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April 2025
April 2025 Informal Chat Meeting
Online/Virtual
Public Welcome Free Event Chapter Meeting
We will continue to meet via Zoom for our chat meetings.
These are informal and mostly unstructured meetings where anyone can ask questions related to native plants and related topics. Have a question about using native plants in your yard? Have some comments or pictures you want to share? This is the place to be. Everyone is welcome.
The Zoom Link will open at 6:45 PM.
Earth Day at Centennial Park 2025
Centennial Park
Volunteers Needed Public Welcome Family-Friendly Free Event Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking
Nashville Earth Day celebration will be open from 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM at Centennial Park. Our chapter will have a booth at the event that needs staffing. Volunteer at the registration link.
April 2025 Board Meeting
Online/Virtual
Public Welcome Free Event Chapter Board Meeting
Board Meeting.
April 2025 Monthly Meeting
Public Welcome Free Event Chapter Meeting Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
More details soon.
Everyone is welcome!
May 2025
Elsie Quatermann Cedar Glades Festival
Cedars of Lebanon State Park
Public Welcome Registration Required Free Event Public Garden Tour Nature Walk/Hike Public Restroom Free Public Parking Lots of Physical Activity Drinking Fountains
Details are still in the works. Visit the Read More link for the latest updates.
May 2025 Informal Chat Meeting
Online/Virtual
Public Welcome Free Event Chapter Meeting
We will continue to meet via Zoom for our chat meetings.
These are informal and mostly unstructured meetings where anyone can ask questions related to native plants and related topics. Have a question about using native plants in your yard? Have some comments or pictures you want to share? This is the place to be. Everyone is welcome.
The Zoom Link will open at 6:45 PM.
May 2025 Board Meeting
Online/Virtual
Public Welcome Free Event Chapter Board Meeting
Board Meeting.
Native Plant Sale
Owl's Hill Nature Sanctuary, 545 Beech Creek Rd S, Brentwood, TN, 37027 Map
Live Stream Available
Public Welcome Family-Friendly Free Event Seed/Plant Sale Public Restroom Free Public Parking
Our Wild Ones / Owl's Hill native plant and seed sale will open for online shopping on Tuesday, May 6, at Noon and continue until Tuesday, May 13, at Noon. Plant pickup for online shopping will be on Friday, May 17, at Owl's Hill Nature Sanctuary from 8 AM until 2 PM. The in-person sale will be Saturday, May 18, 10 AM - 12:30 PM, also at Owl's Hill.
Online shopping website (available in early May)
May 2025 Monthly Meeting
Public Welcome Free Event Chapter Meeting Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
More details soon.
Everyone is welcome!
June 2025
Propagation Workshop Members Only
to be determined
Paid Event Members Only Registration Required Hands-On/How-To Workshop Seed Handling Free Public Parking
We will have a propagation workshop at a location to be determined in Nashville. This will be a joint event with the Perennial Plant Society.
More details coming soon.
June 2025 Informal Chat Meeting
Online/Virtual
Public Welcome Free Event Chapter Meeting
We will continue to meet via Zoom for our chat meetings.
These are informal and mostly unstructured meetings where anyone can ask questions related to native plants and related topics. Have a question about using native plants in your yard? Have some comments or pictures you want to share? This is the place to be. Everyone is welcome.
The Zoom Link will open at 6:45 PM.
June 2025 Board Meeting
Online/Virtual
Public Welcome Free Event Chapter Board Meeting
Board Meeting.
June 2024 Monthly Meeting
Public Welcome Free Event Chapter Meeting Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Dan Defigio will give a presentation titled “Plants Are People Too”.
Dan will talk about how plants learn, remember, respond to stimuli, communicate, and make decisions. He will touch on some ethical and philosophical points around “personhood.” Dan will also give some practical applications for native plant gardeners in how they relate to plants and caretaking their land.
July 2025
July 2025 Informal Chat Meeting
Online/Virtual
Public Welcome Free Event Chapter Meeting
We will continue to meet via Zoom for our chat meetings.
These are informal and mostly unstructured meetings where anyone can ask questions related to native plants and related topics. Have a question about using native plants in your yard? Have some comments or pictures you want to share? This is the place to be. Everyone is welcome.
The Zoom Link will open at 6:45 PM.
July 2025 Board Meeting
Online/Virtual
Public Welcome Free Event Chapter Board Meeting
Board Meeting.
July 2025 Monthly Meeting
Public Welcome Free Event Chapter Meeting Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
More details soon.
Everyone is welcome!
August 2025
Hike at Swan Conservation Trust Prairie
The Farm, Summertown, TN
Public Welcome Free Event Nature Walk/Hike Lots of Physical Activity
Details coming soon.
The Farm Community's Prairie Barrens Preserve
The Farm Store
Public Welcome Free Event Nature Walk/Hike Public Restroom Free Public Parking
Walking Tour of The Farm Community's Prairie Barrens Preserve
restrooms, snacks/drinks available)
This is a joint hike with the Swan Conservation Trust and features the largest prairie remnant in Middle Tennessee. Native warm-season grasses and wildflowers showcase this historical grassland's summertime beauty! Richard Hitt, President of Wild Ones Middle Tennessee chapter and Cynthia Rohrbach, Biologist at Swan Conservation Trust, will be the hike leaders. This hike is easy.
Restrooms, drinks and snacks are available at The Farm Store.
August 2025 Informal Chat Meeting
Online/Virtual
Public Welcome Free Event Chapter Meeting
We will continue to meet via Zoom for our chat meetings.
These are informal and mostly unstructured meetings where anyone can ask questions related to native plants and related topics. Have a question about using native plants in your yard? Have some comments or pictures you want to share? This is the place to be. Everyone is welcome.
The Zoom Link will open at 6:45 PM.
August 2025 Board Meeting
Online/Virtual
Public Welcome Free Event Chapter Board Meeting
Board Meeting.
August 2025 Monthly Meeting
Public Welcome Free Event Chapter Meeting Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
More details soon.
Everyone is welcome!
September 2025
September 2025 Informal Chat Meeting
Online/Virtual
Public Welcome Free Event Chapter Meeting
We will continue to meet via Zoom for our chat meetings.
These are informal and mostly unstructured meetings where anyone can ask questions related to native plants and related topics. Have a question about using native plants in your yard? Have some comments or pictures you want to share? This is the place to be. Everyone is welcome.
The Zoom Link will open at 6:45 PM.
September Wild Ones National Webinar
Hosted by Wild Ones NationalOnline/Virtual
Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation
Details coming soon!
September 2025 Board Meeting
Online/Virtual
Public Welcome Free Event Chapter Board Meeting
Board Meeting.
September 2025 Monthly Meeting
Public Welcome Free Event Chapter Meeting Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
More details soon.
Everyone is welcome!
October 2025
October 2025 Informal Chat Meeting
Online/Virtual
Public Welcome Free Event Chapter Meeting
We will continue to meet via Zoom for our chat meetings.
These are informal and mostly unstructured meetings where anyone can ask questions related to native plants and related topics. Have a question about using native plants in your yard? Have some comments or pictures you want to share? This is the place to be. Everyone is welcome.
The Zoom Link will open at 6:45 PM.
October Wild Ones National Webinar
Hosted by Wild Ones NationalOnline/Virtual
Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation
Details coming soon!
October 2025 Board Meeting
Online/Virtual
Public Welcome Free Event Chapter Board Meeting
Board Meeting.
October 2025 Monthly Meeting
Public Welcome Free Event Chapter Meeting Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
More details soon.
Everyone is welcome!
November 2025
November 2025 Informal Chat Meeting
Online/Virtual
Public Welcome Free Event Chapter Meeting
We will continue to meet via Zoom for our chat meetings.
These are informal and mostly unstructured meetings where anyone can ask questions related to native plants and related topics. Have a question about using native plants in your yard? Have some comments or pictures you want to share? This is the place to be. Everyone is welcome.
The Zoom Link will open at 6:45 PM.
November Wild Ones National Webinar
Hosted by Wild Ones NationalOnline/Virtual
Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation
Details coming soon!
November 2025 Board Meeting
Online/Virtual
Public Welcome Free Event Chapter Board Meeting
Board Meeting.
December 2025
December 2025 Monthly Meeting
Public Welcome Free Event Chapter Meeting Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
More details soon.
Everyone is welcome!
December 2025 Informal Chat Meeting
Online/Virtual
Public Welcome Free Event Chapter Meeting
We will continue to meet via Zoom for our chat meetings.
These are informal and mostly unstructured meetings where anyone can ask questions related to native plants and related topics. Have a question about using native plants in your yard? Have some comments or pictures you want to share? This is the place to be. Everyone is welcome.
The Zoom Link will open at 6:45 PM.
December 2025 Board Meeting
Online/Virtual
Public Welcome Free Event Chapter Board Meeting
Board Meeting.
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A Google calendar of chapter events is available under the Calendar tab.
2025 Division of Natural Areas – Events
2025 Tennessee Native Plant Society – Hikes (coming soon – the link still shows 2024 hikes)