NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY OF NEW JERSEY CELEBRATES FORTY YEARS!

GARDENING AND WILDLIFE EXPERTS SAM DROEGE, CARLOS MARTINEZ RIVERA, BECKY LABOY AND KRISTI MACDONALD KICKSTART SPRING

EARTH. WIND. FIRE. WATER.

THERE IS A LIMITED NUMBER OF IN-PERSON TICKETS!

The Native Plant Society of New Jersey, in cooperation with Jersey Friendly Yards and the Barnegat Bay Partnership, celebrates their 40th Anniversary year and proudly announces their largest gathering of native plant gardeners and enthusiasts to be held in person for the first time since 2020.  In another first, the meeting will also be simultaneously accessible online via Zoom. The annual meeting will be hosted by NPSNJ President Dr. Randi Eckel and focus on the elements: soil, water, air, and fire. Featured speakers Sam Droege, Carlos Martinez Rivera, Becky Laboy, and Kristi MacDonald are experts in these areas and will be making world-class presentations discussing how these elements affect our gardens and ecoregion. All of the speakers will be recorded and only ticket holders will have access to the videos after the event.  Lunch with vegan and vegetarian options will be served and a short business meeting with votes on elected officials and the plants of the year will also be an important part of the meeting.

“Kicking off our 40^th anniversary year, our annual meeting is just around the corner!! Because of Covid-19, this will be our first in-person conference since spring of 2020,” said Board President Dr. Randi Eckel, “I am so thrilled to have the opportunity to get together with native plant enthusiasts from all over our region.  I truly can’t wait to see you all at Ocean County Community College on March 4^th!”

LINK TO PHOTOS OF PLANTS OF THE YEAR NOMINEES

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/knx7x1493yq3jwgdcasva/h?dl=0&rlkey=ycc17v5d2f05acjl6hq5wj4un

In-Person Tickets: Members $50, Non-members $75

Both In-Person and Virtual/Online Tickets can be purchased at www.npsnj.org. Tickets will also be available to purchase at the door. Current Members (anyone who purchased a membership since November 1, 2022) should have received a members-only discount code via e-mail. You will enter this code on the last screen before finalizing the purchase.

Virtual Online Tickets: Members $10, Non – members: $25

Student tickets $10 (at the door with valid student ID)

Special Guest Speakers