# North Carolina Native Plant Society

> Our mission is to promote the enjoyment and conservation of NC’s native plants and their habitats through education, protection, cultivation, and advocacy\.

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## Pages
- [75th NCNPS Celebration Registration](https://ncwildflower.org/75th-celebration-registration/)
- [North Carolina Native Plant Society](https://ncwildflower.org/)
- [75th NCNPS Anniversary Events and Registration](https://ncwildflower.org/75-ncnps-anniverdary-events-registration/)
- [75th NCNPS Celebration Lunch Options](https://ncwildflower.org/75th-ncnps-celebration-lunch-options/)
- [75th Event Page OLD DO NOT USE](https://ncwildflower.org/75th-event-page/)

## Posts
- [Germination: Our Society Begins 1951\-1976](https://ncwildflower.org/germination-our-society-begins-1951-1976/): Dive in or skim this newsletter, but definitely know we listen to plants for 75 years\. They've had much to say and the work continues\!
- [NCNPS 75th Anniversary Edition](https://ncwildflower.org/ncnps-75th-anniversary-edition/)
- [The Next 25 Years: 2026\-2031](https://ncwildflower.org/the-next-25-years-2026-2031/): The North Carolina Native Plant Society and local chapters can make future impacts\. What can each of us do? Join us and get active\.
- [A  Statement of Hope and a Promise for the Future \(2026 and onward\)](https://ncwildflower.org/a-statement-of-hope-and-a-promise-for-the-future-2026-and-onward/): When I see land being clear cut, it makes me realize I can control one place – my yard\. I don’t have to be a bystander\.
- [We Make More Connections \(2001\-2026\)](https://ncwildflower.org/we-make-more-connections-2001-2026/): When I see land being clear cut, it makes me realize I can control one place – my yard\. I don’t have to be a bystander\.

## Events
- [Field Trip:  Old Creedmoor Nature Preserve \(Wake Forest\)](https://ncwildflower.org/events/field-trip-old-creedmoor-nature-preserve-wake-forest/)
- [🌿 Tuesday at the Pond: Show, Share \& Discover 🌿](https://ncwildflower.org/events/oconee_bell2026august/): What’s your best local hike, favorite native plant, or most useful plant resource? Join the Oconee Bell Chapter in Cashiers for an informal "Nature Night at the Pond" discussion of your favorite hikes, books, web resources or native plants and new discoveries\!
- [Creating a pollinator garden is easy\! Learn how at Nature Night at the Pond with the Oconee Bell Chapter in Cashiers, NC](https://ncwildflower.org/events/pollinators2026july/): Join the Oconee Bell Chapter at the large picnic shelter at the pond behind the Cashiers Rec Center and the Albert\-Carlton Cashiers Community Library, 249 Frank Allen Rd, Cashiers, NC 28717 with Brett Hopkins of Asheville to discuss how he and his wife Julie transformed their sloped residential property into a thriving pollinator meadow and native habitat by replacing lawn with native plants\. Learn how to convert your garden into a "pollinator magnet" with native species to support bees, butterflies, and birds\.
- [Exploring Natural and Man\-Made Meadows in a Residential Landscape](https://ncwildflower.org/events/elk-knob-late-spring-blooms-783/)
- [SANDHILLS CHAPTER NCNPS 75TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION AUGUST 4, 2026](https://ncwildflower.org/events/sandhills-chapter-ncnps-75th-anniversary-celebration-august-4-2026-2/)

## Categories
- [Newsletter Article](https://ncwildflower.org/category/newsletter-article/)
- [Newsletters](https://ncwildflower.org/category/newsletters/)
- [2022 Summer](https://ncwildflower.org/category/2022-summer-article/)
- [2022 Special X](https://ncwildflower.org/category/2022-special-x/)
- [2022 Spring](https://ncwildflower.org/category/2022-spring-article/)

## Tags
- [Triad](https://ncwildflower.org/tag/triad/)
- [Hikes Outings Annual Mtg](https://ncwildflower.org/tag/hikes-outings-annual-mtg/)
- [Home Garden](https://ncwildflower.org/tag/home-gardening/)
- [Cullowhee](https://ncwildflower.org/tag/cullowhee/)
- [Awards](https://ncwildflower.org/tag/awards/)

## Categories
- [Triangle](https://ncwildflower.org/mec-category/triangle/)
- [Southern Piedmont](https://ncwildflower.org/mec-category/southern-piedmont/)
- [Blue Ridge](https://ncwildflower.org/mec-category/blue-ridge/)
- [Triad](https://ncwildflower.org/mec-category/triad/)
- [Oconee Bell](https://ncwildflower.org/mec-category/oconee-bell/)

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