2024 Meetings to Date
See our YouTube channel for videos.
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.
| 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 |
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.