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Newsletter 2020 October NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS N e w s Native Plant Society of Texas, North Central Chapter P Newsletter Vol 32, Number 60 S October 2020 O ncc npsot newsletter logo newsletter ncc npsot © 2018 Troy & Martha Mullens & Martha © 2018 Troy Purple Coneflower — Echinacea sp. T October Meeting: p. 40 October Meeting See Page 40 "Show and Tell For a program description Favorite Plants" by Members Virtual Meeting Chapter of the Year (2016/17) Chapter Newsletter of the Year (2019/20) Visit us at ncnpsot.org & www.txnativeplants.org Index President's Corner by Gordon Scruggs ..................... p. 3f Membership Committee by Gordon Scruggs ........... p. 5 Special Announcements and Updates (Important) Chapter Leaders By Martha Mullens ......................................... p. 6 Flower of the Month, Beautyberry President — Gordon Scruggs by Josephine Keeney ........................................ p. 7f [email protected] Activities & Volunteering for October 2020 Past President — Karen Harden by Martha Mullens ....................................... p. 9f Vice President & Programs — Lake Mineral Wells State Park by Cindy Crump ............................................. p. 11f Morgan Chivers NCC Fall Plant Sale by Sandy Fountain ................... p. 13 Recording Secretary — Debbie Stilson NPSOT 40th Save the Date ......................................... p. 13 Treasurer — Vanessa Wojtas Indian grass, NICE! Plant of the Season (Fall) Hospitality Chair — Corinna Benson, by Dr. Becca Dickstein .................................... p. 14 Traci Middleton Answer to last month’s puzzle and a new puzzle ...... p. 15 Membership Chair — Beth Barber Oct. Calendar” Page by Troy Mullens ....................... p. 16 Geyata Ajilvsgi by Martha Mullens ........................... p. 17f Events Chair — Chairperson needed Snailseed by Martha Mullens ........................................ p. 19f NICE! Coordinator — Shelly Borders Grand Prairie Virtual Presentation for September Plant Sales Coordinators - Gordon Scruggs by Troy Mullens ............................................... p. 21 & Sandy Fountain & Josephine Keeney October Membership Report by Beth Barber .......... p. 22 Education/Outreach Chair — Open Hospitality by Corinna Benson .................................. p. 22 Webmaster — Frank Keeney Summer fall by Jimmy Mullens .................................. p. 22 Field Trips — Eric Johnson Photos I like, Texas Wildflowers, Leo Meier & Jan Reid Speaker’s Bureau — Theresa Thomas Ongoing series by Troy Mullens ................... p. 23ff Donations/Grants Chair — Open Trees and Shrubs by Martha Mullens ....................... p. 30ff Ascent of the Oaks by Martha Mullens .................... p. 35ff Parliamentarian — Martha Mullens Parting Shots, News & Views by the Editors ........... p. 38 Facebook Manager — Open Volunteer Position Opportunites: Must read ........... p. 38 Newsletter Editor — Troy Mullens State Fall Symposium (Virtual) ............................... p. 38 [email protected] Farmers Calendar by Troy Mullens ........................... p. 39 Assistant Newsletter Editor — Oct. Meeting, Virtual Plant Show & Tell .................. p. 40 Martha Mullens Palo Pinto Mtns. State Park & Dogwood Canyon By Martha Mullens ......................................... p. 41 Southwest Subcourthouse Garden Leaders Recommended Plants List (Complete) ..................... p. 42f Gailon Hardin & Dawn Hancock Pollinator Pledge by the Xerces Society .................... p. 44 Native Plant Gardens at the Southwest Half-Earth Pledge by E.O. Wilson ............................. p. 44 Regional Library Leaders — This Year's Programs by Morgan Chivers ................. p. 45 Theresa Thomas & Char McMorrow Join NPSOT, Mission Statement, next Meeting ........ p. 46 Molly Hollar Wildscape Garden Leader — Newsletter Submission Requirements ...................... p. 46 Ann Knudsen Fielder House Garden Leaders — Josephine Keeney & Jane Osterhuis O.S. Gray Natural Area — Questions, Josephine Keeney White Settlement Waystation — Comments ? Merita Knapp & Sandy Fountain Publicity Chair — Chairperson needed Use this link below ! & Martha Mullens Troy ©2017 NLCP Classes Coordinator — Open [email protected] The President’s Corner - October 2020 - by Gordon Scruggs First, thank you Chapter members. I hope your 2020 has been such a challenging year. Due to the families are doing well. Remember the Fall Plant pandemic we have had to stop our field trips, start Sale is on Saturday, October 24, 2020. These sales meeting remotely, and something I miss so much, are a lot of fun and if you are not growing or help- we do not have the opportunity to acquire new ing, please come to shop. The plant sales are the native plants in the raffle at the end of the regular primary source of funding for our chapter’s many meeting each month. I have gotten so many won- programs. It is a great place to get those hard to derful plants from the raffle. My toothleaf gold- grow plants or to pick up the plants you cannot eneye / Viguiera dentate will be blooming by the find at the nursery. time this article is out. It is a pollinator magnet. Got it two years ago in the raffle. The North Central Chapter needs you. We have positions open in the following committees: As an organization, we want to keep everyone in- Events, Field Trips, Donations and Grants, Ed- volved, but it has proven to be challenging with ucation / Outreach, Publicity, Native Landscape all the concerns of possible exposure to the virus. Certification Program (NLCP), and Natives Im- Since meetings and events are now being con- prove and Conserve Environments program ducted virtually and it is easy to attend events (NICE). We also need volunteers to help with the around the state, we have developed a statewide website and Facebook. No experience necessary, virtual event calendar. The calendar is available we will train you. Please contact me if you have an at https://npsot.org/wp/virtual/ . You can sign interest in working with us to keep our Chapter up for the weekly email notification of upcoming the best in Texas. If you are unsure, please con- virtual events at the same link. tact me and we can discuss how you can help our Chapter. This year has also been challenging for me per- sonally. I was diagnosed with the virus in April. The NPSOT’s planning committee has cooked Fortunately, I recovered quickly. Then four up a virtual celebration this fall to take the place months later I became very sick again with new of a fall symposium. It will be held during Texas symptoms. After a month of probing and a great Native Plant Week, October 18-24. There will be deal of my blood going to the lab, they identified a virtual annual meeting, awards presentations, that I had two health problems. Surprising to me a bioblitz, and other events. You’ll be able to at- because I missed very few days of work for illness tend without ever leaving your home no cost for during my career as an engineer. Of course I re- the event. There is an awesome line-up of guest tired several years ago, now the wheels are com- speakers and I encourage you to attend. ing off! Actually I have been very fortunate to Last week I attended the Level 1 course for the have good heath, like my 93 year old World War Native Landscape Certification Program (NLCP). II veteran father. The health issues have been mit- Awesome course, I learned a lot and it was very igated with an antibiotic and an ongoing medica- interesting. The teachers were our very own chap- tion that has no long term side effects. ter members Suzanne Tuttle and Sandy Fountain. They did a great job and I recommend anyone Dealing with the health issues is one thing, but interested to take the course. The post-course the isolation with my wife and father has also testing for certification is optional. The fall NLCP been a challenge. virtual class schedule is available at npsot.org. Continued on Page 4 October 2020 NPSOT News North Central Chapter Page 3 The President’s Corner - October 2020 - by Gordon Scruggs Continued from Page 3 Because of my wife’s underlying health issues and With the rain in early September, my gardens my father’s age, we have remained isolated. We have many fall blooms. October is the best time were quarantined three times in three months to plant most natives by seed. I have begun pre- from April through June. I have always consid- paring several areas for seeding some native plant ered myself as being socially reserved. I enjoy my additions to my gardens. Be sure before you seed one-on-one time with myself reading and think- to mark the spots where you will be coming back ing through different issues. With the isolation I to plant new natives purchased at our fall plant miss my friends and the camaraderie of the won- sale. If you have any questions, comments or derful members of our Chapter. Now I know how would just like to talk native plants, please con- gregarious I am! tact me at [email protected]. I am going to conclude my discussion with a A few weeks ago I was talking to a friend and re- poem, Afternoon on a Hill, by the famous Amer- alized that after I was diagnosed with the virus ican poet Edna St. Vincent Millay. This poem ex- in early April my habits changed. Pre-pandemic presses my feelings about the outdoors and the I woke up, drank about half a cup of coffee and primary object of my attention outdoors, native then started to work on the project for the day. plants. Now I get up, drink two cups of coffee, look at Facebook, drink some orange
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