The Lady Slipper, the newsletter of the Kentucky Native Plant Society, has been published since 1986 (see all back issues here). Published three to four times a year, The Lady Slipper contains a mix of news, upcoming events, and articles about the native plants of Kentucky.
The very first issue, Vol. 1, No. 1, February, 1986, was typewritten. In 1995, a contest was held to name the Society’s newsletter. The winning name, The Lady Slipper, was introduced in Vol. 11, No. 1, February, 1996, the start of the 10th year of publication. With Vol. 23, No. 3, Fall, 2008, we began publishing our newsletter in color.
With this issue (Vol. 34, No. 2, Summer/Fall 2019) we are changing the format of The Lady Slipper, to a blog format on our website
We are in need of someone willing to take on the job of Editor. The editor solicits and collects articles for each issue. The articles are put into the WordPress blogging platform and then formatted and edited. Experience with WordPress would be great, but even if you are not familiar with WordPress, the Society’s webmaster can help you quickly come up to speed.
If you love native plants and like to edit and organize articles, we would love to have you on the team. If you have any questions or have an interest in helping out, just email KYPlants@knps.org