By Chapter Chairs reporting for Native Plant News
Eight regional chapters knit the North Carolina Native Plant Society together and provide the foundation of our almost 75-year strong community of native plants advocates. As you scroll through these pictures – and read the rest of our Winter 2024 Native Plant News newsletter – you may get inspired and decide to nominate a person or an organization for one of our NCNPS awards. See this issue’s article, Helpers Yesterday and Today or go to the NCNPS Awards Program page on our website for details.
Oconee Bell Chapter
Oconee Bell Chapter created a project on iNaturalist to help anyone identify plants typically found in their North Carolina region of a high-altitude temperate rainforest. People who have used iNaturalist to take plant photos across the country or around the world can review local plants without joining the project. To date, six local observers have posted 734 species. Most are native. Within the app, you may click on a species photo for more information.
Reid (Triangle) Chapter
Margaret Reid Chapter members attended workshops in Cary and Durham led by Julie Moore; prepared a new NCNPS garden promoting NC native plant nurseries at the State Fair in Raleigh, and toured Debbie Roos’s Pollinator Paradise Garden.
Southern Piedmont Chapter
Triad Chapter
Triad Chapter members Adam Webb (pictured) and Mike Callahan represented the NC Native Plant Society at Elderberry Creek Farm & Nursery’s Fall Celebration. Members also participated in the Fall Seed and Plant Swap at the Forsyth Extension Office with Second Harvest Food bank and Triad member Marie James.