";
for (let ecoregion of level3Eco) {
items.innerHTML += `
${ecoregion.name}
`;
}
div.insertAdjacentHTML(
"beforeend",
""
);
return div;
};
//requested that legend be hidden, so it's commented out
// level3legend.addTo(map);
// if (params.eco3Show !== true && params.eco4Show !== true) {
// const legend = document.querySelector(".legend-items");
// legend.style.display = "none";
// }
}
/*
*eco3Load* will load the level 3 ecoregion data. Must be TRUE in order for eco3Show to work.
*eco3Show* will automatically populate the map with the level 3 ecoregions. If not selected, the ecoregions & legend will load, but will be toggled off & minimized respectively.
*/
if (params.eco3Load === true) {
//initialize ecoregion layer
const level3Layer = new L.layerGroup();
//add loading spinner while ecoregions load
document.querySelector("#ecoregion_map").insertAdjacentHTML(
"afterend",
`
Level 3 Ecoregions Loading
`
);
const loadLevel3Ecos = async () => {
const promises = [];
for (let eco of level3Eco) {
try {
let res = await fetch(
`https://geodata.epa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/ORD/USEPA_Ecoregions_Level_III_and_IV/MapServer/11/query?where=US_L3CODE+%3D+%27${eco.id}%27&f=geojson`
);
let json = await res.json();
//add ecoregion name so it can be bound to tooltip
json.name = eco.name;
json.style = eco.style;
json.info = eco.info;
promises.push(json);
} catch (error) {
console.log(error);
}
}
Promise.all(promises).then((res) => {
document.querySelector(".spinner-container").hidden = true;
document.querySelector("#level-3-loading").style.display = "none";
for (let ecoregion of res) {
L.geoJSON(ecoregion, {
className: "l3-layer-overlay",
fillOpacity: 0.2,
weight: 1,
color: ecoregion.style,
})
//TODO currently uses unsplash filler images, needs to be updated in future with actual ecoregion pictures
.bindTooltip(ecoregion.name, { className: "ecoregion-popup" })
.on("click", function (e) {
l3sidebar.setContent(`
${ecoregion.name}
Level 3 Ecoregion
${ecoregion.info}
Reference: Griffith, Bryce, Omernick & Rodgers (2007). Ecoregions of Texas.`);
l3sidebar.show();
})
.addTo(level3Layer);
}
//add the layer to the map
if (params.eco3Show === true) {
map.addLayer(level3Layer);
}
//add layer to overlay so it can be toggled
layerControl.addOverlay(level3Layer, "Level 3 Ecoregions");
});
};
loadLevel3Ecos();
//initialize sidebar
const l3sidebar = L.control.sidebar("l3sidebar", {
position: "left",
});
//add controls to sidebar
map.addControl(l3sidebar);
}
/*
*eco4Load* will load the level 3 ecoregion data. Must be TRUE in order for eco4Show to work.
*eco4Show* will automatically populate the map with the level 4 ecoregions. If not selected, the ecoregions & legend (for level 3 ecoregions) will load, but will be toggled off & minimized respectively.
*/
if (params.eco4Load === true) {
//initialize ecoregion layer
const level4Layer = new L.layerGroup();
//add loading spinner while ecoregions load
document.querySelector("#ecoregion_map").insertAdjacentHTML(
"afterend",
`
Level 4 Ecoregions Loading
`
);
const loadLevel4Ecos = async () => {
const lvl4Promises = [];
for (let eco of level4Eco) {
try {
let res = await fetch(
`https://geodata.epa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/ORD/USEPA_Ecoregions_Level_III_and_IV/MapServer/7/query?where=US_L4CODE+%3D+%27${eco.id}%27&f=geojson`
);
let json = await res.json();
//add ecoregion name so it can be bound to tooltip
json.name = eco.name;
json.style = eco.style;
json.info = eco.info;
lvl4Promises.push(json);
} catch (error) {
console.log(error);
}
}
Promise.all(lvl4Promises).then((res) => {
if (params.eco3Load === false && params.eco4Load === true) {
document.querySelector(".spinner-container").hidden = true;
}
document.querySelector("#level-4-loading").style.display = "none";
for (let ecoregion of res) {
L.geoJSON(ecoregion, {
className: "l4-layer-overlay",
fillOpacity: 0.4,
weight: 1,
color: ecoregion.style,
})
//TODO currently uses unsplash filler images, needs to be updated in future with actual ecoregion pictures
.bindTooltip(ecoregion.name, { className: "ecoregion-popup" })
.on("click", function (e) {
l4sidebar.setContent(`
${ecoregion.name}
Level 4 Ecoregion
${ecoregion.info}
Reference: Griffith, Bryce, Omernick & Rodgers (2007). Ecoregions of Texas.`);
l4sidebar.show();
})
.addTo(level4Layer);
}
if (params.eco4Show === true) {
//add the layer to the map
map.addLayer(level4Layer);
}
//add layer to overlay so it can be toggled
layerControl.addOverlay(level4Layer, "Level 4 Ecoregions");
});
};
loadLevel4Ecos();
const l4sidebar = L.control.sidebar("l4sidebar", {
position: "right",
});
map.addControl(l4sidebar);
}
/*
*chapterLoad* will load the chapter location pins & chapter counties to create a "heatmap". Must be TRUE in order for chapterShow to work.
*chapterShow* will automatically populate the map with the chapter location pins & chapter counties. If not selected, the chapter location pins & chapter counties will load but will be toggled off.
*/
if (params.chapterLoad === true) {
const loadChapters = async () => {
const chapterOptions = { ...iconOptions };
chapterOptions.borderColor = "#3c5799";
chapterOptions.textColor = "#3c5799";
chapterOptions.icon = "users";
//initialize layer for chapter pins
const chapterPins = new L.LayerGroup();
//initialize layer for chapter counties
const chapterCounties = new L.LayerGroup();
//storage for chapter counties
const countyArr = [];
//add loading spinner while ecoregions load
document.querySelector("#ecoregion_map").insertAdjacentHTML(
"afterend",
`
“Our organization is growing! Since 2020 at this time, we have experienced an increase of over 1,400 members. THANK YOU – for believing in your organization’s mission and passionately … ” Meg Inglis, Executive Director
“There is a lot going on at NPSOT: work on I-35 highway rest stop, Bring Back the Monarchs Program, NICE, website updates, NLCP classes, awards, grants, EDI, invasive plants, documents, symposiums, and more …” Linda Knowles, President
“Texas Native Plant Week activities! This year, Native Plant Week will be October 16 to October 22 and will have an associated BioBlitz iNaturalist Challenge. Events could be plant walks, volunteer events, presentations, donation challenges. Please send your ideas … ” Linda Knowles, President
Many of our chapters publish their own newsletters and websites.
These have their own deadlines and guidelines. See list of chapters.
History
Since its founding the Society has provided a news periodical to its members. there have been a variety of names and formats. The Texas Wildfower Newsletter edited by Carroll Abbott served as the first newsletter. You can find a directory to pdf versions in our online archive.
Caroll Abbott
Carroll Abbott advocated the formation of the Native Plant Society of Texas in his quarterly publication Texas Wildflower Newsletter. After the Society was created in 1980, a free subscription to Abbott’s newsletter was provided as a benefit to all members. His declining health eventually prompted Abbott to request that the Society start its own newsletter.
Beginning in 1983 our own official publication has documented the evolution of the native plant movement and the Native Plant Society of Texas. The publication has had several slightly different names and formats over the years. By 2005 it had evolved into a full-color glossy magazine.
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