Workshops
GNPS occasionally hosts workshops that focus on topics related to plant identification or plant ecology. Some workshops offer hands-on learning about topics such as pruning or transplanting plants. Educational materials and a chance to practice your new skills are typically provided to give our members more in-depth learning and a way to take home what you learned. Workshops are also conducted by individual chapters.
Check our calendar for listings of upcoming Georgia Native Plant Society workshops. We would love to hear from you if you are interested in leading a workshop or have a topic that you would like to learn more about.
News & Events
Propagation Through Germination Workshop
Join The Fringed Campion Chapter of the Georgia Native Plant Society at Juniper Creek Natives in Byron, GA on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024 from 1:00 PM until about 4:00 PM for a hands-on germination workshop.
The workshop will be led by Whit Kirkland, owner of Juniper Creek Natives.
This workshop will explore winter sowing in milk jugs as a low-cost alternative to buying expensive equipment such as grow lights and heat mats. We will discuss different systems for winter sowing and how to stratify seed when it is not winter. Seed saving and storage will also be covered.
You will learn the advantages of this propagation method, types of planting medium, and how to sow seed. Participants are encouraged to bring 3 or 4 one-gallon CLEAN milk jugs they will plant with seeds and take home. Participants will have the opportunity to practice their seeding skills by sowing seed for future Fringed Campion Chapter Plant Sales.
Participation is limited to 15. Pre-registration and $20 payment is required. Registration will close when workshop is full or on Jan. 11, whichever comes first. Sign up at https://fringedcampiongnps.square.site/
Workshop will be outdoors, so dress accordingly. Bring a chair, native wildflower seed (seed will be provided if you don’t have seeds), a trowel and garden gloves. Bring your empty milk jugs in a cardboard box lined with a plastic bag in order to protect your car on the way home. Germination mix and seed will be provided.Registrants will be contacted if event is cancelled for any reason and a full refund will be issued.
Propagation Through Division and Root Cuttings Workshop
1:30 to 2 PM Plant Sales and Registration
2 to 3 PM Propagation Through Division and Plant Cuttings Workshop
3 to 4 PM Wildflower Walk
4 to 4:30 PM Plant Sales
The Georgia Grasslands Initiative iNaturalist Project
Virtual Presentation by Mr. Will Rogers
Conservation Researcher at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia
Wednesday, August 23, 2023 at 7:00 p.m.
Free to all. This event will be live streamed on GNPS’s YouTube channel.
Georgia’s grasslands need our attention. Our National Forest roadsides hold relicts of lost grassland and woodland habitats that have been declining since
European settlement. Shockingly, Southeastern grasslands have declined to about 1% of what they used to be. Nearly a third of all animals in the Southeast U.S. require grassland habitat for survival. These startling numbers led the State Botanical Garden of Georgia at the University of Georgia and the U.S. Forest Service to partner and create the Georgia Grasslands Initiative (GGI) project in iNaturalist.
During this webinar, Mr. Rogers will describe this ongoing initiative and how you can get involved with the project to document remnant roadside grassland habitats.
Mr. Will Rogers is a Conservation Research Professional at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia at the University of Georgia with a focus on imperiled plant species.
iNaturalist Workshop at Oaky Woods Wildlife Management Area
Propagating Without A Mist System Workshop
The Fringed Campion Chapter invite GNPS members to participate in a hands-on workshop at Flat Creek Natives in Perry, GA on Feb. 16, 2023 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Workshop presenters are Paul Sumner and Amy Heidt from the Coastal Plain Chapter. In this workshop, participants will learn the advantages of this propagation method, how to construct floating beds, mix planting medium, and plant the trays. Seed saving and storage will also be covered.
$25.00 registration fee. Link for online payment is included in the registration form.
Advance registration required. Register here: https://forms.gle/MEvphxUSieMb88p96
Workshop size is limited to 15 Georgia Native Plant Society members.
