Meetings are held at Wild Basin Wilderness from 7:00-9:00 pm unless otherwise noted. Click HERE for directions.
UPCOMING MEETINGS:
- May 17, 2011: Andrea DeLong-Amaya, Director of Horticulture at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, presents “Lesser-Known, Garden-Worthy Native Plants,” respresenting some of the recent success stories they’ve had at the Wildflower Center.
- June 21, 2011: Beyrl Armstrong, Plateau Ecological Management Services. Topic TBD.
- July: No chapter meeting in July.
- August 16, 2011: Mary Collins Blackmon, curator at Austin’s Elizabeth Ney Museum, discusses the museum’s prairie restoration project.
- September 20, 2011: Chuck Sexton, TBA.
RECENT MEETINGS:
- No Chapter Meeting in April: April is a busy time with so many events going on that we do not have a monthly meeting. The must-attend April event is the Spring Plant Sale at the Wildflower Center, which will take place April 9-10, 2011.
- Mar. 15, 2011: Steven Schwartzman, photographer and mathematician from our chapter, presents his latest photography, “The World of Nature in Central Texas.”
- Feb. 15, 2011: Dr. Monica Swartz, Director of the Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve and Assoc. Prof. at St. Edward’s University, presents “Rare Native Plant Conservation at Home–A Radical Proposal.”
- Jan. 18, 2011: Dr. Wendy Gordon, biologist with Texas Parks and Wildlife, presents “Climate Change, Biodiversity and Texas.”
- Dec. 14, 2010: Winter Social, Silent Auction and Potluck
- Nov. 16, 2010: Dr. Damon Waitt, Senior Botanist at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, presents “Venimus, Vidimus, Vicimus – Invasive Species and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.”
- No Chapter Meeting in October: Like April, October is another super busy month. Don’t miss the two annual events:
- Oct. 9-10, 2010: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Plant Sale – Austin, Texas. WFC members can shop early on the 8th.
- Oct. 7-10, 2010: NPSOT State Symposium, 30th Anniversary year – Denton, Texas
- Sept. 21, 2010: Kelly Bender, biologist, author and urban wildlife expert presents “Texas Wildscaping: Attracting Native Wildlife with Native Texas Plants.”
- Aug. 17, 2010: Naturalists, writers, and photographers Brian and Shirley Loflin present “Texas Cacti.” Sale of their book Texas Cacti and signing to follow the presentation.
- No Chapter Meeting in July: The plants are hibernating and so are we!
- June 15, 2010: Jason Singhurst, botanist and plant ecologist with Texas Parks and Wildlife on “Herbaceous Seepage Slopes and Bogs of the West Gulf Coastal Plain“
- May 18, 2010: Mark Klym, Info Specialist, Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept., presents “Hummingbirds of Texas and their Preferred Habitat Components.”
- No Chapter Meeting in April: April is a busy time with so many events going on that we do not have a monthly meeting. Enjoy the Spring! We do have two events:
- April 11-12, 2010: Plant sale at the Wildflower Center
- April 12, 2010: Plant Walk at Brodie Wild
- Mar. 16, 2010: “Easy-to-Grow Native Wildflowers.” NPSOT Austin members’ selection of the 26 easiest and showiest wildflowers to grow in our central Texas gardens. Powerpoint and audience participation.
- Feb. 16, 2010: Dr. Patricia Richardson, Research Fellow at UT’s Dept. of Integrative Biology, presents “Rainbow Soils: Managing for the Ultimate in Soil Quality.”
- Jan. 19, 2010: David Bezanson, North/East Texas Program Mgr., The Nature Conservancy, presented “Rare Plant Communities in Texas.”
- Dec. 15, 2009: Winter Social: Pot-Luck & Silent Auction
- Nov. 17, 2009: Eleanor H. McKinney, McKinney Landscape Architect, Inc., presented “Green Roofs as a Sustainable Strategy.”
- Sept. 15, 2009: Dan Hosage, Proprietor of Madrone Nursery (San Marcos), presented “Dry & Wet: Strategies for Landscaping in the Drought and Wetland Plants for Normal Landscapes.”
- Aug. 18, 2009: Denise Delaney, Grow Green Coordinator, City of Austin, presented “Grow Green Austin!”
