Georgia Native Plant Society Annual Symposium
Join us on February 24 and 25 for the 2024 Annual Symposium:
DIY Native Habitats – Building Your Stewardship Toolkit
Each year, the Georgia Native Plant Society holds a symposium to provide members and non-members with up-to-date information on native plants, their habitats and their conservation. Themes change annually, offering a variety of speakers from all aspects of the native plant world. In 2021, due to pandemic conditions, a two-day virtual format was adopted, and this has continued as it allows us to reach more people state-wide.
The first symposium was held on April 10, 1995. Sally and Andy Wasowski, authors of Gardening with Native Plants of the South, waived their normal speaker’s fee, as did Kathy Henderson and George Sanko, in order to promote the first symposium at DeKalb College. In the years up to the pandemic, the symposia have been held at Middle Georgia State University.
Previous symposia
2023: Planting with Purpose
2022: Healing Our Habitats — At Home and In the Wild
2021: Georgia’s Wildlife from the Ground Up — Why Native Plants and Places are Essential
2020: Creating and Connecting Native Habitats — How to Sustain Nature in our Yards and Communities
2019: Caring for Our Living Landscapes — How and Why
2018: Rooted in Trees — Landscaping in Harmony with our Native Environment
2017: Working with Nature — Rather than Against
(The first symposium was held in 1995.)
Symposium News
GNPS Annual Symposium
The 21st annual GNPS Plant Symposium will be held this year at Georgia Perimeter College, Decatur Campus in Decatur, GA on Feb 20th, 2016. The symposium will touch on broad themes of interest, including new and unusual native plants of the southeast, storm water gardens, and how to engage the public in the importance and joys of native plants. Our keynote speaker is Dr. Larry Mellichamp, recently retired Professor of Botany and Horticulture at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and former director of the University’s Botanical Gardens. We will also offer hands-on workshops including digital photography and botanical illustration. Register now to get the early bird prices!
20th Annual Georgia Native Plant Symposium Announcement
20th Annual Georgia Native Plant Symposium Saturday March 7, 2015 Our 20th Annual Georgia Native Plant Society Symposium was held March 7, 2015 at the Georgia Perimeter College, Clarkston campus, Atlanta, GA, from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Our program included...