Presenter: Justin Stefanski Presentation: Tennessee Naturescapes — Crafting a Biodiverse Landscape Description: Justin will give an overview of the harmful impacts of urban growth on our local ecosystems, a critical evaluation of currently used home landscape woody ornamentals, and a brief overview of preferred native plant options that are robust in Middle Tennessee landscapes that […] Continue reading "September Meeting"
How Nashville became Home to the Largest Urban Forest within the Limits of any Major City in the World Judson Newbern Judson will give a presentation that tracks how the efforts of a small group of volunteers evolved the story of Nashville’s Highland Rim Forest over the past 2 years. He explore ways this might […] Continue reading "August 2025 Monthly Meeting"
Our speaker for June 2025 meeting will be Dan DeFigio. The title of his presentation will be Plants Are People, Too This presentation will explore the surprising intelligence of plants – how they learn from experience, remember patterns, respond to environmental cues, communicate with each other, and make decisions to optimize survival. We will dive […] Continue reading "June 2025 Monthly Meeting"
Note: This meeting will be on the fifth Monday of the month, September 30, rather than on our usual fourth Monday. This is to prevent conflict with Joanna Brichetto’s book event at Parnassus Books on September 23. Our speaker for the September 2024 meeting is Rita Venable who will speak on A Home for Butterflies Presentation: What […] Continue reading "September 2024 Monthly Meeting — Rita Venable"
Our July 2024 monthly meeting will be a hybrid meeting (in-person and via Zoom) featuring member Andra Prewett giving a presentation on Rain Garden Success: Tips for Installing and Maintaining Rain Gardens in Middle Tennessee Rain gardens are a great way to reduce pollution and prevent flooding in our waterways. In fact, many municipal stormwater […] Continue reading "July 2024 Meeting — Andra Prewett on Rain Gardens"
No-Mow Lawn: Transform your lawn into a thriving habitat When: Monday, March 18, 2024, 7:00 – 8:30 CDT. Doors open at 6:30. Where: On Zoom (link), and in-person at the Ed Jones Auditorium, Ellington Agricultural Center, 416 Hogan Road, Nashville, TN Description: Chapter member Ivan Chester will be the speaker for this meeting. Ivan’s topics […] Continue reading "March 2024 Meeting"
Neighbors for Native Plants Date: Monday, February 26, 2024 at 7:00 PM CST, GPS (36.06396, -86.74473) Location: The Ed Jones Auditorium in the Ellington Ag Center (416 Hogan Road, Nashville) Zoom Link Our speakers for this meeting will be Bieke Puncochar and Bethany Crandell who both live in East Nashville. They are founders, along with […] Continue reading "Neighbors for Native Plants"
Our August chapter meeting will feature a presentation by Jason Allen: Tour of the Cedar Glades Jason will present a slideshow tour of the cedar glades of Middle Tennessee. He will talk about the wildflowers, nightjars, and other unique features of these globally unique ecosystems. Bio: Jason Allen is a writer, editor, filmmaker and naturalist. […] Continue reading "August 2023 Monthly Meeting"
Our July meeting will feature a presentation by our Vice President, Donnie Bryan: Year-Round Gardening with Native Plants to Support Pollinators and Wildlife Donnie will feature his own terraced hillside shady backyard that utilizes both woody and perennial plants and has included a water feature that includes the rare Bigleaf Grass-of-Parnassus. Bio: Donnie Bryan was a […] Continue reading "July 2023 Chapter Meeting"
Our May meeting will be via Zoom on May 22, 2023 from 7:00 – 8:30 PM CDT. Rita Venable will give a presentation on A Home for Butterflies What kind of real estate do butterflies look for when choosing a home? Do they like what they see, smell and taste at your garden or […] Continue reading "May 2023 Meeting"