# 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\. Generated by Yoast SEO v28.1, this is an llms.txt file, meant for consumption by LLMs. ## Pages - [Native Landscape Certification Program](https://www.npsot.org/our-work/class-schedule/) - [Native Plant Database](https://www.npsot.org/resources/native-plants/native-plants-database/) - [About](https://www.npsot.org/about/) - [Start a Native Plant Garden](https://www.npsot.org/resources/start-a-native-garden/) - [Texas Native Plants Magazine](https://www.npsot.org/resources/member-magazine/) - [Why Native Plants?](https://www.npsot.org/resources/native-plants/) ## Posts - [2026 Bill Lindemann Scholarship winners](https://www.npsot.org/posts/2026-bill-lindemann-scholarship-winners/): The Bill Lindemann Scholarship for the 2026\-27 academic year has been awarded to two exceptional candidates: Jen Wood, a senior at the University of North Texas graduating in 2027 with a degree in Ecology for Environmental Science, and to Autumn Webb, a junior at Texas A\&M University studying Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management\. - [MILKWEED PROPAGATION WORKSHOP with Nancy Denmark \- Sunday, September 20th 2\-4pm](https://www.npsot.org/posts/milkweed-propagation-workshop-with-nancy-denmark-sunday-september-20th-2-4pm/) - [Enter Our Annual Contests by August 31](https://www.npsot.org/posts/enter-our-annual-contests-by-august-31/): We have contests for members in photography, video and newsletters\. - ["The Earth Beneath Our Earth" \- July 28](https://www.npsot.org/posts/the-earth-beneath-our-earth/): "The earth we plant in is a temporary veneer on an eroding hard rock surface that has been evolving over 35 million years\. In this talk I’ll show and explain the geologic evolution of the earth beneath our Central Texas earth\." - [Native Plant Trivia Night\!](https://www.npsot.org/posts/native-plant-trivia-night/) ## Landing Pages - [why native](https://www.npsot.org/why-native/) ## Courses - [Level 1 \- NTX Introduction to Native Landscaping](https://www.npsot.org/courses/level-1-ntx/) - [Intro to Native Landscapes](https://www.npsot.org/courses/intro-to-native-landscapes/) - [LearnDash 101](https://www.npsot.org/courses/learndash-101/) ## Lessons - [Plant Knowledge Quiz](https://www.npsot.org/courses/level-1-ntx/lessons/plant-knowledge-quiz/) - [Quiz 2](https://www.npsot.org/courses/level-1-ntx/lessons/quiz-2/) - [Lesson Quiz](https://www.npsot.org/courses/level-1-ntx/lessons/lesson-quiz/) - [L1P1 NTX Class Topic 3\-Development](https://www.npsot.org/courses/level-1-ntx/lessons/l1p1-ntx-class-topic-3-development/) - [L1P1 NTX Class Topic 2\-Benefits](https://www.npsot.org/courses/level-1-ntx/lessons/l1p1-ntx-class-topic-2-benefits/) ## Topics - [Why Native Plants Matter](https://www.npsot.org/topic/why-native-plants-matter/) - [L1P2 \- NTX Plant Knowledge Part 1](https://www.npsot.org/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://www.npsot.org/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://www.npsot.org/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://www.npsot.org/courses/learndash-101/lessons/lesson-2-dashboard-overview-courses-lessons-topics/topic/dashboard-overview-quizzes-questions-certificates-groups/) ## Quizzes - [NTX Level 1 Certification](https://www.npsot.org/quizzes/ntx-level-1-certification/) - [L1P1 NTX Quiz 2](https://www.npsot.org/quizzes/texas-landscapes-ecoregions-quiz/) - [L1 NTX Quiz 1](https://www.npsot.org/quizzes/l1-ntx-quiz-1/) - [L1 NTX Quiz 3](https://www.npsot.org/courses/level-1-ntx/lessons/l1p2-ntx-plant-knowledge-9-invasives/quizzes/l1-ntx-quiz-3/) - [Why Native Plants Matter Quiz](https://www.npsot.org/courses/intro-to-native-landscapes/lessons/why-native-plants-matter/quizzes/what-native-plants-matter/) ## Leaders - [Membership](https://www.npsot.org/posts/leaders/membership/) - [Tech Coordinator](https://www.npsot.org/posts/leaders/administrative-assistant/) - [VP Administration](https://www.npsot.org/posts/leaders/vp-administration/) - [Programs and Outreach Coordinator](https://www.npsot.org/posts/leaders/115291/) - [I\-35 Monarch Waystations Safety Rest Areas Committee Chair](https://www.npsot.org/posts/leaders/i-35-waystation-committee/) ## Native Plants - [Aristolochia coryi](https://www.npsot.org/posts/native-plant/aristolochia-coryi/) - [Dalea aurea](https://www.npsot.org/posts/native-plant/dalea-aurea/) - [Aquilegia hinckleyana](https://www.npsot.org/posts/native-plant/aquilegia-hinckleyana/) - [Menodora heterophylla](https://www.npsot.org/posts/native-plant/menodora-heterophylla/) - [Hibiscus martianus](https://www.npsot.org/posts/native-plant/hibiscus-martianus/) ## Speakers Bureau - [Strangers in the Limestone: The Invasive Plants Reshaping the Hill Country and the Natives Holding the Line](https://www.npsot.org/posts/speaker_bureau/strangers-in-the-limestone-the-invasive-plants-reshaping-the-hill-country-and-the-natives-holding-the-line/) - [Dawn Obermoeller](https://www.npsot.org/posts/speaker_bureau/dawn-obermoeller/) - [Wildflowers of North Texas](https://www.npsot.org/posts/speaker_bureau/wildflowers-of-north-texas/) - [Sassy Sunflowers for North Texas](https://www.npsot.org/posts/speaker_bureau/sassy-sunflowers-for-north-texas/) - [Planting for Bluebird Success](https://www.npsot.org/posts/speaker_bureau/planting-for-bluebird-success/) ## Map Items - [Stiff Chapel Cemetery](https://www.npsot.org/posts/map-item/stiff-chapel-cemetary/) - [Roots for Wings Demo Garden](https://www.npsot.org/posts/map-item/roots-for-wings-demo-garden/) - [Fort Worth Zoo Pollinator Garden](https://www.npsot.org/posts/map-item/monarch-waystation-at-forest-park-pool/) - [Native Gardens at Southwest Regional Library](https://www.npsot.org/posts/map-item/native-gardens-at-southwest-regional-library/) - [The Molly Hollar Wildscape](https://www.npsot.org/posts/map-item/the-molly-hollar-wildscape/) ## Invasive Plants - [Megathyrsus maximus](https://www.npsot.org/posts/invasive-plant/guineagrass/) - [Antigonon leptopus](https://www.npsot.org/posts/invasive-plant/antigonon-leptopus/) - [Hedera helix](https://www.npsot.org/posts/invasive-plant/hedera-helix/) - [Cinnamomum camphora](https://www.npsot.org/posts/invasive-plant/cinnamomum-camphora/) - [Cenchrus ciliare](https://www.npsot.org/posts/invasive-plant/pennisetum-ciliare/) ## Books - [The Monarch Butterfly Migration: Its Rise and Fall](https://www.npsot.org/posts/books/the-monarch-butterfly-migrationits-rise-and-fall/) - [Nature's Action Guide: How to Support Biodiversity and Your Local Ecosystem](https://www.npsot.org/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://www.npsot.org/posts/books/grass-isnt-greener-the-everyday-conservationists-guide-to-bringing-nature-to-your-yard/) - [Plants with Purpose: Twenty\-Five Ecosystem Multitaskers](https://www.npsot.org/posts/books/plants-with-purpose-twenty-five-ecosystem-multitaskers/) - [How Can I Help?: Saving Nature with Your Yard](https://www.npsot.org/posts/books/how-can-i-help-saving-nature-with-your-yard/) ## Publications - [1999 \- July/Aug](https://www.npsot.org/posts/publication/1999-july-aug/) - [2026 \- Summer](https://www.npsot.org/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://www.npsot.org/posts/publication/2026-winter/) - [2025 \- Fall](https://www.npsot.org/posts/publication/2025-fall/) - [2025 \- Summer](https://www.npsot.org/posts/publication/2025-summer/) ## Service Provider - [Barbara Adkisson](https://www.npsot.org/posts/service_provider/barbara-adkisson/) - [Kaysi Craig](https://www.npsot.org/posts/service_provider/kaysi-craig-2/) - [Claire Naufal](https://www.npsot.org/posts/service_provider/claire-naufal-2/) - [Marcie Delgado](https://www.npsot.org/posts/service_provider/140528/) - [Bailey Hoops](https://www.npsot.org/posts/service_provider/bailey-hoops/) ## Events - [Q3 State Board Meeting](https://www.npsot.org/events/q3-state-board-meeting/) - [July 2025 Chapter Meeting \- "Texas Native Flowers" presented by Tim Wardell](https://www.npsot.org/events/august-6-lakes-pines-chapter-meeting-everyday-hugelkulture-with-kent-ormsby-819/) - [June 4, 2025 Chapter Meeting "Resiliency of Texas Grasslands and Native Species" presented by Brandon Belcher](https://www.npsot.org/events/june-4-resiliency-of-texas-grasslands-and-native-species/) - [Lakes and Pines Chapter First Meeting](https://www.npsot.org/events/lp-first-meeting/) - [2026 Wildscapes Workshop \- September 26](https://www.npsot.org/events/wildscapes-workshop-september26-486/) ## Shortcodes - [Chapter Event List Template](https://www.npsot.org/posts/mec_calendars/chapter-event-list-template/) - [Virtual Event List Template](https://www.npsot.org/posts/mec_calendars/virtual-event-list-template/) - [Chapter Calendar Page Template](https://www.npsot.org/posts/mec_calendars/chapter-calendar-page-template/) - [Austin Calendar](https://www.npsot.org/posts/mec_calendars/austin-calendar/) - [Monthly View](https://www.npsot.org/posts/mec_calendars/monthly-view/) ## Categories - [Uncategorized](https://www.npsot.org/posts/category/uncategorized/) - [Native Plant Database](https://www.npsot.org/posts/category/nativeplantdatabase/) - [Chapter](https://www.npsot.org/posts/category/chapter/) - [Native Plants](https://www.npsot.org/posts/category/native-plants/) - [Native Grown](https://www.npsot.org/posts/category/publications/native-grown/) ## Tags - [Native Grown Collection](https://www.npsot.org/posts/tag/native-grown-collection/) - [Bill Ward](https://www.npsot.org/posts/tag/bill-ward/) - [Native Plant Garden](https://www.npsot.org/posts/tag/native-plant-garden/) - [Meetings](https://www.npsot.org/posts/tag/meetings/) - [landscaping with native plants](https://www.npsot.org/posts/tag/landscaping-with-native-plants/) ## Organizations - [State](https://www.npsot.org/posts/organization/state/) - [Boerne](https://www.npsot.org/posts/organization/boerne/) - [San Antonio](https://www.npsot.org/posts/organization/san-antonio/) - [Collin County](https://www.npsot.org/posts/organization/collin-county/) - [Clear Lake](https://www.npsot.org/posts/organization/clear-lake/) ## Categories - [Chapter Meeting](https://www.npsot.org/posts/mec-category/chapter-meeting/) - [Virtual](https://www.npsot.org/posts/mec-category/virtual/) - [Volunteer Opportunity](https://www.npsot.org/posts/mec-category/volunteer-opportunity/) - [Community Outreach](https://www.npsot.org/posts/mec-category/community-outreach/) - 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