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The mission of the Florida Native Plant Society is to promote the preservation, conservation, and restoration of the native plants and native plant communities of Florida.

The Palm Beach County Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society meets on the third Tuesday of every month (except December) at the IFAS / Mounts Botanical Garden Auditorium in West Palm Beach (531 N Military Trl, West Palm Beach, FL 33415). Doors open at 7pm. Our popular native plant drawing follows the speaker program -a great way to add hard to find natives to your landscape.

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE ENTIRE 2024 SPEAKER PROGRAM

***EVENTS***

April 16 Chapter Meeting

Sue Mullins on Land Conservation Advocacy in Florida

Sue Mullins was lobbyist to the Florida Native Plant Society for 12 years before accepting the position of Director for the Rural and Family Lands Protection Program at the Florida Dept. of Agriculture in September 2023. As a lobbyist and policy advisor on conservation issues, Sue drafted the 2001 Rural and Family Lands Protection Act and the 2008 Florida Forever Act. Sue has also helped create local conservation land programs in 17 Florida counties. Most recently, Sue wrote the “Marsh Forward” A Regional Plan for the Future of the South Atlantic Coast’s Million-Acre Salt Marsh Ecosystem, on behalf of The Pew Charitable Trusts. Sue holds a Master of Sciences in Anthropology from Florida State University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from Saint Leo College.

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The Palm Beach County Chapter of the FNPS is hosting an ongoing monthly event that focuses on discovery and identification of south Florida native plants in their natural habitats. This is an opportunity for members to learn and share knowledge. This monthly event will be limited to 12 members. If you need to join or renew your membership, you can do so here:

 https://www.fnps.org/support/membership 

Enjoy the beauty of our natural areas as you botanize. Walks will be led by PBC Master Gardeners and FNPS members Julia Renninger and Helen Laurence. 

4/13/24: John D. MacArthur State Park

Sign up for April 13 here

5/12/24: Juno Dunes East Natural Area: Oceanfront Tract

Sign up for May 12 here

Native Plant Demo Garden Meet and Prune

Our monthly garden maintenance meet up takes place on the second Saturday of each month from 9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. at our native plant demonstration garden located next to the Clayton Hutchinson building at Mounts Botanical Garden. To get there, take Military Trail to Golf Rd and proceed to the rear entrance of MBG. We've arranged for the gate to be open so you will be able to park in the lot near the demo garden. Wear appropriate warm weather clothing and bring your pruning shears. Water will be provided. Don't forget to bring a to-go container for cuttings. This is a great opportunity to help keep our educational demo garden in shape and to collect cuttings for planting in your own native landscape!

Sign up here :   https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e084babab28a2fd0-native2

Contact Angela Yow with any questions: 561-309-3877

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For those of you interested in on-line presentations, please check out the interesting videos from the FNPS Lunch and Learn series.  You must be a member to view the current presentations but FNPS has generously made a few accessible in their public archive.

To access the Public Lunch and Learn Archive, go to www.fnps.org/news/news and click on your YouTube video of interest.