By Lisa Lofland Gould Non-native aquatic invasive plants are Chlorofiends indeed! The issues surrounding invasive species are complex, and many people don’t “get it”, even when surrounded by landscapes replete with invasive terrestrial plants. Aquatic invaders, however, are another story: suddenly people are horrified that their favorite fishing spots and swimming holes are covered with […]
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Promoting the enjoyment and conservation of North Carolina’s native plants and their habitats
through education, protection, cultivation, and advocacy since 1951
Articles in the Summer 2023 Native Plant News include:
Aquatic Invaders Cost NC a Bundle • North Carolina’s Wonderful Wetlands • Managing Native Willows • Our Annual Picnic! • Cullowhee Conference Sign-up • Spring Hike Botanizing •
NCNPS Earth Day Photos
Find Your Passion Project with the NC Native Plant Society
At NCNPS it’s all about native plants – for the birds and the bees and the people. Join us and find your “passion project.” Make a Difference.
Join our Native Plant News Team
Is your passion to write articles or coordinate photos of chapter events? Become a newsletter team member and help produce the quarterly newsletter? Add your skills and enthusiasm to make a difference? Spread the word about the great things we’re doing around the state. Have something in mind? Contact us with your ideas.
Our Earth Day Projects
Here are some NCNPS chapter photos from Earth Day activities.
You Can Get Physical
Our Events calendar lists physical (as well as cerebral) events. Want to remove invasive plants, cultivate at parks and preserves, go on hikes, and/or share seeds and plants? Plain ol’ just show up and have fun?
But wait! There’s more!!
Check out our statewide NCNPS Volunteer Opportunities list and see what clicks with you.
Andrea Thunem is editor of the North Carolina Native Plant Society’s Native Plant News and a member of the NCNPS Southern Piedmont chapter. A retired journalist and landscape designer with a passion for native plants and environmental sustainability, she loves working with people to present their stories about the holistic nature of plants, people, earth, and connections. Email her at newsletter@ncwildflower.org
North Carolina’s Wonderful Wetlands – Rooted in Plants
By Kristie Gianopulos A huge reason I love wetlands is because they are FULL of LIFE! If you are near a wetland, no matter what time of year, you are bound to see, hear, and smell evidence of this life, whether it be birds, insects, plants, fish, invertebrates, or mammals. Why are wetlands like this? […]
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Managing Native Willows
By Bill DunsonPhotos courtesy Bill Dunson A common theme of many issues surrounding the management of natural environments is how to compensate for the numerous negative impacts of civilization’s disturbance to land and waters without making things worse. This discussion will deal primarily with the native Carolina Willow (Salix caroliniana) and Black Willow (Salix nigra). […]
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Picnic, Plants, and Native Plant Friends
By Beth Davis It’s time on June 10 to celebrate our love of native plants and renew our friendships with other native plant enthusiasts from across the state. Come see what’s new this year at the Annual Picnic-Meeting, which will again be held at Pfeiffer University in Misenheimer, NC. The town of Misenheimer is located […]
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Cullowhee Inspires Growth and Connections
By Craig Maxwell Relatively speaking, I’m a newbie to native plants and all of the ways that people are engaging with them. Professionally, I don’t deal with plants or anything to do with the outdoors, so attending a native plant conference was never on my radar until I joined the NC Native Plant Society. But […]
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We Love Earth Day
By NCNPS Chapters NCNPS chapters promote and celebrate native plants once a year on Earth Day, April 22. But truth be told, at NCNPS every day is an earth day! Here are some photos of what we did April 22. By NCNPS ChaptersNative Plant News – Summer 2023
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Spring Botanizing in Morrow Mountains
By NCNPS Chapters One of the rewards of membership in the NC Native Plant Society is our annual Spring Hikes event. We botanized in North America’s oldest mountain range, Morrow Mountain State Park in the Uwharrie Mountains near Albemarle, NC. Organized by the Spring Hike Committee of Paula LaPoint, Diane Laslie, and Barbara Tuset, the […]
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Volume 21 Issue 2 Summer 2023
North Carolina Native Plant Society
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Greensboro, NC 27435
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