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January 13 Chapter Meeting, In Person and Virtual: “Attracting Insects to Your Garden” with Wizzie Brown

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Join NPSOT-Wilco on Thursday, January 13, 2022, at 7:00 PM when Wizzie Brown will present Attracting Insects to Your Garden.  Free and open to the public. (Please note: this month’s presentation will not be recorded for YouTube.)

About our topic and speaker:   The presentation will cover simple changes you can make or add to your landscape to attract insects such as predators, parasitoids, and pollinators. Wizzie Brown has been with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension for 20 years. Before her time with AgriLife, she worked in structural pest control.

Danaus giilppus, Queen butterfly on Conoclinium greggii, Gregg's Mistflower
Danaus giilppus, Queen butterfly on Conoclinium greggii, Gregg’s Mistflower

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

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.

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December 9 Chapter Meeting, In Person AND Virtual (program portion only): Seasonal Native Plants with Beth Erwin plus annual silent auction

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Join NPSOT-Wilco on Thursday, December 9, 2021, at 7:00 PM (in person or via Zoom) when Beth Erwin will present Seasonal Native Plants.  Beth’s presentation will be followed by a silent auction (in-person only).

  • If you attend in person, the meeting is at the Georgetown Public Library, 2nd floor.  Guests are welcome!  Arrive early (6:30 PM) to visit before the meeting.
    • Dessert and beverages will be provided by the chapter. (No dinner. This is NOT a potluck.)
    • The auction is a fun way to pass along something you’re ready to part with while you bid on items you can’t resist. Download bid sheets for your auction items at this link and bring them along. We’ll also have copies at the meeting.
    • If you attend in person, you are giving consent to be videoed for Zoom and YouTube.
  • If you attend via Zoom instead of in person, you must register at https://npsot-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIkd-quqzwrGdVh6eFRhDKcAqU-PTtJX6yy

About our topic and speaker:   We will take a serious AND lighthearted look at those plants with peak interest during the holiday season.

Beth Erwin has been actively engaged in promoting the use and preservation of native plants and habitats to the general public for the past 40 years. A charter member of the Louisiana Native Plant Society, Beth managed a private nature preserve there from 1993-2017. She has a B.S. in Horticulture. Beth is currently serving as president of the Williamson County Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas.

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

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.

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Field Trip Announcement: Sun Oct 10, 10:00am, Booty Road Park, Georgetown

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— by Gary Bowers

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View of San Gabriel River from Booty’s Rd Park. Photo by G. Bowers.

Open to the public, Fall 2021 Symposium Field Trip.  Location: 1631 Booty’s Park Road, Georgetown, TX 78628.  Join us for a hike as we conclude the Fall 2021 Symposium. This walk is open to the public (you do *not* have to be a NPSOT member nor a symposium attendee). Booty Road Park Trail is a 2.4 mile moderately trafficked “out and back” trail that offers scenic views and is good for all skill levels. The trail is a combination of paved and unpaved, some up and down elevations, parts densely shaded, with good bird watching opportunities including a vulture’s roost.

We expect to see Cedar elm, Ashe juniper, Live oak, Osage orange, Hackberry, Greenbriar, Boxelder and Mexican buckeye.  We will turn around at Weir dam, a sunny spot with Switch grass, Bushy bluestem and Dewberry.

Free entrance, lots of parking, restrooms available.  No RSVPs required! Masks are optional.

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