Welcome to the Austin Chapter of NPSOT including Travis County and the dozens of cities within its boundaries.
We are in both the Texas Blackland Prairies and Edwards Plateau Ecoregions, divided around Interstate-35, and includes urban, prairie, and woodlands landscapes. Our average rainfall is about 35 inches with peak rainfall usually in May and October, Hardiness Zone 8b.
Use the menus in the black bar above to get more information relevant to our area, including plant lists, activities, and more. The menus in white lead to our State NPSOT website.
Chapter News
Posts about our chapter activities, and other important information
NPSOT Chapter Membership Contest Award
NPSOT AUSTIN #1 Go Team Austin We just received this in the mail and I wanted to share it with everyone. Congratulations to all of our hard working officers and
Austin Chapter Meeting: May 16, 7pm-9pm
For the zoom link to our chapter meeting Click Here Mycology 101: All Mushrooms are Magic Our speaker this month, Angelica Torres, is a local mushroom farmer, and native, edible
Parks Springs Cemetery Plant Walk, May 20, 9am-12pm
Please join us on this plant walk, with well known Austin area botanist Bill Carr, through a beautiful example of a Post Oak forest that is adjacent to the Parks
Shield Ranch Field Trip Report
What a great day, perfect weather, gorgeous wildflowers, and so many knowledgeable botanists in our group. Bill Carr, a well-known Austin Area botanist, lead us across a lush prairie, along
Field Trip: Shield Ranch – April 29
Join us for a Field Trip to Shield Ranch in Dripping Springs. At Shield Ranch, stewarding and protecting the Hill Country ecosystem is their solemn purpose. Located 18 miles southwest of
Volunteer Appreciation Week
National Volunteer Week, which is 17 April – 21 April, is an opportunity to recognize the impact of volunteer service and the power of volunteers to tackle society’s greatest challenges,
Upcoming Events
Monthly Meetings
We meet most months online via Zoom. Details are on our Facebook page and email newsletter.
- 3rd Tuesday evening of the month
- 6:45 p.m.: Meet & Mingle
- 7 p.m.: Presentation
- 8:10 p.m.: Announcements/Business
- 8:45 p.m.: Adjourn
Stay in Touch
To stay up to date on all our meetings and activities, subscribe to the NPSOT–Austin email list. You will get:
- Our monthly newsletter
- The link you’ll need to join our monthly meeting by Zoom
- Reminders of plant sales, plant rescues, and other special events