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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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Online Chapter Meeting July 8: Annual Chapter Review with Field Trips Update, Beth Erwin’s “Wicked Plants of Central Texas”, and Chapter Election Results

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Join NPSOT-Wilco online on Thursday, July 8, 2021, at 7:00 pm, for our annual chapter meeting.   You must register in advance to attend. See Zoom instructions later in this post.

We have two main events: news from the Field Trip Committee on what they’ve been up to and plans for upcoming field trips; and Wicked Plants of Central Texas, a short program by Beth Erwin about a few of the plants you might meet when out and about in our area that you should socially distance yourself from. We’ll also announce election results* for the new chapter board that takes office on September 1, 2021.

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

* Election Note to Chapter Members: No later than June 23, an online ballot and instructions will be emailed to you at the email address you have on record with the Society’s state office. A blog post will go out the same day to alert you to look for the email. Voting will close on July 6.  [UPDATE: The online ballot was emailed to members on June 21. The blog post is here.]

How to attend:  

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Old Man’s Beard, Clematis drummondii. Photo by Bob Kamper.

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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Online Chapter Meeting Feb 11: “Texas Native Plants and Climate Change” with George Diggs

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[Updated 01/26/2021 to add Zoom registration info. PD]

Join NPSOT-Wilco’s online chapter meeting on Thursday, February 11, 2021, at 7:00 pm, when guest speaker George Diggs will present Texas Native Plants and Climate Change.

You must register in advance to attend the meeting.  See the instructions later in this post.

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About the topic:  George will briefly summarize the most recent evidence for climate change and will discuss his personal observations from Antarctica to the Arctic.  It is now clear that climate change is having effects on plants and animals both around the globe and here in Texas.  Many species are now becoming mismatched to their rapidly changing environments.  A variety of specific examples will be discussed that demonstrate the impacts of climate change, both large and small, and from those that affect whole regions to our own backyards.  Plant examples in Texas span the state from the Gulf Coast and Pineywoods to central Texas and the Trans-Pecos.

About our speaker:  George Diggs is an evolutionary biologist and botanist who has taught for 40 years at Austin College in Sherman, and a Research Associate at the Botanical Research Institute of Texas.  His research interests include the plants of Texas, evolution as it relates to human health, climate change, and biogeography.  He has co-authored four books and more than 30 scientific articles.  In his research he has traveled to all seven continents.  His latest books are The Hunter-Gatherer Within: Health and the Natural Human Diet, co-authored with Dr. Kerry Brock, and The Ferns & Lycophytes of Texas, co-authored with Barney Lipscomb. 

How to attend:   You must register in advance to attend the meeting. Register at the link below.

NPSOT-Williamson County meetings are free and open to the public. In this time of public health risk, our in-person meetings and field trips are canceled until further notice.

Check our blog announcements, calendar and Facebook for developing plans for virtual meetings and virtual field trips.

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