Houston Native Prairie Association Monthly Meeting

Film Screening: The Neches River: Wild Heart of East Texas hosted by Cynthia Nesser

Cynthia Nesser, an HNPAT member and NPAT Big Bluestem donor, who was associated with its production, will host the screening of the film, The Neches River: Wild Heart of East Texas. The film tells the story of the river from its beginnings as springs in Van Zandt County, as it flows 416 miles picking up volume from springs and creeks, slowing for 2 dams, but gathering force until it flows into Sabine Lake Estuary and then into the Gulf of Mexico. A river, just like a person, has a story to tell. It speaks with the sounds of the flowing water. It also speaks with its plants, bugs and birds and mammals, its silent fish and clams, its roaring alligators, and the wind soughing in the pines, and hardwood trees rustling. And it speaks with the voices of the human beings who have settled it: the Caddo drums, the cries of the hog and cow dogs, the rifle shot, the river songs and river stories, both spoken and written.

We ask that you register for this meeting and for meetings going forward, particularly if you are coming in person. This will help us greatly to keep track of attendance.

REGISTER HERE! (https://texasprairie.org/event/hnpat-meeting-oct2026/)

If you want to attend online, the Zoom registration link will immediately be sent to you when you register with the above link.

If you are coming in person, you can arrive as early as 6:30 PM to socialize and connect. There will be refreshments. And you are welcome to bring something. The program starts at 7:00 PM.

You are welcome to wear a mask if that makes sense for you.

Please note that the Zoom session will be up after 6:30 PM for you to join whenever you want to and socialize with others. The meeting itself will not start until 7:00 PM.