[PCA] CONFERENCE: Florida Native Plant Society Annual Conference May 14-18 (Palmetto, FL)

[Olivia Kwong]

http://www.fnps.org/pages/programs/programpg_no_pic.php?keyword=Conference

Florida Native Plant Society Annual Conference
Estuaries to Uplands:  Celebrating Florida's Native Plant Heritage
May 14-18, 2008
Manatee Convention Center - Palmetto, FL
(Near Bradenton)

Hosted by the Mangrove, Pinellas, Serenoa & Suncoast Chapters

Purpose of Conference: To provide educational programs to FNPS members and 
the general public about the planting, preservation, conservation and 
restoration of Florida native plants and their associated plant 
communities.

Notable conference activities:

* Field trips to over 20 locations highlighting native plant communities, 
native trees, shrubs and wildflowers led by botanists and local plant 
specialists.
* Native plant sale providing locally grown trees, shrubs and wildflowers 
throughout the event. Hundreds of new native plants for home landscapes!
* Educational exhibit tables; many vendors
* The latest news in conservation, preservation and restoration of Florida 
native plant communities
* Workshops for landscape design, making plant specimens, nature 
photography, scientific information regarding the .Real Florida. and much 
more.
* Social events

See the website to register and for more information.