Date:
Saturday, February 28, 2026 - 8:30am to 4:00pm
Join us for an informational, inspirational and FUN day about native plants and their role in creating healthy, functioning ecosystems. Highlights of the day include:
- A special viewing (not showing anywhere else locally!) of the new film "The Extraordinary Caterpillar," a beautifully-shot, 60-minute documentary that reveals the vital - and often overlooked - roles caterpillars play in our ecosystems.
- A post-screening Q&A with butterfly and moth expert Elisabeth Rothschild, who will share her experience in attracting lepidoptera to her yard.
- A special how-to on increasing the habitat potential of your native landscape trees with "soft landings," with Dr. Ryan McEwan.
- A Quick-Start Guide to Native Plant Gardening with Macy Reynolds, who will tell you everything you don't yet know about building biodiversity on your land from the ground up.
- A closing panel with our speakers to bring together all we've learned and answer any and all of your remaining questions about native plant gardening.
Doors open at 8:30 am. for registration and a light breakfast. Our program will begin promptly at 9 am.
Coming soon: speaker bios & pictures, the symposium schedule.
Registration Fee of $40 includes light breakfast, lunch, and education materials.