“Coming Together to Discuss Current Botany Projects: Conservation and Collaboration in Kentucky and Beyond”

On Wednesday, December 8, KNPS held our second virtual Botanical Symposium. Close to 90 folks were able to attend online to hear and see several presentations about our native plants and plant communities. We know that there are many who would have liked to participate, but were not able to do so. Here are videos of all of the presentations.

Download a list of presenter contacts and links discussed in the presentations as a PDF.

Kentucky Native Plant Society and Office of Nature Preserves Updates: Current projects and opportunities.

Length 39:55

Plants of Concern: Monitoring Rare Plants of Southern Illinois
Chris Benda, Botanist and past president of Illinois Native Plant Society

Length: 24:36

Reversing Declines in Grassland Biodiversity
Brittney Viers, Quail Forever/NRCS Tennessee

Length: 32:55

Wetland Monitoring in Kentucky
Brittany White, Wetland Biologist, Division of Water

Length: 25:03

Update on the Tennessee-Kentucky Plant Atlas Project
Dr. Joey Shaw, University of Tennessee

Length: 27:16

On Saturday, Oct. 23, KNPS held a virtual Fall Member meeting. The meeting was a review of what the Society has done in the past year and we discussed upcoming activities for the rest of 2021 and for 2022. View the full meeting here.

October 23, 2021, 4PM to 5:30PM Eastern Time

Please join us for the 2021 KNPS Fall Meeting on October 23, from 4PM to 5:30PM EDT. We will be meeting virtually again this year on Zoom (hopefully our last virtual Fall Meeting). Our fall meetings are open to members and non-members alike. The meeting will review what the Society has done in the past year and discuss activities for the rest of 2021 and for 2022. As the meeting is on Zoom, please register by following the link at the bottom of this article. If you want to learn more about your Society the KNPS Fall Meeting is for you. If you have any questions, email us at KYPlants@knps.org.

Meeting Agenda

4:00PM to 4:25PM – Welcome and Review of 2021

• Welcome – Tara Littlefield
• Wildflower Week 2021 – Heidi Braunreiter
• 2021 Field Trips – Tara Littlefield
• The Lady Slipper – Susan Harkins
• Student Grants – David Taylor
• Financial Report – Steele McFadden
• Membership Report – Jeff Nelson
• KNPS Board Secretary – Tara Littlefield

4:25PM to 4:40PM – Botanical Symposia – Tara Littlefield

• Review of Dec. 2020 Symposium
• 2021 Botanical Symposium – Dec. 9, 9AM

4:40PM to 4:55PM – KNPS Activities for 2022

• Wildflower Weekend 2022 – Heidi Braunreiter
• Wildflower Week Botany Blitz 2022 – Heidi Braunreiter
• Field Trips

4:55PM to 5:00PM – Short Break

5:00PM to 5:30PM – Standing Committees & Member Engagement – Jeff Nelson

Registration

As the meeting will be virtual, registration is required. Complete the registration form at this link and you will receive a link to the virtual meeting.

Every year, KNPS hosts a fall membership meeting to discuss yearly updates and upcoming activities. This year, we will be hosting a virtual meeting via Zoom on Saturday, October 23rd at 4pm Eastern time. An agenda and full meeting information will be published in the October Lady Slipper. Please stay tuned if you would like to attend!