native Plants. Upcoming Planting Season & LBJ WFC Plant Sale | Sue Wiseman, Gary Bowers, and Barbara Wright |
| October 12, 2017 | The Undiscovered County: Unobserved and Unreported native Texas plants of Central Texas | Bill Carr, Professional Botanist |
| November 9, 2017 | Nature Watch: Big Bend. Information on what to see, when and where throughout the year in their new (2017) book on Big Bend National Park. | Lynne and Jim Weber, authors of Nature Watch Austin |
| December 14, 2017 | Annual Potluck Social and Silent Auction |
2016 Meetings
You’ll find topic descriptions and speaker information in the announcements for a given meeting date. Use the side menu on our Blog page to search by topic or speaker, or to scroll through the post archive by month.
| 2016 Meetings | Presentation Topic | Guest Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| January 14, 2016 | Native Plants Expert Panel | Chapter members Kathy Galloway, Kathy Henderson, Randy Pensabene, Marilyn Perz and Sue Wiseman. Moderated by Dennis Perz. |
| February 11, 2016 | Propagating Native Plants | Barbara Wright, Wright’s Nursery |
| March 10, 2016 | Nature Watch: Discovering Native Plants and Animals Right Outside Your Door | Lynne and Jim Weber, co-authors |
| April 14, 2016 | Rain Gardens | Stephen Brueggerhoff |
| May 12, 2016 | Wildflower Photography | Steven Schwartzmann |
| June 9, 2016 | Yuccas | Karen Clary |
| July 14, 2016 | Annual Chapter Meeting | |
| August 11, 2016 | Documenting Plant Diversity in Space and Time: The Role of Plant Specimens and Herbaria | George Yatskievych, Ph.D. |
| September 8, 2016 | Invasives (Heather Brewer McFarling) & Invasive Removal (Charles Newsom) | Heather Brewer McFarling & Charles Newsom |
| October 13, 2016 | Microbiology of the Soil: Lessons Learned | Dennis Perz |
| November 10, 2016 | NPSOT Symposium Highlights: Conservation and Climate Change | Kathy Galloway, Walt Henderson and Kathy Henderson |
| December 8, 2016 | Annual Potluck Social and Silent Auction |
2015 Meetings
You’ll find topic descriptions and speaker information in the announcements for a given meeting date. Use the side menu on our Blog page to search by topic or speaker, or to scroll through the post archive by month.
| 2015 Meetings | Presentation Topic | Guest Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| January 8, 2015 | Remarkable Plants of Texas: Uncommon Accounts of Our Common Natives | Matt Warnock Turner, author |
| February 12, 2015 | The Value of Native Plants | Andrea Delong-Amaya, Director of Gardens and Growing, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center |
| March 12, 2015 | Oak Wilt and Drought | Emily Driscoll, Texas A&M Forest Service |
| April 9, 2015 | The State of Texas Water | Alyssa Burgin, Director, Texas Drought Project |
| May 14, 2015 | Falling for Native Plants | Betsy Ross, Sustainable Growth Texas |
| June 11, 2015 | Really Weird Sex in the Garden | Dr. Flo Oxley |
| July 9, 2015 | Annual Chapter Meeting | |
| August 13, 2015 | The Ever-Changing Landscape of Plant Scientific Names | Art Gibson |
| September 10, 2015 | Dragonflies of Texas | Dr. John Abbott |
| October 8, 2015 | Native Plants: Natural Medicines | Grace Bryce |
| November 12, 2015 | Native Grasses of the Texas Hill Country | Brian Loflin, co-author |
| December 10, 2015 | Annual Potluck Social and Silent Auction |
2014 Meetings
You’ll find topic descriptions and speaker information in the announcements for a given meeting date. Use the side menu on our Blog page to search by topic or speaker, or to scroll through the post archive by month.
| 2014 Meetings | Presentation Topic | Guest Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| January 9, 2014 | Maximize Your Chapter Potential | Native Plant Society of Texas |
| February 13, 2014 | Redefining the New Beautiful: Landscape Conservation in the City | Shae Luther, Education Resource Coordinator, City of Georgetown Conservation Services |
| March 13, 2014 | Seed Saving for Conservation | Dr. Karen Clary, Program Manager, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center |
| April 10, 2014 | Rain Gardens for Conservation | Fred M. Hall, Extension Agent, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Williamson County |
| May 8, 2014 | Saving the Prairies: Native Prairies Association of Texas in Travis County and Beyond | Pat Merkord, Executive Director, Native Prairies Association of Texas |
| June 12, 2014 | Gardens in Public Spaces: Georgetown Public Library Native Plant Garden | Diane Sherrill, Owner, Native Earthscapes |
| July 10, 2014 | Annual Chapter Meeting | |
| August 14, 2014 | Wildflowers: Seeds of History | video presentation |
| September 11, 2014 | Plant Rescues: Experiences from the Trenches | Ed Travis, Austin Chapter–Native Plant Society of Texas |
| October 9, 2014 | Native Plants – Native People | Leslie Bush, paleoethnobotanist and member Austin Chapter–Native Plant Society of Texas |
| November 13, 2014 | Monarch Watch | Cathy Downs, Bring Back the Monarchs chair, Native Plant Society of Texas |
| December 11, 2014 | Annual Potluck Social and Silent Auction |
2013 and earlier
Information for earlier years is not available.
Program Admin Info / NPSOT-Wilco Guest Speakers: a link to our speaker info form for planned topics.