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GNPS Chapter Interest Meeting and Q&A
by Michele Buchanan | Apr 20, 2021 | Chapter Formation, News & Announcements, Programs & Meetings
In the April NativeSCAPE newsletter, we talked about the state of chapter development and getting started forming new chapters. We had lots of members reaching out about joining or helping to form new chapters. In order to help answer any questions around forming new...
GNPS Symposium 2021: A Virtual Event on February 27-28
by GNPS | Jan 13, 2021 | News & Announcements, Symposium
Symposium 2021 Georgia’s Wildlife From the Ground Up: Why Native Plants & Places are Essential
2021 Plant of the Year: Fringetree
by Valerie Boss | Jan 2, 2021 | News & Announcements, Plant Of The Year
This year’s Plant of the Year (POY) is fringetree (Chionanthus virginicus). Also known as white fringe tree, old man’s beard, or grancy graybeard, this small flowering tree grows along the east coast from New York to Florida and across the south to Texas. It was...
Plant of the Year 2021: Fringetree (Chionanthus virginicus)
by GNPS | Dec 16, 2020 | News & Announcements, Plant Of The Year
The Georgia Native Plant Society is pleased to announce that our members have selected fringetree (Chionanthus virginicus) as Plant of the Year for 2021.
Plant of the Year voting is now open!
by Valerie Boss | Nov 1, 2020 | News & Announcements
POY 2021 voting will take place from November 1st - 30th at midnight. Go to https://gnps.org/education/plant-year/ for details. The nominees are: Fringetree (Chionanthus virginicus) Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis) Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) Purpletop...
