The Minnesota Native Plant Society holds monthly membership meetings the first Thursday of each month from October through June (excluding January, July, August, and September). These meetings are free and open to the public.

6:00 to 7:00 PM - Social time and refreshments
7:00 to 7:15 PM - Announcements
7:15 to 7:30 PM - Plant of the month
7:30 to 8:30 PM - Main Speaker

2013 MONTHLY PROGRAMS

February 7, 2013
Ecophysiology of Woodland Wildflowers by Dr. Stephen Saupe, Professor, Biology Department of the College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University
Plant-of-the-Month: White Snakeroot (Ageratina altissima) also by Dr. Saupe

March 7, 2013
Proposed Updates to Minnesota’s  List of Endangered, Threatened, and Special Concern Species by Mr. Richard Baker, Endangered Species Coordinator, MN DNR. Welby Smith and Scott Milburn will be presenting information regarding several of the new plant additions to the revised rare species list.

April 4, 2013
A Brief History and Current Survey and Monitoring Efforts in Minnesota's Northern Peatlands by Erika Rowe, Plant Ecologist, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Plant-of-the-Month: TBD

May 2, 2013
History and Future of Oak Forests in a Changing Environment by Dr. Lee Frelich, Director, The University of Minnesota Center for Forest Ecology
Plant-of-the-Month: Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra)

June 6, 2013
Conserving Minnesota’s Prairie Butterfly Heritage by Dr. Erik Runquist, Butterfly Conservation Biologist, Minnesota Zoo
Plant-of-the-Month: Prairie Dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis)
Annual Plant Sale
USFWS national award presentation to Nancy Sather