GNPS News & Announcements
Monarch Butterfly & Habitat Monitoring Volunteer Training
Join Monarch Joint Venture for a volunteer training focused on how to monitor monarch butterflies and their habitat using the Integrated Monarch Monitoring Program (IMMP), a standardized method used to collect information on monarchs, milkweed, nectar plants, and...
GNPS Strategic Plan Zoom, April 22, 2026
GNPS State Board member Amy Schuler gave the Maritime chapter a presentation on the updated 2026 GNPS strategic plan. Amy shares...
Plant Sale Volunteers Needed!
The AEPC needs volunteers for our annual plant sale! How you can help: Thursday, April 23rd from 1-3 pm, we need help pricing and labeling plants. Thursday, April 30th from 1-3 pm, we need help pricing and labeling plants. Friday, May 1st from 12-5 pm, we need help...
The 2026 Native Garden Tour is Only a Few Days Away!
This Saturday, join us at the 2026 Native Garden Tour! April 18th from 10 am - 4 pm This year's native garden tour is coming up soon! Check out the 2026 Native Garden Tour Brochure for a sneak peak at this year's featured gardens. Click here to purchase tickets! We...
April Chapter Meeting – Underused Restoration Tool: Native Root Hemiparasitic Plants
Join us at Sandy Creek Nature Center (205 Old Commerce Rd, Athens, Ga 30607) on Wednesday, April 8th from 6 pm to 7:30 pm for an educational presentation from Jordan Argrett, parasitic plant researcher at the Odum School of Ecology. Jordan will present on plant to...
The Nature of Oaks, an In Person Event with Doug Tallamy
Join the Georgia Tree Network for an exceptional in-person talk by NewYork Times best-selling author and renowned scientist Doug Tallamy! This event will be held on Thursday, March 26 at the UGA Tate Student Center. The event is free and open to the public but a...
2026 Spring Plant Sales
Each year we like to make you aware of seasonal native plant sales. Here is a list of all that we have collected from one end of Georgia to the other (including Chattanooga for those in the very north). Most of them are dedicated to native plants but a few have a mix;...
5th Annual Intown Atlanta Native Garden Tour
You’re invited to the fifth annual Intown Atlanta GNPS Native Garden Tour. Tickets include admission to four habitats. Purchase Tickets Register for this day of self-guided tours and get inspired about adding native plants to your yard or patio. Spring is the perfect...
2026 Plant of the Year Merch Available Now
Gear up for spring with a pawpaw shirt! Visit the GNPS store for a variety of shirts and mugs with our 2026 Plant of the Year. We are happy to offer some organic cotton options and new styles featuring the beautiful image of pawpaw created by our very own Laura Qadri...
Support HB 955 to Change the State Flower and Designate April as Native Plant Month
GNPS encourages all Georgia citizens, and especially its members, to contact their local Senator and Representative to encourage their support for HB 955. The new bill introduced in early January proposes to both change the state flower to the native Sweetbay magnolia...
