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Watson Rare Native Plant Preserve in the Summer
This first time I saw the Watson Rare Native Plant Preserve was in August. Although it was a typical upper Gulf Coast summer day, I was extremely happy to brave the heat and humidity, for a field of Liatris pycnostachya was in bloom and the breath-takingly beautiful flowers were swarming with butterflies: many of them showy swallowtails such as the black swallow tail, the palemedes, giant swallowtail, tiger swallowtail.... My second summer visit came in July, when the rare Chapman Orchid…
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Watson Rare Native Plant Preserve is a 501c3 charitable corporation, and donations, while never a requirement for a visit, are always welcome and are tax-deductible.
If you would like to make a donation to support the preserve, please send a check to Watson Rare Native Plant Preserve, PO Box 533, Warren, TX 77664 or use the button below to use your credit card or Paypal.
If you wish to confirm our status with the IRS, our EIN is 80-0316780
EVENTS
Wildflower Walk
Saturday, May 11th at 9:30 Joe Liggio and volunteers will tell us the history of the preserve and point out and name all the plants.
Volunteer Workday
Saturday, May 18th 9am to Noon
We plan to work on the boardwalk. We will be washing the surface with water. We will provide water and snacks.
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