Kevin Janni joins state board
At its April meeting, the State Board appointed Kevin Janni to the post of Vice
President for Environmental Liaison.
Mr. Janni is a botanist with SWCA Environmental Consultants, an interim board
member for the Society of Wetland Scientists and a Research Associate at BRIT.
He has over ten years experience in ethnobotanical research. He is a member of the
Dallas Chapter.
New chapter in Glen Rose
The State Board has approved a new chapter in Glen Rose. The new chapter
calls itself the Prairie Rose Chapter and has members from Granbury and other
surrounding communities. It meets on the first Tuesday of the month. Learn more
about them at npsot.org/wp/prairierose/.
A second new chapter is expected to be approved in July for the Uvalde area.
Unfortunately the Winnsboro chapter is being disbanded.
Call for symposium papers
Writers are invited to submit research papers, general papers on topics of interest,
and “how to” articles related to themes of the 2013 Texas Native Plants Symposium.
Find out more at npsot.org/wp/story/2013/3753/ or see the article elsewhere in this
issue.
For questions about submitting a paper, please contact John Nikolatos, Education
Committee Chair, at [email protected] or Lonnie Childs, Symposium Co-Chair, at
[email protected].
Fellows Award nominations
The Society is looking for nominations for the Benny J. Simpson Fellows Award.
This award is given in recognition of longtime involvement within the Society at the
local, regional or state level. Nominees must have been a member for at least ten
years and not have received the award previously. The award will be given to the two
candidates with the highest number of nomination votes.
You can find a list of eligible candidates and download a ballot at
npsot.org/wp/story/2013/3809/.
Committee chairs available
The State Board is looking for chairs for the Native Plant Week (NPW) Committee
and for the Membership Committee.
Native Plant Week occurs annually in the third week of October. The NPW
Committee helps organize and publicize events to bring attention to native plants
during that week. The Membership Committee is tasked with originating ideas or
campaigns to bring new members into the organization. If you would like to serve in
one of these ways please contact Lonnie Childs at [email protected].
Native Plant Society of Texas
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Vol 31 No 3 | Summer 2013
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