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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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Recordings Available for August and September Guest Presentations

Video recordings from these chapter meetings are now available on our YouTube channel. Guest presentations start after a short chapter business meeting.

  • August 10, 2023 – featuring Native Orchids with Adam Black.
  • September 14, 2023 – featuring Seed Saving for Native Plants with Colleen Dieter.

See more recorded topics on our YouTube channel. Like and Subscribe!

See our page Prior Guest Speakers for a list of past meeting topics by year.

Business slides for 2023 chapter meetings are here, listed by date. (If this particular meeting’s business slides were not added yet, they will be soon. Please check back later.)

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.