Our speaker for August is Dr. Tina Davies, Texas Master Naturalist. She will be discussing how fungi shape the natural world. Topics for the evening will range from taxonomy to ecology. Davies will also touch on the importance of mycorrhizal fungi, fungi as agents of disease, and edible fungi. Tina Davies has always had an... Read More →
The Houston and Clear Lake Chapters of the Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT) offer Native Landscaping Certification Program (NLCP) classes presented live via Zoom. This volunteer-driven effort focuses on native plants for bird-friendly gardens and wildscapes. "Native Landscapes for Birds" includes live lectures and Q&A sessions and great narrated plant walk videos filmed locally... Read More →
Monday, October 10 • 6:45 p.m. Online Meeting Please join us for our chapter meeting on Zoom! 6:35 Meeting open for socializing 6:45 Business Meeting 6:55 Plant of the Month 7:00 Guest Speaker Just as milkweeds are the only plants Monarch butterflies use to raise their young, our native plants are also critically important to... Read More →
Clear Lake Chapter meeting: Beautiful, intricate, active predators throughout their lives, the best natural mosquito control, and numerous in Texas—DRAGONFLIES! Sam Kieschnick will lead us in an exploration of these amazing insects. Learn all about their biology, their importance in the ecosystem, and how they do what they do. We’ll also talk about how to... Read More →
Virtual - Zoom Registration Native Host Plants for Butterflies and Moths This talk will leave you with the knowledge and resources needed to encourage and appreciate a wider diversity of caterpillars, butterflies, and moths in a Texas native plant garden. Goes beyond monarchs and milkweeds! About the Speakers Both Lynne and Jim Weber are certified... Read More →
IN-PERSON. Two class options - April 11th OR April 13th. Class size is limited to 16. Interested in helping Monarchs and providing valuable data for Monarch scientists? Learn how to collect data that contributes to the knowledge about the Monarch population. Participants learn about Monarch biology, monitoring procedures, and data entry protocols. The surveys can... Read More →
IN-PERSON. Two class options - April 11th OR April 13th. Class size is limited to 16. Interested in helping Monarchs and providing valuable data for Monarch scientists? Learn how to collect data that contributes to the knowledge about the Monarch population. Participants learn about Monarch biology, monitoring procedures, and data entry protocols. The surveys can... Read More →
Virtual. Register in advance for this Zoom meeting Native Plant Society of Texas - Clear Lake Chapter Monthly Meeting/Program 6:35 Meeting open for socializing 6:45 Business Meeting 6:55 Plant of the Month 7:00 Guest Speaker (counts for AT) Mark de Kiewiet will talk from his practical research as to how we can address the diminishing... Read More →
Virtual. Register for Zoom Link. Presented by the Native Plant Society of Texas - Clear Lake Chapter 6:35 Meeting open for socializing 6:45 Business Meeting 6:55 Plant of the Month 7:00 Guest Speaker For centuries, mathematicians, artists, and architects have studied and used the Fibonacci sequence to create meaningful projects and great works of art.... Read More →
Virtual. Register for Zoom Link. Native Plant Society of Texas - Clear Lake Chapter - July Meeting Site of the former World War II Camp Wallace, the acreage is being steadily restored to coastal prairie, bringing its 925 acres under active management. Two hundred acres are being mowed, spot treated with herbicide, and undergoing prescribed... Read More →
