The Triad Treasures Natural Diversity!

The Triad Chapter was created in 2004 and includes Alamance, Caswell, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Montgomery, Randolph, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, and Yadkin counties. Our monthly meetings are held in Greensboro, NC.

 

We would love for you to join today!

Chapter Activities

Monthly Meetings

Please join us the first Wednesday of each month, September through May, for programs, plant sharing, and plant fun! Members often bring plants or other items as door prizes to our meetings. 

 

All in-person meetings are at 6:30pm, changed from our previous start time of 7:00 p.m., at the Kathleen Clay Edwards Library. Address is 1420 Price Park Drive, Greensboro, NC 27410.

 

For those who prefer not to drive at night during the winter, Judy West is organizing additional monthly gatherings from December through March at 10:00am in the small meeting room at the KCE Library

 

All are welcome to attend!

 

In addition, some meetings will also be available via Zoom.  Recorded meetings specific to the Triad Chapter can be found here.

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

Upcoming Meetings – 2024

Additional meetings across the state are listed on the Events page.

Hikes and Nature Walks

The Triad Chapter offers hikes, garden, and nature walks each year

 

Additional hikes and walks across the state are listed on the Events page.

Bog Garden Workdays

Join us every Tuesday to help landscape the Bog Garden at Benjamin Park in Greensboro, a 21-acre public garden situated along Hobbs Road and Starmount Farms Drive. As Greensboro Beautiful Inc. volunteers, we coordinate our restoration efforts with Greensboro Parks and Recreation staff. We enhance this open space for wildlife by removing exotic invasive plants and replacing them with native plants. We’d love for you to come and enjoy the company of other enthusiasts, learn about landscaping with native plants,  and help maintain this jewel of a native plant garden.

 


Spring-Fall Schedule

During the warmer months, we meet from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon.


Winter Schedule

In the colder months, we move our volunteer time from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. to take advantage of the warmer daytime hours.

 

Triad Flora Report

Lisa Gould compiles a wonderful monthly Triad Flora Report, highlighting her native plant observations and the observations contributed by anyone in the community. It is a tremendously valuable tool for learning about our native (and introduced) flora in the wild, for exploring flowering times, providing a record of our plant community through time, utilizing the knowledge and observational skills of our members, and making a trip to go see something special or new to you!

 

Check out all our Triad Flora Reports.

Click here for the most recent Triad Flora Report.

For more information and to contribute to the Triad Flora report, contact Lisa Gould.

 

NOTE: Please include only plants that are native or naturalized in the wild (no garden plants).

Trillium cuneatum
Toad Trillium (Trillium cuneatum) by Matthew Perry
Virginia Heartleaf (Hexastyli virginica) by Matthew Perry

Annual Seed Exchange

We have an annual seed exchange meeting in December at Kathleen Clay Edwards Library

 

Last December, members shared seeds from over 150 different species of native plants! 

Annual Photo Share

We have an annual photo share where members talk about their favorite plants and garden experiences over the past year. 

 

A PowerPoint version of our 2023 member photo share can be viewed here 

Photos and Information From Events

Wildflower Ramble at Strieby Wood Nature Preserve - October 7th, 2023
Butterfly Ball - October 4th 2023
Red Daisy Festival - March 4th, 2023

2nd Annual Native Plant Fest

October 21, 2022

Hike at Mayo State Park

January 10, 2022

Green & Growin’ Show

January 13, 2022

 

Lynda Waldrep demonstrates how to sow seeds from native plants

Annual Seed Exchange

December 1, 2021

Tater Hill Trip

August 02, 2008

Green Swamp

May 21, 2005

 

Other Ways to Stay Informed

Members receive announcements about Triad Chapter programs via the NCNPS, you can select which chapter’s emails you would like to receive when you become a member

 

Also, members and non-members can join our informal listserv group for sharing announcements about native plant events, resources, and photos. Visit the Triad Chapter’s listserv TriadNCNPS@Groups.io for more information. To join the Triad Chapter’s listserv group, send your name, location, and reason for interest to triadco@ncwildflower.org.



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