# Native Plant Society of Texas

> Home page for the Native Plant Society of Texas, to promote conservation, research and utilization of native plants and habitats of Texas\.

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## Pages
- [Native Plant Database](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/resources/native-plants/native-plants-database/)
- [Native Landscape Certification Program](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/our-work/class-schedule/)
- [About](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/about/)
- [Start a Native Plant Garden](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/resources/start-a-native-garden/)
- [Texas Native Plants Magazine](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/resources/member-magazine/)
- [Why Native Plants?](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/resources/native-plants/)

## Posts
- [July 7th Meeting: Native Swagger – Turning Heads with Texas Plants](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/july-7th-meeting-native-swagger-turning-heads-with-texas-plants/)
- [Summer 2026 Member News](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/member-news-summer-2026/)
- [September 8th 2026 Guadalupe Chapter Meeting](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/june-guadalupe-chapter-june-9th-marion/)
- [Cheers to 25 Years \- A Memorable Evening for our 25th Anniversary\!](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/cheers-to-25-years-a-memorable-evening-for-our-25th-anniversary/)
- [San Antonio Chapter Meeting June 2026](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/san-antonio-chapter-meeting-june-2026/): June 2026 Presentation by Jeanie Hernandez, Quality Assurance Specialist II with the San Antonio River Authority\. Slow Down Burden, Spread Out Teamwork, Sink In Impact\.

## Landing Pages
- [why native](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/why-native/)

## Courses
- [Level 1 \- NTX Introduction to Native Landscaping](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/courses/level-1-ntx/)
- [Intro to Native Landscapes](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/courses/intro-to-native-landscapes/)
- [LearnDash 101](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/courses/learndash-101/)

## Lessons
- [L1P1 NTX Class Topic 5\-Ecoregions](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/courses/level-1-ntx/lessons/l1p1-ntx-class-topic-5-ecoregions/)
- [All modules complete](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/lessons/all-modules-complete/)
- [Why Native Plants Matter](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/courses/intro-to-native-landscapes/lessons/why-native-plants-matter/): Welcome to the first module of the Native Landscape Certification Program\. In this lesson, we explore why native plants matter and how they conserve water, support wildlife, improve soil health, contribute to cleaner air, reduce maintenance needs, and strengthen sense of place\.
- [Texas Landscapes \& Ecoregions](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/courses/intro-to-native-landscapes/lessons/sense-of-place-texas-landscapes/): Landscapes reflect the identity, ecology, and character of a region\. In this module, learners explore Texas climate variation, ecoregions, native plant communities, and sense of place to better understand regionally appropriate landscape design\.
- [Installation \& Maintenance](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/courses/intro-to-native-landscapes/lessons/installation-maintenance-2/)

## Topics
- [Why Native Plants Matter](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/topic/why-native-plants-matter/)
- [L1P2 \- NTX Plant Knowledge Part 1](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/courses/proof-of-concept-ntx-level-1-class/lessons/l1p2-ntx-plant-knowledge/topic/l1p2-ntx-plant-knowledge-part-1/)
- [Dashboard Overview: Challenge Exams, Coupons, Assignments, Design, Reports, Add\-ons, \& Settings](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/courses/learndash-101/lessons/lesson-2-dashboard-overview-courses-lessons-topics/topic/dashboard-overview-challenge-exams-coupons-assignments-design-reports-add-ons-settings/)
- [Course Settings Overview](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/courses/learndash-101/lessons/lesson-2-how-to-use-the-course-builder-to-add-lessons-topics-and-quizzes/topic/course-settings-overview/)
- [Dashboard Overview: Quizzes, Questions, Certificates, \& Groups](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/courses/learndash-101/lessons/lesson-2-dashboard-overview-courses-lessons-topics/topic/dashboard-overview-quizzes-questions-certificates-groups/)

## Quizzes
- [L1 NTX Quiz 3](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/courses/level-1-ntx/quizzes/l1-ntx-quiz-3/)
- [L1 NTX Quiz 2](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/courses/level-1-ntx/quizzes/l1-ntx-quiz-2/)
- [L1 NTX Quiz 1](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/courses/level-1-ntx/quizzes/l1-ntx-quiz-1/)
- [Quiz](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/quizzes/quiz/)
- [Why Native Plants Matter Quiz](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/courses/intro-to-native-landscapes/lessons/why-native-plants-matter/quizzes/what-native-plants-matter/)

## Leaders
- [VP Administration](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/leaders/vp-administration/)
- [Programs and Outreach Coordinator](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/leaders/115291/)
- [I\-35 Monarch Waystations Safety Rest Areas Committee Chair](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/leaders/i-35-waystation-committee/)
- [Tech Coordinator](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/leaders/administrative-assistant/)
- [Operations \& Chapter Support Specialist](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/leaders/accounting-coordinator/)

## Native Plants
- [Sphaeralcea angustifolia var\. oblongifolia](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/native-plant/sphaeralcea-incan/)
- [Pinus echinata](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/native-plant/pinus-echinata/)
- [Delphinium carolinianum](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/native-plant/delphinium-carolinianum/)
- [Rhamnus caroliniana](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/native-plant/frangula-caroliniana/)
- [Marshallia caespitosa](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/native-plant/marshallia-caespitosa/)

## Speakers Bureau
- [Strangers in the Limestone: The Invasive Plants Reshaping the Hill Country and the Natives Holding the Line](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/speaker_bureau/strangers-in-the-limestone-the-invasive-plants-reshaping-the-hill-country-and-the-natives-holding-the-line/)
- [Dawn Obermoeller](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/speaker_bureau/dawn-obermoeller/)
- [Wildflowers of North Texas](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/speaker_bureau/wildflowers-of-north-texas/)
- [Sassy Sunflowers for North Texas](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/speaker_bureau/sassy-sunflowers-for-north-texas/)
- [Planting for Bluebird Success](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/speaker_bureau/planting-for-bluebird-success/)

## Map Items
- [Fort Worth Zoo Pollinator Garden](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/map-item/monarch-waystation-at-forest-park-pool/)
- [Native Gardens at Southwest Regional Library](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/map-item/native-gardens-at-southwest-regional-library/)
- [The Molly Hollar Wildscape](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/map-item/the-molly-hollar-wildscape/)
- [The Butterfly Garden at Fielder House](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/map-item/the-butterfly-garden-at-fielder-house/)
- [O\.S\. Gray Natural Area](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/map-item/o-s-gray-natural-area/)

## Invasive Plants
- [Megathyrsus maximus](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/invasive-plant/guineagrass/)
- [Antigonon leptopus](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/invasive-plant/antigonon-leptopus/)
- [Hedera helix](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/invasive-plant/hedera-helix/)
- [Cinnamomum camphora](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/invasive-plant/cinnamomum-camphora/)
- [Cenchrus ciliare](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/invasive-plant/pennisetum-ciliare/)

## Books
- [Nature's Action Guide: How to Support Biodiversity and Your Local Ecosystem](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/books/natures-action-guide-how-to-support-biodiversity-and-your-local-ecosystem/)
- [Grass Isn’t Greener: The Everyday Conservationist's Guide to Bringing Nature to Your Yard](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/books/grass-isnt-greener-the-everyday-conservationists-guide-to-bringing-nature-to-your-yard/)
- [The Monarch Butterfly Migration\- Its Rise and Fall](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/books/the-monarch-butterfly-migrationits-rise-and-fall/)
- [Plants with Purpose: Twenty\-Five Ecosystem Multitaskers](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/books/plants-with-purpose-twenty-five-ecosystem-multitaskers/)
- [How Can I Help?: Saving Nature with Your Yard](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/books/how-can-i-help-saving-nature-with-your-yard/)

## Publications
- [2026 \- Summer](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/publication/2026-summer/): Texas Bluebonnets: A Play In Three Acts What Bison Did For Bees What’s Growing Isn’t Always What’s Best Summer Survivors Member News A Thorny Dilemma Barking Up the Right Tree
- [2026 \- Winter](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/publication/2026-winter/)
- [2025 \- Fall](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/publication/2025-fall/)
- [2025 \- Summer](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/publication/2025-summer/)
- [2024 \- Summer](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/publication/2024-summer/)

## Service Provider
- [Barbara Adkisson](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/service_provider/barbara-adkisson/)
- [Kaysi Craig](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/service_provider/kaysi-craig-2/)
- [Claire Naufal](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/service_provider/claire-naufal-2/)
- [Marcie Delgado](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/service_provider/140528/)
- [Bailey Hoops](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/service_provider/bailey-hoops/)

## Venues
- [Unitarian Universalist Fellowship](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/venue/unitarian-universalist-fellowship/)
- [The Forum \(Arts Council WF\), 2120 Speedway Ave, Wichita Falls, TX 76308, USA](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/venue/the-forum-arts-council-wf-2120-speedway-ave-wichita-falls-tx-76308-usa/)
- [Somervell County Citizens Center](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/venue/)
- [Tyrell Park](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/venue/tyrell-park/)
- [Dowell Ranch Preserve](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/venue/dowell-ranch-preserve/)

## Organizers
- [Fredericksburg Chapter](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/organizer/)
- [reba wiles](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/organizer/)
- [Guadalupe Chapter](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/organizer/guadalupe/)
- [Williamson County Chapter](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/organizer/williamson-county-chapter/)
- [Trinity Forks Chapter](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/organizer/trinity-forks-chapter/)

## Events
- [Social Event at Main Event in Fort Worth](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/event/social-event-at-main-event-in-fort-worth/)
- [Pines \& Prairies Board Meeting](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/event/pines-prairies-board-meeting-3/)
- [Lakes \& Pines Demonstration Garden Work Day at Wood County Arboretum](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/event/lakes-pines-demonstration-garden-work-day-at-wood-county-arboretum-7/)
- [Tip for Success, Working with Cities and HOAs to Install Pollinator Gardens and Short Business Meeting](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/event/program-and-short-business-meeting-7/)
- [Clear Lake Chapter Fall Plant Sale \- September 26](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/event/clear-lake-chapter-fall-plant-sale-september-26/): The Clear Lake Chapter's Fall Plant Sale date has been set for September 26 from 8 to 10 a\.m\.

## Series
- [Invasive Plant Pull and Garden Work Day – April 11th, Saturday, 9 AM\-12 Noon](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/series/invasive-plant-pull-and-garden-work-day-april-11th-saturday-9-am-12-noon/)
- [Garden Workday at the Moody Gardens Demonstration Bird Garden](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/series/garden-workday-at-the-moody-gardens-demonstration-bird-garden/)
- [Mammen Family Public Library Demonstration Garden Workday \-\- \-\-DUPLICATE](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/series/mammen-family-public-library-demonstration-garden-workday-duplicate/)
- [Mammen Family Public Library Demonstration Garden Workday](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/series/texas-museum-of-handmade-furniture-demonstration-garden-workday/)
- [Tuesday Workday at EIH](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/series/tuesday-workday-at-eih/)

## Categories
- [Uncategorized](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/category/uncategorized/)
- [Native Plant Database](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/category/nativeplantdatabase/)
- [Chapter](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/category/chapter/)
- [Native Plants](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/category/native-plants/)
- [Native Grown](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/category/publications/native-grown/)

## Tags
- [Native Grown Collection](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/tag/native-grown-collection/)
- [Meetings](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/tag/meetings/)
- [Bill Ward](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/tag/bill-ward/)
- [Native Plant Garden](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/tag/native-plant-garden/)
- [landscaping with native plants](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/tag/landscaping-with-native-plants/)

## Organizations
- [State](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/organization/state/)
- [Boerne](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/organization/boerne/)
- [San Antonio](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/organization/san-antonio/)
- [Collin County](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/organization/collin-county/)
- [Clear Lake](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/posts/organization/clear-lake/)

## Event Categories
- [Chapter Meeting](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/events/category/chapter-meeting/)
- [Virtual](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/events/category/virtual/)
- [Volunteer Opportunity](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/events/category/volunteer-opportunity/)
- [Community Outreach](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/events/category/community-outreach/)
- [Workday](https://npsotstg.wpengine.com/events/category/workday/)

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