NCNPS Events

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June 2026
NC Native Plant Society member, Charlie Williams, was featured in SMITHSONIAN! We know him as a librarian, author and Andre Michaux actor.

Learn the Correct History of the Botanist who Discovered Oconee Bells for Nature Night at the Pond in June, Cashiers, NC

André Michaux (1746–1802) was a pioneering French botanist who traveled extensively across North America from 1785 to 1796, collecting thousands of plants for French royal gardens. To learn the correct history, you won't want to miss this event at the library meeting room in Cashiers on Tuesday, 30 June 2026, 5:00 PM!
30 Jun
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Cashiers, NC
  • Oconee Bell Chapter
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July 2026
Meadow garden at the home of Brett Hopkins

Creating a pollinator garden is easy! Learn how at Nature Night at the Pond with the Oconee Bell Chapter in Cashiers, NC

Join the Oconee Bell Chapter at the Cashiers library meeting room 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.
28 Jul
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Cashiers, NC
  • Oconee Bell Chapter
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Preserving Native Plants in the Foothills of NC

Please join the new Foothills Chapter of the NC Native Plant Society (NCNPS) for our first public meeting, where we’ll be welcoming speakers Ryan Sparks and Erin Canter from the Foothills Conservancy of NC (FCNC). Ryan and Erin will be reviewing the importance of native plants to our ecosystem and describing the Conservancy’s efforts to […]
28 Jul
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Foothills Higher Education Center Room HC-211
2128 S. Sterling St., Morganton, NC
  • Foothills Chapter
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