When: Saturday, Sept. 12, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm CDT Where: Kenlake SRP, 542 Kenlake Rd, Hardin, KY
Elk & Bison Prairie at Land Between the Lakes
Mark your calendars and plan to meet up with other KNPS members and friends as we head west to Kenlake SRP for the Society’s 2026 Fall Meeting, on Sept 12th. Kenlake SRP is located on the shores of Kentucky Lake, just outside the small town of Aurora, KY. We will meet in the Meeting Room C, in the Kenlake Lodge. If you want to learn more about KNPS, meet other Kentucky native plant enthusiasts, and learn more about the native plants of Kentucky, then the KNPS Fall Meeting is for you!
We are still finalizing details of the Fall Meeting, but here is the schedule for the day (all times are Central Daylight Time).
Our board is already hard at work planning Wildflower Weekend 2027 that will be taking place April 16th-18th. We had previously announced that Pine Mountain State Resort Park would be our hosts for this event. The park has informed us that they will now be undergoing renovations beginning April 1st and can no longer host our event.
Wildflower Weekend 2027 will now take place at Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park on April 16th-18th, 2027. If you are interested in helping to plan the event, please be sure to reach out to us at KYPlants@knps.org.
By Rachel Cook, Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves
Are you a native plant nursery or contractor in Kentucky? Our website features a list of plant nurseries in our region that grow and sell native plants. The plant nurseries list has been extremely helpful and served as an important resource for native plant enthusiasts looking to grow their own native plants. We are working to improve this list to provide the most up-to-date information to our community.
This year we are adding contractors who work with native plants to this list. This will include landscape designers, invasive species removal specialists, habitat restoration specialists and more businesses that have a focus on native plants. We hope that updating and adding in related contractors that we can promote further habitat management and conservation throughout the state. This will serve as a the most complete collection of professionals in KY that work in plant conservation and restoration.
Moving forward, we plan to have this form featured on our website so that new businesses can send in submissions throughout the year. This will allow the list to be more readily updated and easy to navigate for both native plant enthusiasts and businesses.
