Home Program Partners Participating city departments and programs include: Office of Sustainability: Climate Protection Austin Energy: Green Building Austin Resource Recovery: Home Composting Rebate Program, Recycle and Reuse Austin Water Utility: Water Conservation, Wildland Conservation and Dillo Dirt Parks and Recreation Department: : Nature Preserves, Sustainable Urban Agriculture & Community Gardens, Urban Forestry and Zilker Botanical Garden Development Services Department: City Arborist Watershed Protection Department: Grow Green, Integrated Pest Management, Austin Invasive Management Program Partners: Travis County AgriLife Extension Texas A&M - Aggie Horticulture or Texas A&M homepage Grow Green Nurseries and other distribution locations Regional and Statewide Activities The Native Plant Society of Texas promotes research, conservation and utilization of native plants and plant habitats of Texas throughout the state and includes Texas Native Plant Week events on their website