The Balcones Chapter meets outdoors and at the Regents School of Austin located at 3230 Travis Country Circle, Austin, TX 78735. Balcones Chapter members also volunteer in the Austin Independent School District during the school year in order to fulfill NPAT's mission to educate Texans about native prairies, plant communities, grassland birds, wildlife and sustainable land-use practices. The chapter coordinates invasive removal work days on Carrington's Prairie in cooperation with Keep Austin Beautiful, Balcones Master Naturalists, Austin ISD environmental studies students and community members. The Balcones Chapter of the Native Prairies Association is a signatory on the Austin Children's Outdoor Bill of Rights.
2017 Meeting Dates: Sunday May 7 (meeting & plant identification class). Future dates to be announced.
Previous Meetings:
2016: April 27; August 5; October 3; October 8 (Balcones Chapter Pollinator BioBlitz kickoff)
2015: January 25, February 18, March 29 and September 14
2014: Chapter established December 11, 2014; Chapter Bylaws adopted September 14, 2015
2017 Meeting Dates: Sunday May 7 (meeting & plant identification class). Future dates to be announced.
Previous Meetings:
2016: April 27; August 5; October 3; October 8 (Balcones Chapter Pollinator BioBlitz kickoff)
2015: January 25, February 18, March 29 and September 14
2014: Chapter established December 11, 2014; Chapter Bylaws adopted September 14, 2015