Welcome to NANPS new website and to our Silver Anniversary celebrations.

 

We've attempted to add more information about native plants and the Society and to make that information easier to find.
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Please join us in celebrating 25 years of the
Study, Cultivation, Conservation and Resoration of North America's native flora.

2010 Membership includes a special 48 page, colour edition of NANPS newsletter:  The Blazing Star!  

 

NANPS is a volunteer-operated Society.  Your assistance in pursuing these goals is always appreciated

 

NANPS 2010 Annual General Meeting & Fall Plant Sale

Join NANPS in a very special celebration of 25 years of Studying, Conserving, Cultivating, and Restoring North America's Native Flora at the

Markham Civic Centre
101 Town Centre Boulevard
Markham, Ontario  L3R 9W3

Saturday October 2, 2010
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NANPS Rescues

Tragically six beautiful woodlots containing the endangered Butternut and a rich understory are in the path of the extension of Highway 404 north of Newmarket Ontario.  A public plant rescue is scheduled for this Sunday, July 11, 2010 8 am - 2 pm.  PLEASE JOIN US in salvaging what we can.    Rescued plants may be relocated in your own garden or donated to restoration projects. 

The Ontario Greenbelt Alliance is fighting heroically to  save wild areas in the path of the 404 extension from Queensville to Keswick.  Please assist them by contacting Premier Dalton McGuinty and your MPP to protest the path of this highway.  

For more information about the proposed rescue: contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or the Maskinonge River Recovery Project Coordinator, Andee Pelan, at 905-895-1281 ext 244, cell:  905-955-6184.   Click "read more" for details.  

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Plant of the Month: Silver Lupine

Silver Lupine    Lupinus albifrons

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25th Anniversary Members Challenge

Like many charities, NANPS depends on the generosity of its supporters. NANPS couldn't continue without your time, energy, and financial contributions, Now, in our 25th year as a volunteer-operated organization, NANPS would like to thank those members who have met our 25 4 25 Challenges. The first 25 members meeting 2+5 challenges will receive a special thank you.  Will you be among them?

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In Support of Native Plant Gardens

Native plant gardening is a wonderful way to connect with nature and to improve your piece of the planet, yet such gardens are not always appreciated by neighbours more interested in tending lawn and other Eurasian species.   Ecological gardens are, however, on the rise and a new appreciation of their multi-dimensional aesthetic qualities is growing.  In addition to being popular, practical and ecologically relevant, there are also legal protections for these important spaces.  Please read on to join our petition and to find out what more you can do to support native plant gardening

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Gardening Tips

If you plant it they will come!

Pale Purple Coneflower
Echinacea pallida

The plight of our bees, both native and the non-native honey bee, has been in the news a lot lately. Loss of habitat, food sources, pests and diseases and pesticides are all to blame. Even our love for mulch can have a negative impact on ground burrowing native bees. They need bare soil to dig their home in! How can you help? Native bees love native plants, it’s as simple as that!

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