Native Plant Society of Texas

News & Stories

Subscribe to our mailing list

NPSOT Logo
State

“Deep in the Heart” on PBS – Apr 5

The PBS premiere of Deep in the Heart will air for free on all ten Texas PBS stations on April 5 at 7 PM. This will be the first time all of the Texas PBS stations broadcast a film at the same date and time. The Texas PBS distribution is

Read More »
NPSOT Logo
State

Texas Water Day at the Capitol

By Meg Inglis, Executive Director, Native Plant Society of Texas On February 27th Clarence Reed, VP Affiliations and Advocacy and I represented the Society at “Texas Water Day at the Capitol.” The event was sponsored by the Texas Water Foundation – “a nonprofit working to lead Texas toward a resilient

Read More »
NPSOT Logo
State

Happy Birthday Texas Parks & Wildlife Department!

TPWD Celebrates 100th Birthday By Jim Domke, North Central Chapter A hundred years ago in 1923 the first state park in Texas was created in Moody, Texas, with land donated by Governor Pat Neff. Mother Neff State Park covers three ecosystems and is home to native plants. Learn about Mother

Read More »
NPSOT Logo
State

Native Plant Sales! Spring 2023

Each spring and fall, Society volunteers plan and host native plant sales. Texas native plants can be difficult to find at the typical nursery, so these sales are crucial to promoting the conservation, research, and utilization of native plants in Texas yards and landscapes. Below is a list of upcoming

Read More »
NPSOT Logo
State

Scholarship Applications Due March 11

About the Scholarship The Native Plant Society of Texas offers two scholarships for undergraduates at Texas colleges who major in biology, ecology, or related fields and who will be juniors or seniors in Fall 2023.  Successful applicants will show a clear interest in Texas Native Plants and future plans that align with the stated mission of the Society:

Read More »
NPSOT Logo
State

2022 Top Recipient of the Ann Miller Gonzalez Graduate Research Grant

By Native Plant Society of Texas,  Education Committee The Native Plant Society of Texas offers grants to Texas university graduate students to support research projects related to Texas native plants or the conservation and restoration of Texas native plant habitats, through the Ann Miller Gonzalez  Graduate Research Grant Program. This

Read More »
NPSOT Logo
State

Screening of “Deep in the Heart,” Saturday, March 4

by Sara Torres, Lindheimer Chapter President-Elect About the Screening The Guadalupe and Lindheimer Chapters of the Native Plant Society of Texas are proud to present a special showing of the documentary Deep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Story at the historic Brauntex Theater (290 W. San Antonio St. New

Read More »
NPSOT Logo
State

Membership Contest 2023

It is time for all chapters to take part in the annual membership contest. The number of memberships for each chapter on the morning of January 1 will be compared to the membership total for the morning of April 30, then the numerical increase and the percentage of increase will be calculated to determine the winners. Let’s do this!

Read More »
NPSOT Logo
State

Oasis in Parched Land

Texas A&M Students Plan Two Monarch Gardens Students from the Texas A&M University system applied for two different grants last year through the Bring Back the Monarchs to Texas (BBMT) grant program. Both garden projects won cash grants from the BBMT committee and were installed on the Killeen campus in

Read More »
NPSOT Logo
State

2023 Online Spring Symposium Registration

The Native Plant Society of Texas 2023 Spring Symposium is coming to Austin, Texas! This year’s event will take place at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in South Austin on Saturday February 25.

Read More »
NPSOT Logo
State

Giving Tuesday: Bring Back the Monarchs to Texas

**ARCHIVED POST ** Monarch butterflies have been in the news! Maybe you’ve heard that their numbers have dipped so much that their amazing migration is in danger. One group of scientists has even declared migratory monarchs endangered. Scientists are asking everyone to do what they can to help monarchs. The

Read More »
NPSOT Logo
State

Holiday Shopping Supporting NPSOT

**ARCHIVED POST ** We’ve put together a 2022 collection of Native Plant Society of Texas-inspired shopping! These gifts let you share the love of native plants and awareness of our organization while generating proceeds to support the Society’s mission. This holiday season we have two new options for gifting: We

Read More »
NPSOT Logo
State

Corrected Link: Holiday Shopping Supporting NPSOT

**ARCHIVED POST ** We’ve put together a 2022 collection of Native Plant Society of Texas-inspired shopping! These gifts let you share the love of native plants and awareness of our organization while generating proceeds to support the Society’s mission. This holiday season we have two new options for gifting: We

Read More »
NPSOT Logo
State

Volunteer Highlights – fall plant sales, proclamations, and more!

**ARCHIVED POST ** Our volunteers are the best of the best! Here’s just a snippet of what folks have been up to: Plant Sales Boerne Chapter of NPSOT held their Native Plant Sale and Monarch Tagging at Herff Farm, October 22nd. Photo submitted by Mary Kennedy. Volunteers Susan Brotman, Celeste

Read More »
NPSOT Logo
State

2022 Trans-Pecos Fall Symposium Roundup

As the West Texas dust settles on the Native Plant Society of Texas Trans-Pecos Fall Symposium, we want to take a moment to reflect on the event and share some exciting outcomes. The 2022 event was a success by the numbers, with 166 attendees registered to travel to Alpine, TX for in-person events, and 128 registrants registered to access the programming virtually.

Read More »
NPSOT Logo
State

Book Signings & Presentations with Sara Dykman – Oct 2022

**ARCHIVED POST ** In 2017 Sara rode her bicycle 10,201 miles following the monarch migration. Her goal was to be a voice for the monarch, by giving presentations, interviews and connecting with people along the route (www.beyondabook.org). In 2021 her book, Bicycling with Butterflies, was published, reaching even more people.

Read More »