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Conservation Plant Rescue! Sunday, May 28; Northwest Leander

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Volunteer with us this Sunday, May 28, from 10am-noon or noon-2pm in NW Leander for a conservation plant rescue. Our top priority for this rescue will be saving plants to give to the San Antonio Botanical Gardens and The Wildflower Center.

The plants we rescue for them will be propagated and conserved in perpetuity. There will be additional plants available to dig for your own projects after our conservation goals are met.

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

For more details and to sign up, go to https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0a4cada62aa75-leander#/

If you have  questions, read about the Native Plant Rescue Project or contact the project using this form.

From the rescue site:

image of Barbara's Buttons, Marshallia caespitosa
Barbara’s Buttons, Marshallia caespitosa
image of Texas Feathershank (Green Lily), Schoenocaulon texanum
Texas Feathershank (Green Lily), Schoenocaulon texanum
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Native Plant Rescue! Saturday, May 20, Round Rock

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The Native Plant Rescue Project is having a rescue in Round Rock on Saturday, May 20th, from 11am to 1:30pm. There will Liatris punctata as well as other meadow plants available to dig. You must be a current NPSOT member and over the age of 18 to attend. (Join or renew here.)

For more details and to sign up, go to: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0a4cada62aa75-round3#/

If you have  questions, please contact the Native Plant Rescue Project using this form.

image of wildflower meadow
Plant rescue site
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Field Trip: Tejas Park, Saturday, June 10, 9am

— by Kathy Galloway

Join NPSOT-Wilco on our June field trip. Free and open to the public.

  • What: Exploring wildflowers and native plants in the Army Corps of Engineers park on Lake Georgetown.
  • When: Saturday, June 10, 2023, 9:00am-noon
  • Where: Tejas Park, 4562 County Rd 258, Liberty Hill, TX

Our field trip is open to the public.  Be prepared to walk on unimproved trails and road.  Wear sturdy walking shoes, a hat, sun screen and bring water and bug spray.  There is limited potable water available.  There are vault toilets.  

Reservations are not required. Please feel free to contact Kathy Galloway using the form at Contact Us beforehand if you have any questions.  The trips are a great way to see native plants in their habitat and learn with other members.  All ages and levels of knowledge are welcome.

Directions: 

  • From Georgetown go west on TX29 for 9 miles
  • Turn right on Ronald Reagan Blvd. for 3.5 miles
  • Turn right on County Rd 258 for 1.4  miles. 
  • Tejas Park will be on your right.  Meet at the parking lot.