There are many Volunteer opportunities for upcoming events and committee positions. Participation in these activities will give volunteers a chance to learn, have fun, make friends, and take pride in making the GNPS the best it can be.
Board Meeting Minutes are now available online. There is a permanent link to them on the About GNPS page, following the Board of Directors listing.
Photos of the Stone Mountain National Trails Day event which GNPS participated in have been posted online. There are two photos related to GNPS' participation on the second page of the album. One shows volunteer Kay O'Neal at the GNPS display table and the second is of a presentation on non-native exotic invasive plants by Walter Bland.
A page of photos covering the 2008 field trip to Len Foote Hike Inn has been added to the Field Trips/Rescues Page.
The Department of Horticulture is pleased to announce the release of a new on-line Extension publication entitled Native Plants for Georgia Part I: Trees, Shrubs and Vines. This publication is the result of a two year collaboration with members of the Georgia Native Plant Society, Master Gardeners, naturalists, foresters, and botanists from many professions, along with funding for technical support from the Georgia Native Plant Society. The publication includes descriptions and photos of 68 native trees, 58 native shrubs and 9 native vines. The purpose of the publication is to describe native plants available in the nursery trade as well as those native plants that have potential for nursery production and landscape use. Rare or endangered species are not described. Part II on Herbaceous Native Plants is currently in production and scheduled for release in 2009. An .html version of Part I is now on the UGA Extension Publications Web site, and a printable PDF version will follow shortly.
A link to this document has a permanent home on the Sites of Interest page, under the Georgia-Specific Sites heading.
The 6th Eastern Native Grass Symposium - October 7 - 10 in Columbia, SC. Registration is now available on-line at www.Regonline.com/ENGS2008.
For more information on this event, please visit Events of Interest and click the South Carolina Native Plant Society link in the index at the top of the page.
*This list has been compiled to provide information regarding native plant and gardening activities. GNPS's listing of these activities does not constitute an endorsement of the event's sponsor nor their activities.