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November 10 Chapter Meeting (in-person and virtual): “Fibonacci Sequence in Nature and Native Plants” with Diana Wilson

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Join NPSOT-Williamson County on Thursday, November 10, 2022, when our featured topic will be The Fibonacci Sequence in Nature and Native Plants with Diana Wilson. Free and open to the public. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM.

This month:  1) we meet at the Round Rock Library and 2) this month’s presentation will NOT be recorded for YouTube.

Common Sunflower, Helianthus annuus

About our topic:  Ten years ago a client introduced Diana Wilson to the Fibonacci sequence and requested his future home and arboretum be designed with concepts related to this mathematical sequence. This exposure to Fibonacci geometry and number pattern created a life long interest to study and discover this amazing mathematical mystery in nature and native plants.

About our speaker:  With 30 years of experience as a registered Landscape Architect, chapter member Diana Wilson is a dedicated proponent of native plants, sustainable  development, resource protection, and preservation. Diana has extensive experience in park planning, site design and planting design. She has executed all phases of development for projects from local and regional planning to large-scale capital projects involving budgets exceeding $9 million. Diana is currently the Director of Planning with Burditt Land Place which is an integrated planning and design firm founded in the disciplines of community planning, landscape architecture, architecture and natural systems.

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

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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.

  • When:  We meet the second Thursday of each month from 7:00 to 8:30 PM. A short business meeting begins at 7:00 PM followed by our guest presentation.  (For in-person meetings, doors open at 6:30 PM. Check out the seed swap board, get advice from expert members, or just visit.)
  • Where:  In person and via Zoom.  THIS MONTH WE MEET AT THE ROUND ROCK LIBRARY.  (When in person, we normally meet at the Georgetown Public Library.) If we are at a different physical location for any given month, the exception is announced in our blog, on our calendar, and on Facebook.
  • Monthly Meeting Guest Speakers: See past and upcoming topics at this link.
  • Recordings: Find video recordings of previous meetings and field trips on our YouTube channel at this link.

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October 13 Chapter Meeting (in-person and virtual): “Fire Resistant Landscaping” with Camille Wiseman

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Join NPSOT-Williamson County on Thursday, October 13, 2022, when our featured topic will be Fire Resistant Landscaping with Camille Wiseman. Free and open to the public. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM.

Please note:  This month’s presentation will NOT be recorded for YouTube.

About our topic:  Camille Wiseman, a Texas A&M Forest Service Woodland Ecologist, will review strategies and considerations for landscape and home construction in the wildland-urban interfaces.

You’ll find information and handouts recommended by Camille at this Texas A&M Forest Service link, tfsweb.tamu.edu/ProtectYourHome

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

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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.

  • When:  We meet the second Thursday of each month from 7:00 to 8:30 PM. A short business meeting begins at 7:00 PM followed by our guest presentation.  (For in-person meetings, doors open at 6:30 PM. Check out the seed swap board, get advice from expert members, or just visit.)
  • Where:  In person and via Zoom.  (When in person, we normally meet at the Georgetown Public Library.) If we are at a different physical location for any given month, the exception is announced in our blog, on our calendar, and on Facebook.
  • Monthly Meeting Guest Speakers: See past and upcoming topics at this link.
  • Recordings: Find video recordings of previous meetings and field trips on our YouTube channel at this link.

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September 8 Chapter Meeting (in-person and virtual): LBJWC’s resource Native Plants of North America, with Joe Marcus

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Join NPSOT-Williamson County on Thursday, September 8, 2022, when our featured topic will be LBJWC’s resource “Native Plants of North America” with Joe Marcus.  Free and open to the public. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM.

About our topic:  The presentation will cover the history of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center’s NPONA resource (Native Plants of North America), the current state of the resource, and upcoming changes.

About our speaker:  Joe Marcus began his work at the Wildflower Center in 2000, at first splitting time between gardening and database management.

Over time, the demands of the Center’s ever-growing plant databases necessitated giving up gardening.  Today, Joe manages all of the Center’s various plant databases including Native Plants of North America, the Image Gallery and Ask an Expert. Joe also manages the Wildflower Center’s library and the Center’s garden sign engraving program and is plant information editor for Wildflower magazine.

Before arriving at the Wildflower Center, Joe worked in wholesale nursery management for a number of years, having been raised in the nursery business and after receiving a bachelor’s degree in horticulture from the University of Georgia. He gained valuable database management experience during 21 years serving in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Navy Reserve. Joe’s attention to detail; love of language, writing and research; and his never-sated hunger for learning make him well-suited for the work he does at the Wildflower Center. His particular botanical interests are in plant taxonomy and plant morphology.

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

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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.

  • When:  We meet the second Thursday of each month from 7:00 to 8:30 PM. A short business meeting begins at 7:00 PM followed by our guest presentation.  (For in-person meetings, doors open at 6:30 PM. Check out the seed swap board, get advice from expert members, or just visit.)
  • Where:  In person and via Zoom. When in person, we normally meet at the Georgetown Public Library, 2nd floor, Hewlett Room, 402 West 8th St, Georgetown, TX 78626. If we are at a different physical location for any given month, the exception is announced in our blog, on our calendar, and on Facebook.
  • Monthly Meeting Guest Speakers: See past and upcoming topics at this link.
  • Recordings: Find video recordings of previous meetings and field trips on our YouTube channel at this link.

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