The Grow Native! program is a Partners for Native Landscaping events partner. For a full list of events, visit the Partners for Native Landscaping website: PNL Spring Series (stlouisaudubon.org).
Part 1: Webinar Series (February 20-March 20). Register for all webinars here.
Tuesday, February 20, 7:00 p.m.- Keynote: Native Plants for Native Pollinators, Dr. Ed Spevak – Saint Louis Zoo.
Tuesday, February 27, 7:00 p.m.- The Social Benefits of Trees, Rebecca Hankins – Forest ReLeaf of Missouri.
Wednesday, February 28, 2:00 p.m.- Native? Invasive? Exotic? Choose Eco-Logically, Jean Ponzi – Earthways Center.
Tuesday, March 5, 7:00 p.m.- Using iNaturalist in Your Garden, Dr. Nina Fogel – ShutterBee & Washington University.
Wednesday, March 6, 2:00 p.m.- Native Plant Food Gardening Panel, Dr. Nadia Navarrete Tindall – Lincoln University, Matt Lebon – Custom Foodscaping, Dean Gunderson – Seed STL Moderator: Jean Ponzi.
Tuesday, March 12, 7:00 p.m.- Kill Your Lawn for the Birds, Emily Connor – Audubon Riverlands & Dan Pearson -St. Louis Audubon.
Wednesday, March 13, 2:00 p.m.- Container Gardening with Native Plants, Joan Klingensmith – Shaw Nature Reserve.
Tuesday, March 19, 7:00 p.m.- Planning for Future Drought with Native Plants, Shannon Callahan – St. Louis Audubon.
Wednesday, March 20, 2:00 p.m.- Native Landscaping for Butterflies & Moths, Chris Hartley – Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House.
Part 2: In-Person Workshop & Plant Sale (March 23). Register here.
Saturday, March 23, 8:00 a.m to 1:00 p.m.- Maryland Heights Community Center, 2300 McKelvey Rd in, Maryland Heights, MO 63043, $10 with registration.
Presentations:
Keynote: “Native Plant Nation: Cultivating an Ethic of Native Landscaping”, Carol Davit, Missouri Prairie Foundation
Panel: “Native Landscaping Advocacy” with panelists: Kellie Shelton & Anni Dineen (City of Jennings-Curb Appeal Contest), Carrie Coyne (Webster Groves Green Space Advisory Commission), Carol Davit (Missouri Prairie Foundation/Grow Native!), Moderator: Jean Ponzi
Speaker: “Stewarding Native Plants as Community Engagement”, Dail Chambers, Coahoma Orchards
Part 3: Free Native Plant Fair (April 28). Register here.
Sunday, April 28, 2024, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.- Beyond Housing Headquarters, 6506 Wright Way, St. Louis, MO 63121.