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Field Trip: Aquatic Plants Tour, San Marcos, Saturday, July 26, 2025

— by Nancy Pumphrey

image of White Water-lily
White Water-lily, Nymphaea odorata. Lake Waco Wetlands. Chapter field trip in July 2013.
  • What:    Aquatic Plants Tour, San Marcos, TX
  • When:  Saturday, July 26, 2025, 12:30pm – 2:30 pm
    • There is a $3.00 parking fee payable by card only.
    • Meet at the tour ticket kiosk, but do not buy a tour ticket. The chapter is covering ticket costs.
  • Where:  The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, 211 San Marcos Springs Dr, San Marcos, TX 78666
  • You must register for the field trip by Sunday, July 20. Use the RSVP form at this link.
    • Reservations are required since we must reserve space in advance.
  • Our field trip is open to the public.

Join us for an out of town field trip to The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment located on the San Marcos River.

For detailed directions go to https://www.meadowscenter.txst.edu. There is a $3.00 parking fee payable by card only.

We will meet at 12:30pm, Saturday, July 26, 2025, at the tour ticket kiosk. Do not buy a tour ticket. The chapter is covering tour ticket costs for this trip.

Bring water, a hat, sun screen and bug repellent. Our tour consists of a one and a half hour tour on a glass bottom boat and a short wetlands walk. Casey Williams will facilitate the trip. (Bonus reminder! Casey shared his expertise with us at last August’s chapter meeting; the presentation is on YouTube here.)

We need a head count by July 20th so please fill out our form and submit it asap so that we have a place for you.  See you in San Marcos!

If you have questions, please contact the Field Trip Committee.

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See photos from some of our previous field trips in our Field Trip Album.

Field Trip Album

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Field Trip: Booty’s Road Park, Saturday, June 21, 2025

— by Anne Adams

image of Williamson County Winecup, Callirhoe involucrata var. lineariloba
March 2020 at Booty’s Road Park. Williamson County Winecup (Callirhoe involucrata var. lineariloba). Photo by N. Pumphrey.

Join us for an easy hike on a shaded path along the North Fork of the San Gabriel River, beginning at Booty’s Road Park in Georgetown. We will meet at the east end of the parking lot, near the sign for the San Gabriel River Trail. On the hike we’ll stop at a spring-fed rivulet that emerges from a rock layer above the trail and babbles down a fern-covered slope as it winds its way toward the river. The hike will cover approximately 1.5 miles on paved or gravel paths with some gentle ups and downs.

  • What:    Hike along the San Gabriel River Trail in Georgetown
  • When:  Saturday, June 21, 2025, 8:30-11:30 am
  • Where:  San Gabriel River Trail at Booty’s Road Park
  • Our field trips are free and open to the public. Reservations are not required.

Directions: From I-35 go west on Williams Drive for approximately 1.7 miles. At the light, turn left onto Bootys Crossing Road. Go about 1.3 miles and turn left into Booty’s Road Park. The trailhead is at the east end of the parking lot.

Come dressed appropriately for the weather. We recommend a hat. Bring your own water, bug spray and sunscreen.

If you have questions, please contact the Field Trip Committee (contact form here).

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See photos from some of our previous field trips in our Field Trip Album.

Field Trip Album

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Trip Report: Native Texas Nursery

— by Cindy Chrisler

native plant nursery
Native Texas Nursery field trip. Photo credit Kristie Thompson.

Nearly thirty NPSOT-Williamson County members and guests toured Native Texas Nursery on the morning of February 5. Staff at the nursery were pleasantly surprised by the number of interested attendees, as they expected fewer than ten to turn out.

The group broke into two smaller groups to tour plastic shrouded greenhouses to see flats of seedlings, rows of “dry” plants such as agaves, and trees and shrubs in large containers. This impressive business supplies several NPSOT chapters, as well as landscaping services, with perennial forbs, shrubs and trees.

We were treated to an explanation about bringing native species from seeds or clones to outdoor-hardened plants ready for permanent homes. We watched employees preparing clones for propagation and loading trucks for transport, and learned quite a bit about running a thriving plant nursery.

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See photos from this field trip and others in our album==>

Field Trip Photo Album

See field trip plans on our Home page.