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Click on the photo above to view a beautiful slideshow, created by Wendy Ford, of the INPAWS demo garden from "Orchard in Bloom". |
Welcome! We are the Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society. Our mission is to promote the appreciation, preservation, conservation, utilization and scientific study of the flora native to Indiana and to educate the public about the values, beauty, diversity and environmental importance of indigenous vegetation. Attention - new invasive plant in Indiana! Be on the lookout for an aggressive mustard that has just been found in Indiana for the first time, and is known from one county in Michigan - Cardamine impatiens (Narrow-leaved bitter-cress). Click here for information and photos. Center for Biological Diversity - Native Plant Conservation Campaign - brochures are available for your summer and fall plant sales, presentations, conferences and other plant conservation events! Download the PDF
Plan Now to Attend! Annual Fall Conference Saturday, November 22 Ft. Benjamin Harrison State Park Additional details available later this summer
Douglas Tallamy, author of Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens, will be the keynote speaker. Douglas W. Tallamy is Professor and Chair of the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware in Newark, Delaware. Chief among his research goals is to better understand the many ways insects interact with plants and how such interactions determine the diversity of animal communities.
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Upcoming INPAWS Events: Field Trip Dates for 2008! Saturday, September 6 - Tefft Savanna Nature Preserve, Jasper County, oak savanna and coastal plain marsh. Led by Mike Homoya and Roger Hedge. Click here for details and directions. For a complete listing of 2008 field trips, click on the Calendar link below. Other Events: Indiana Conservation Alliance (INCA) - July and August Calendar of Events September 18 &19 - overnight trip to Springfield, Illinois to visit the expansive Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden, created by early 20th century landscape designer Jens Jensen, who was known for his use of plants indigenous to the region. Click on the link above to the Calendar for more details.
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