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Plant Rescue in Round Rock, September 23, 2023

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Volunteer with us Saturday, September 23, 2023, from 8am-11am for a plant rescue in Round Rock. There are hundreds of Liatris punctata available in the clay soil meadow as well as an assortment of seeds you can gather. The property owner is excited to be on-site to document the event. 

You must be a current NPSOT member and at least 18 to attend. (Join NPSOT or renew here.)

For more details and to sign up for this rescue, go to https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0A4CADA62AA75-round4#/

Learn more about the Native Plant Rescue Project at this link.

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Liatris punctata at the rescue site.
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Dried seed bouquets waiting to be collected!
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Trip Report: July 15’s Three Stops in Wilco

— by Cindy Chrisler

Over a dozen NPSOT-Wilco members participated in the Progressive Field Trip on July 15, 2023.  A pleasant breeze greeted us at the first stop, Papilionem Natives, a two-greenhouse operation dedicated to native milkweed propagation.  Adelis Cardenas shared her tips on potting medium, germination techniques, and more as we toured her greenhouses and native plant gardens. 

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Adelis Cardenas welcomes NPSOT members to Papilionem Natives in Round Rock
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Kathy Galloway introduces Sue Misiti of the Patterson Community Garden in Hutto

The heat was starting to build as we toured the Peterson Community Garden and Monarch Waystation in Hutto.  Peterson Community Garden volunteers gave us a history of the garden and a tour that included an active beehive, antique farming equipment, and a variety of native flowers that bloom in the heat of Texas summers.

Our last stop was Murphy Park in Taylor which boasts a Monarch Waystation, small native gardens, and a rookery for egrets.  Sue Wiseman showed us a mature Texas Palm, which has mostly been extirpated in Texas due to overharvesting.  We ended the field trip with a delightful lunch at Plowman’s Kitchen in Taylor.

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Sue Wiseman identifies the Texas Palm at Murphy Park in Taylor

Photos by Cindy Chrisler


Photos from this trip are in our field trip album=>

Field Trip Photo Album