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Meeting Reminder June 13, In-Person Only: “All About Seeds” with Beth Erwin

Due to the hands-on nature of this month’s presentation, this meeting is in-person only.
It will not be hosted on Zoom. It will not be recorded for YouTube.

Join NPSOT-Williamson County in person on Thursday, June 13, 2024, when our featured topic will be “All About Seeds” with Beth Erwin.  Free and open to the public. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM.  Our guest speaker’s presentation begins after a short business meeting.

Read the full meeting announcement here.

==> This month, we meet in-person only, at the Round Rock Public Library, 200 E Liberty Ave, Round Rock, TX 78664.  Come early (6:30 PM) for expert advice, to check out the seed swap board, or just to visit.

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

Have an idea for a speaker?  Let Program Leader Susie Hickman know via  email to wilco-chapter@npsot.org.

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. See upcoming topics on our page Wilco Home or on our Calendar.

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June 13 Chapter Meeting, In-Person Only: “All About Seeds” with Beth Erwin

Due to the hands-on nature of this month’s presentation, this meeting is in-person only.
It will not be hosted on Zoom. It will not be recorded for YouTube.

Join NPSOT-Williamson County in person on Thursday, June 13, 2024, when our featured topic will be “All About Seeds” with Beth Erwin.  Free and open to the public. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM.  Our guest speaker’s presentation begins after a short business meeting.

==> This month, we meet in-person only, at the Round Rock Public Library, 200 E Liberty Ave, Round Rock, TX 78664.  Come early (6:30 PM) for expert advice, to check out the seed swap board, or just to visit.

About our topic:  How to collect & process native seeds, along with methods for testing their viability.

About our speaker:  Beth Erwin is a charter member of the Louisiana Native Plant Society, with a B.S. in Horticulture, and a past president of the Williamson County Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas. Beth has 40+ years working with native plants through propagation, sales, and professional plant propagators.

image of Texas bluebonnet sprout. Lupinus texensis.
Texas bluebonnet sprout. Lupinus texensis.

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

Have an idea for a speaker?  Let Program Leader Susie Hickman know via  email to wilco-chapter@npsot.org.

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. See upcoming topics on our page Wilco Home or on our Calendar.

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Volunteer: Running Brushy Middle School Wildflower Seed Stomp, Wednesday, December 6, 4:30 PM

— by Beth Erwin

Running Brushy Middle School’s Wildflower Seed Stomp is on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, 4:30 PM, at 2303 N. Lakeline Blvd., Cedar Park, TX.

Our NPSOT chapter is providing support for this Leander ISD student project.  We need some volunteers to show up at the school Wednesday afternoon to help monitor the wildflower seed dispersal and stomping.  This will take place in front of the school, between the main entrance parking lot and Lakeline Blvd.  Part of the area has recently been disturbed with utility work and is mostly bare ground.  Around the edges, there are some native species that do not need to be stomped.

There is a lot of enthusiasm among the student body for this event.  If you can come help, please join us.  You will be protecting bluebonnet seedlings, four-nerve daisies, Blackfoot daisies and some other native species that are present. 

Please wear your NPSOT name tag if you have one.  Because of school pick-up traffic, it would be better to arrive a few minutes after 4:30.

If you have questions, please send us an email at wilco-chapter@npsot.org.