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ACTION ALERT: Senate Bill 518 – Help Change the State Flower to a Native Species
by Nikki Belmonte | Feb 23, 2024 | News & Announcements
We are pleased to share that Senate Bill 518, an act to change the state floral emblem to the native Sweetbay Magnolia (Magnolia virginiana), passed unanimously through the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Tourism. You can help get this legislation passed...
A Campaign to Change the Georgia State Flower to a Native Species
by Nikki Belmonte | Feb 8, 2024 | News & Announcements
Help Us Move Legislation Forward Georgia has one of the richest landscapes in the nation. Its vast plant diversity should be represented by a native flower important to both our ecosystems and our heritage. That's why the GNPS Advocacy Committee is pushing for...
GNPS 2024 Symposium Registration Now Open
by Tom Collins | Jan 17, 2024 | News & Announcements, Symposium
You can find the complete details on our Symposium page linked here.
2024 Plant of the Year: Blue Mistflower
by Nikki Belmonte | Jan 1, 2024 | News & Announcements, Plant Of The Year
By Valerie Boss The GNPS 2024 Plant of the Year is blue mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum), a native perennial wildflower with beautiful blue or purplish blossoms. A member of the Asteraceae family, the species can be found throughout the eastern US and parts of...
Weed Wrangle Georgia 2024 on January 15
by Nikki Belmonte | Dec 22, 2023 | Herbert Taylor / Daniel Johnson Restoration Project, Intown Atlanta Chapter, Mary Scott Nature Preserve Project, News & Announcements, Old Rucker Road Restoration Project, W. D. Thompson Park Restoration Project
GNPS will host our first ever statewide "Weed Wrangle" on January 15th, MLK Jr. Day of Service. Weed Wrangle is a one-day, area-wide, volunteer effort to help rescue our public parks and green spaces from non-native invasive species through hands-on removal of...