Recording available for June 11’s “Party in the Prickly Pear” with Becky Roe

The video recording from June 11, 2026’s guest presentation is now available on our YouTube channel. The presentation begins at 06:55 into the video, after a short business meeting.

With her kind permission, here is a link to Becky’s slides.


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Meeting Reminder for June 11: โ€œParty in the Prickly Pearโ€ with Becky Roe @ GT Public Library

Join NPSOT-Williamson County on Thursday, June 11, 2026, when our featured topic will be โ€œParty in the Prickly Pearโ€ with Becky Roe. Free and open to the public. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM.  The guest presentation begins after a short business meeting.

See this announcement for topic and speaker details.

==> 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.

==> To attend via Zoom, register at https://npsot-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/pvggnm-ASyKwDxXu7aVpAA#/registration

At every meeting, we give away a book โ€” about native plants or the meeting topic โ€” to one randomly chosen in-person attendee!


If we have permission from our guest speaker, we record the presentation for our YouTube channel. (See a list of past topics at this link.)

Have an idea for a speaker?  Let Program Leader Susie Hickman know via  email to wilco-chapter@npsot.org.

NPSOT-Williamson County meetings are free and open to the public. We hope you attend!  Meetings may be in person, virtual, or both, so be sure to check details in the meeting announcement. Meetings are announced on our website, our calendar and Facebook. See upcoming topics on our Home page or on the Calendar.

June 11 Chapter Meeting: โ€œParty in the Prickly Pearโ€ with Becky Roe @ GT Public Library

Join NPSOT-Williamson County on Thursday, June 11, 2026, when our featured topic will be โ€œParty in the Prickly Pearโ€ with Becky Roe. Free and open to the public. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM.ย  The guest presentation begins after a short business meeting.

About our topic: Prickly pear occurs throughout the state of Texas; it’s even our state plant. Have you ever really thought about this cactus? We will take a look at this family of native plants. First, a little about cacti in general and what makes prickly pear different. What is its place in nature? How have humans used it in the past and today? This will be a fun look at a plant we see everyday.

standing in front of cactus
woman

About our speaker: Becky Roe is a lifelong nature lover; she found her niche when she became a Master Naturalist in 2022 with the Good Water chapter. As a Master Naturalist, her interest in plants has intensified, especially native plants, which led to her joining the Native Plant Society in 2023. She is a member of the Tonkawa Chapter and is an associate member of the Williamson County Chapter. Becky also volunteers at Mother Neff State Park as often as possible, helping with school field trip days and leading guided plant hikes.
She enjoys sharing with others how plants interact with all the other parts of nature, and with how people have historically used those plants.

==> 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.

==> To attend via Zoom, register at https://npsot-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/pvggnm-ASyKwDxXu7aVpAA#/registration

At every meeting, we give away a book โ€” about native plants or the meeting topic โ€” to one randomly chosen in-person attendee!


If we have permission from our guest speaker, we record the presentation for our YouTube channel. (See a list of past topics at this link.)

Have an idea for a speaker?  Let Program Leader Susie Hickman know via  email to wilco-chapter@npsot.org.

NPSOT-Williamson County meetings are free and open to the public. We hope you attend!  Meetings may be in person, virtual, or both, so be sure to check details in the meeting announcement. Meetings are announced on our website, our calendar and Facebook. See upcoming topics on our Home page or on the Calendar.