The purpose of the Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT) is to promote research, conservation and utilization of native plants and plant habitats of Texas through education, outreach and example.
Meetings
Our meetings are free of charge and are open to the general public.
See the meeting and event page for information about meeting times and locations.
Newsletter
Read the Grapevine the newsletter of the Williamson County chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas!
Field Trips
The chapter regularly holds Field Trips to various locations within the county and beyond. Please go to our meeting and event page for more information.
Membership
Use this application to join NPSOT. As part of your membership you will receive the "Native Plant Society of Texas News" official publication of the Native Plant Society of Texas (which is published six times annually).
Mailing Lists
Subscribe to the NPSOT-WilliamsonCounty-announce email announcement list to receive meeting and event notices in your mailbox. To subscribe, enter your email address in this box and press Enter to subscribe: Alternatively, you may also subscribe by doing one of the following:
Visit the NPSOT-WilliamsonCounty-announce group page, click on "Join this Group", and follow the directions
Go to the Join page and follow the directions
Send an email message to NPSOT-WilliamsonCounty-announce-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.
There is an active statewide NPSOT discussion list. To subscribe, visit the NPSOT-NPAT group page or send an email message to NPSOT-NPAT-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.
Mission
NPSOT Membership
Affiliation with the Williamson County chapter of NPSOT is free with your membership in the state organization. Our meetings are free of charge and are open to the general public.
Next Meeting
September Chapter Meeting: Patricia Q. Richardson, Ph.D. on “Rainbow Soil: Managing for the Ultimate in Soil Quality”
Thursday, September 9, 2010, 7:00 pm — 9:00 pm at the Georgetown Public Library
What's bigger than bacteria, but smaller than earthworms, and plays an essential role in cycling nutrients and dispersing bacteria and fungi in soil and plants? Soil mesofauna --- macroscopic invertebrates such as nematodes and arthropods. Join Dr. Patricia Richardson, for a discussion of nature's incredible biological complexity beneath our feet. Learn how to manage toward that biodiversity and perhaps even create land that will inspire a rainbow! The presentation will include video footage of colorful, charismatic mesofauna in action.
Next Field Trip
September Field Trip: Hill Country Natives 7th Annual Open House, Leander
Saturday and Sunday, September 18 and 19, 2010, 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM both days Join Mitch and Kathy Mitchamore for an informal, come-and-go event, browsing through their native tree nursery and Certified Wildscape homestead and visiting with other native plant and sustainability enthusiasts. NPSOT members are especially welcome on Sunday afternoon for refreshments. The Hill Country Stream Garden, designed by David Mahler, now has a year’s growth and is looking satisfactorily “wild”. The new Forest Garden also has nearly a year’s growth, and is looking promising. After seeing inventory drop too low last year, extra effort went into propagation, and commercial inventory is now at least double that in previous years. There are also the beginnings of native bulb and wetland plant production to check out. Directions and more information can be found at www.hillcountrynatives.biz or by calling 512-914-7519.
The Callirhoe involucrata var. lineariloba (pictured top) or "Williamson County" Winecup found only in four or five Texas counties is just one of the many native plants that can be grown in a garden environment. Courtesy Joseph A. Marcus and the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center.
Wildflowers of 2010 — just beautiful. Courtesy Kathy Gallowy
