Presentation from NWACA Board and committees given at May 8, 2013 Annual Meeting
2013 Landscape Resources (PDF)
Pointers to Austin resources on drought- resistant landscaping, from April 27, 2013 NWACA seminar on gardening
2013 Gardening with Deer (PDF)
Presentation by Cheryl Harrison, Master Gardener, at April 27, 2013 NWACA Seminar on gardening
2013 Drought Tolerant Plants for Deer Country (PDF)
Presentation by Cheryl Harrison, Master Gardener from April 27, 2013 NWACA seminar on gardening
2013 Drought Tolerant Plant List (PDF)
List of shrubs, plants, and ground cover that are both drought tolerant and deer resistant, from an April 27, 2013 seminar
2015 04 Coyote Pup Rearing Season (DOCX)
Fourth in a series of NWACA coyote educational articles for 2015
Solicitor Safety Guidelines (DOCX)
How to handle unwelcome solicitors who come to the home
Block Captain Meeting Handout (DOCX)
Simple handout on Neighborhood Watch to review at an initial neighborhood meeting
2015 March 3 Security Checklists
Checklists from speaker at March 3, 2015 Crime Prevention Panel
2015 March 3 Crime Prevention Panel
Slides from the March 3, 2015 presentations on Crime Prevention
Block Captain Meeting Invitation (DOCX)
Use this to gather neighbors for a first meeting about Neighborhood Watch.
Until July, sap beetles are attracted to fresh tree wounds and can transmit the oak wilt fungus to a healthy oak tree during pruning. The heat of July-August is believed to suppress the beetles and reduce the risk of infection. Note that all trees are under the normal stress of summer, depending on soil moisture, and some are still in their growing season then. So if you haven’t completed pruning of oaks by now, it’s best to wait until fall.