NCNPS Events

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September 2026
Short-toothed Mountain Mint, Pycnanthemum muticum, with Silvery Checkerspot butterfly, Chlosyne nycteis (by Nancy Lee Adamson)

Making Sense of Mountain Mints presented by Dr. Derick Poindexter

Join us at 6:30pm on September 2nd at the Kathleen Clay Edwards Library Meeting Room to learn about Mountain Mints. 1420 Price Park Dr., Greensboro, NC This talk will introduce various aspects of cultivation and species biology within this genus, as well as taxonomic complications.  Species of the mint (Lamiaceae) genus Pycnanthemum Michx. (1803) have […]
02 Sep
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
  • Triad Chapter
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lake james in the foreground with mountains in the distance

BioBlitz at Lake James State Park

Event: BioBlitz at Lake James State Park to Celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the NC Native Plant Society When: Saturday, September 19, 2026 Time: 9:00 AM–1:00 PM Location: Lake James State Park REGISTER HERE Specific meeting location and directions will be provided to registered participants. Join the NC Native Plant Society – Foothills Chapter for […]
19 Sep
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Lake James State Park
  • Foothills Chapter
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Beeloved Community Garden

Tour: Beeloved Community Garden (Raleigh)

Join us for a tour of this quarter-acre, mostly-native-plant garden just north of NCSU, created by West Raleigh Presbyterian Church to provide space for pollination of flowers by insects and to foster relationships between people. The garden’s name is inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s vision of a world where love will transform, redeem, […]
20 Sep
2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Beeloved Community Garden
2506 Vanderbilt Ave., Raleigh 27607
  • Margaret Reid Chapter
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Banner 75th anniversary statewide celebration

75th NCNPS Anniversary Event

Join us for this Statewide Celebration in Pittsboro the weekend of September 25-27 to honor our past 75 years as the North Carolina Native Plant Society has grown alongside the native plants we love. The small circle of passionate native plant lovers in 1951 has grown to a thriving statewide network of over 2400 members. […]
25 - 27 Sep
8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Chatham County Agriculture & Conference Center
1192 U.S. Hwy 64 West Business, Pittsboro, NC
  • NCNPS Society
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October 2026
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