Florida Native Plant Society Blog

Well, we had a great time at the conference didn't we? Barbara Jackson, the conference chair, did a magnificent job and *things* went off without a single hitch. Yay!  The last conference event was a "Thanks to our volunteers party" at Jim Draper's art studio in Jacksonville. There were great refreshments; we looked at the FNPS Flickr photos of the conference and past conferences (Click the link to see them yourself.); and we enjoyed the ambiance of the art studio. Artist Jim Draper on the right was a keynote speaker at the conference and he offered his art studio for the post-conference party. Barbara Jackson (in the green shirt) was the conference chair. She's way more relaxed now! Laurie Sheldon (in the red dress) is the FNPS social media chair.  Doesn't she do a great job? Art on the wall includes native orchids and sundews as seen on a recent field trip. Drawers full other more art. We've blogged about the 2013 conference s...

The crowd assembles on Friday morning for announcements and awards. Anne Cox accepted the award for the Society, and of course, for herself. Friday at the FNPS conference Susan Grandin, Director of State Lands for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection,   presented awards of appreciation for FNPS, for Anne Cox, and then for the whole land review comittee. (Anne Cox, chair; Danny Young and Kevin Love, vice-chairs; and to long-time reviewers Annie Schmidt and Jack Stiles.) The land review committee does phenomial work and puts FNPS high on the list of influencial organizations that make the decisions concerning lands in Florida. One of Jim Draper's ecosystem paintings. Jim Draper Friday's keynote speaker Jim Draper, a Jacksonville artist spoke about Florida's natural systems and how he depicts them his topic was the Feast of Flowers.       The Native Plant Sale The eight native plant vendors have worked hard to p...