NPSOT-Williamson County Chapter
Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT-Wilco)
— by Nancy Pumphrey
Our 12th and final plant survey field trip to Hidden Springs Preserve is on Sept 7, 2024, 8:30am-11:00am. With this trip, we’ll complete our survey project at this Williamson County property. Hope you can join us!
See all the details in this field trip announcement post, including important information on when the gate will be locked.
— by Cindy Chrisler
It was hot but green at Hidden Springs Preserve, where NPSOT-Wilco members conducted the 11th plant survey of the 12 planned for this location. A rainy July kept vegetation green in spite of the summer heat.
Three new members joined four field trip committee members to conduct the survey. The seven participants ventured to a pond in the north central part of the preserve, and observed such species as Texas Bluebells, Snow on the Mountain, Buttonbush, and Humped Bladderwort. Blackfoot Daisy, horse crippler and prickly pear cacti, sideoats gramma, two leaf senna, and Dakota mock vervain were also observed. The remote area that was explored and the abundance of species found engaged the group for more than the two hours scheduled for the field trip.
In 2021, the NPSOT-Wilco Field Trip Committee was invited to conduct a plant survey at Williamson County’s Hidden Springs Preserve (not open to the public). The result was the committee’s plan to visit the property every calendar month of the year over a 2-3 year period. The 12th and last plant survey for Hidden Springs Preserve will take place in September.
Photos by Cindy Chrisler
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See field trip plans on our Home page.
— by Kathy Galloway
Post updated July 11: Registration for this field trip is now closed.
This field trip is limited to 20 participants. Sign up with the form in this post.
We will meet no later than 9:45 am at the west side of the University of Texas Tower (Main Building) so that we can start the field trip as close as possible to 10:00 am. For those that register, we will provide a map with recommended parking (San Antonio Parking Garage (2420 San Antonio)) and the Tower marked.
Please allow enough time from your starting point for driving to Austin, parking, and walking to the Tower so you are sure to arrive by 9:45 am.
About registration:
– After you submit the registration form, you’ll be contacted by the Field Trip Committee with confirmation about your requested space(s). (If you do not hear back within a day or so, send an email to wilco-chapter@npsot.org.
– If you need to cancel your registration or update your info after you’ve submitted the form, please send an email as soon as possible to wilco-chapter@npsot.org.
– =>> Click here for the signup form <<=
If you have questions before the trip, contact the Field Trip Committee here.
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