Florida Native Plant Society Blog

We are pleased to announce that the latest Sabal minor is out! We're South Florida-heavy this issue: Roger Hammer wrote a great article on Pine Rockland, Laurie Brooks wrote a comparison book review of Braiding Sweetgrass and Pastoral Song , and we celebrate the life of Lake Beautyberry member Barbara Grigg. Read it here .

Please take a moment to email or telephone Senator Jason Brodeur and ask him to schedule a meeting of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment and General Government to consider Senate Bills 320, 724 and 1170. It’s important to act by April 10 because the 2023 Legislative Session is nearing its end! These bills would help advance our mission to conserve native plants and native plant communities, but they have stalled in the legislature. If not acted on soon, they will never receive a fair chance to be debated. All 3 bills have already been debated by the Senate’s Environment and Natural Resources Committee, which passed them unanimously! These are good bills that address pressing problems that are not receiving the attention they deserve. Senator Brodeur is Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment and General Government. As Chair, he is responsible for setting the Committee’s agenda. Phone his Tallahassee office at (850)487-5010