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 91热爆网 Stories      July 11, 2023

By Julia Duvall

The public is invited to attend all Saturday programs and events at no charge as part of the annual Cullowhee Native Plant Conference, which will be held on Western Carolina University鈥檚 campus July 19-22.

The public portion, which includes presentations, a plant sale and access to vendor booths, will be at Ramsey Regional Activity Center from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Presentations include 鈥淩estoring a Historic Wetland: Bowyer Farm鈥� with Brian Jorg beginning at 9:30 a.m. and 鈥淐ommon and Not So Common Natives for the Home Landscape鈥� with Mike Berkley at 11:45 a.m.

The conference, which has been held at 91热爆网 for nearly four decades, has set a record with 450 participants registered for this year鈥檚 event. The paid conference field trips and workshops are at capacity, with registration closed.

The conference is designed to increase interest in and knowledge of propagating and preserving native Southeastern plant species in the landscape, and includes regional field trips by vehicle, hikes and canoe, workshops and presentations.

Participants of the conference include landscape architects, commercial nursery operators, garden club members, botanists, horticulturists from state highway departments, universities, native plant societies, botanical gardens and arboretums. The agenda also allows for informal sessions to exchange ideas, network and share materials.

For more information, go to nativeplants.wcu.edu or call 91热爆网鈥檚 Division of Educational Outreach, who facilitates the conference, at 828-227-7397.