MS Native Plant Society Meeting – Hattiesburg, MS
May 4 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Mississippi Native Plant Society Spring Meeting
Saturday, May 4, 2024
University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg
Cook Library Gallery, Room 209A on the USM campus at 124 Golden Eagle Ave.
There is parking in front of and near the library. No visitor pass needed.
9:10 – 9:40 AM Registration, coffee and snacks
9:45 –10:00 Welcome – Nadine Phillips, Mississippi Native Plant Society President
10:00 – 10:30 Go ahead! Start a local Wild Ones Chapter! – Patty Zebrick
10:30 – 11:00 BREAK. Business meeting and elections for those who wish to attend.
11:00 – 11:30 The Medicine Wheel Garden – Tammy Greer, Ph.D
Associate Professor of Psychology and Director of the Center of American Indian Research and Studies at USM
11:30 – 12:00 Tour of the Medicine Wheel Garden with Tammy Greer
12:00 – 1:15 Lunch on your own
There are various lunch options nearby, or bring your own picnic on campus.
1:30 – 2:30 MISSISSIPPI NEEDS MORE NATIVE PLANTS!
Native Plant Nursery Panel – Gail Barton, Moderator
Optional: Hike the trails on your own at the Lake Thoreau Environmental Center near campus. Address: 150 Lake Thoreau Road, Hattiesburg, MS 39402
2:45 – 3:15 Native plant Swap —Courtyard in front of library, weather permitting
Exact Time TBD
Optional:
FIELD TRIP
to trails near Dog Park led by Dr. Mac Alford—Longleaf pinehabitat, recently burned.Park at the pavilion shed by the Dog Park on Jackson Road: Fields of Barktopia,
107 Jackson Rd, Hattiesburg, MS 39402