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  • Introduction to Lichens – Athens-East Piedmont Chapter

    Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens 780 Timothy Rd, Athens, Georgia

    Malcolm Hodges will provide an introduction to lichens. He earned his BA in Biology from Rice University and a Masters in Zoology from Mississippi State. Now retired, he was Director of Stewardship for The Nature Conservancy in Georgia, serving as a biologist and land manager for the nonprofit from 1992-2020. Mr. Hodges worked with Sean […]

  • October Chapter Meeting: Let’s Talk Dirt!

    Willet Science Center, Mercer University Willet Science Center, Macon, United States

    The Fringed Campion Chapter invites members and friends to attend a chapter meeting on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024 at 6 pm in the Willet Science Center Auditorium on Mercer University's Macon Campus.  Our speaker will be Dr. Paige Tench who will share what she has learned about the fascinating way microbes and plants work together […]

  • GNPS Annual Symposium – Breaking the Grass Ceiling: Promoting Native Landscapes

    Virtual Event

    Save the Date! The GNPS Annual Symposium will be Saturday-Sunday, February 15-16, 2025. This year's theme, Breaking the Grass Ceiling: Promoting Native Landscapes, will feature several speakers and GNPS chapter updates. Schedule and details to be announced in mid January. This is a virtual event and ticket holders will receive a recording of the sessions.

  • Maritime Chapter Meeting

    Coastal Georgia Botanical Garden 2 Canebrake Rd, Savannah, United States

    Join us to hear Vice Chair, Marc Strickland, present "Introduction to Georgia Native Plants: Promoting Native Plant Gardening." We will also hear from Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens volunteer, Maurice Middleberg, about opportunities to help in the Native Plant Trail at the Gardens. This meeting will take place in the Frank Williams Classroom at the Gardens.

  • “Macon” Your Yard a Habitat

    Rosa Parks Center 1211 Maynard St., Macon, United States

    The Fringed Campion Chapter together with The Georgia Native Plant Society, Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful with funding generously provided through a grant from Village & Wilderness, are excited to offer a free community program at the Rosa Jackson Center (1211 Maynard St, Macon) on March 15, 2025 from 11 am until 1 pm. This special event […]

  • South Georgia Native Plant & Wildflower Symposium

    Georgia Museum of Agriculture 1392 Whiddon Mill Rd, Tifton, GA, United States

    The South Georgia Native Plant and Wildflower symposium, co-sponsored by Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. and Coastal Plain Chapter of the Georgia Native Plant Society is scheduled for Wednesday March 19, 2025, at the Georgia Museum of Agriculture, Tifton, GA.  Please come and celebrate learning and loving native plants! Program theme: Gardens for All Reasons: […]

    $50.00

  • Athens-East Piedmont Chapter April Meeting: Prescribed Fire, a Critical Tool for Plant Diversity

    Sandy Creek Nature Center 205 Old Commerce Rd., Athens, GA, United States

    This presentation will be an overview of fire on the historical landscape, and a look at how careful use of fire maintains and encourages native plant and animal diversity today. Forrest “Buck” Marchinton is a Wildlife Biologist with the Private Lands Program of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. For 25 years he has advised […]

  • Entomology for Gardeners: Identifying & Understanding Common Backyard Arthropods

    See below for a class from the Plants and Pollinators Specialization of the Certificate in Native Plants Program. The class is open to all. Saturday, Apr. 26 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Scott Clem, PhD, assistant professor of ecology, Illinois State University Virtual program https://t.uga.edu/9ze In this course, you will learn how to identify common […]

  • Propagation of Softwood Cuttings Workshop

    Sunrise Nursery 550 Athens Rd., Athens, United States

    Learn propagation techniques for softwood plants from Whit Kirkland of Juniper Creek Natives!  This will be a small, hands-on workshop with lots of opportunity for individual help, and time for questions so come prepared! There will be two sessions, with one running 10am-noon, and the second from 1pm-3pm. There is a strict limit of 5 […]

    $12

  • Ferns of the Georgia Piedmont

    Athens Clarke County Extension Office 275 Cleveland Rd, Athens, United States

    Did you know there are 119 species of ferns native to Georgia? Come learn all about these often overlooked native plants with Athens East Piedmont Chapter President and resident fern expert, Connie Gray. After Connie's popular fern presentation, there will be a chance to buy some of the native ferns that will be featured. All Athens-East […]