Welcome to the Nature Coast Chapter of FNPS

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

Conservation

We work to protect plants and their habitat by supporting acquisition and management of Florida's remaining natural lands.

Restoration

Restoration brings back life on degraded lands to improve habitat for wildlife and the plants they require for survival.

Nature Coast Chapter Meeting Tuesday, May 9 at 7:00 pm. Click for details.

John Lampkin. Defend Yourself! How Bugs and Bloomers Survive

May Field Trip May 13, 9:00 am. A Special Invitation to Hike Janet Butterfield Brooks Environmental Area (WEA). Hosted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). Click for details.

FNPS 42nd Annual Conference: April 28-30 is Virtual followed by Three Weekends in May are Field Days in Naples, Tallahassee and Sanford. Click here for details

Nature Coast News Updates

The May - June 2023 Nature Coast Newsletter has arrived for your reading pleasure.

Click here to view the newsletter.

Topics for everyone:

President's Message
Information on our upcoming May Chapter meeting and field trip
June 17th Pop-Up Garden Tour
June Chapter Meeting, Presentation and Field Trip (combined event)
Native Plant Profile for the Canna Flaccida
And lots more!!

FNPNS announcement for 2023 Endowment Grant Research Awards Click and "view" for details.

FNPS 2023 Conference

42nd Annual Conference

Virtual: April 28-30, 2023

Field Days: Three Weekends in May

Click here for complete details: http://www.fnps.org/conference/2023

"Nature Coast Chapter Happenings"

Photos from the Croom field trip on April 15. Colleen Werner from Withlacoochee State Forest hosted the trip. Colleen was wonderful!

The Native Plant Sale on Saturday, March 25th was a big success! In addition to a variety of plants, customers purchased books, birdboxes, professional photos and learned about the benefits of joining the Nature Coast Chapter of FNPS.

Pictured below are photos from the March Field Trip, "Talk and Walk at Upper Tampa Bay Conservation Park."

Join our volunteers the fourth Monday of each month from 9 to 10am sprucing up the Nature Coast Chapter Demonstration Garden at Heritage Park.