Maryland Native Plant Society: MNPS Monthly Meetings

MNPS Monthly Meetings

December: "Annual Holiday Social and Members Share Night"
November: "Local Pollinators", Dr. Edward Barrows
October: "Botany in the Washington, D.C., Region: A Historical Overview", J. Douglas Ripley
September "Natural Grassland Communities in Maryland", Rod Simmons
August: "The Native Oaks of Maryland", John Parrish
July: "Invasive and Other Non-Native Plants in the Washington, D.C., Region", Beth Wells
June: "Ferns of Maryland", Joe Metzger
May: "Wildflowers of the Central Appalachians", Barbara and Victor Medina
April: "Native and Introduced Earthworms in Urban and Rural Habitats", Kathy Szlavecz
March: "A Year of MNPS Field Botany", Rod Simmons
February: "Introduction into the Tree", Richard C. Murray
January: "A Year of MNPS Field Botany", Rod Simmons

December: "MNPS Annual Holiday Social and Members Share Night"
November: "Preserving the Natural Heritage of Our Urban Trees", Shirley Street
August: "Diabase Communities of the Washington Metro Area", John Parrish and Rod Simmons
July: "Streambank Erosion in Suburban Stream Valley Parks", John De Noyer and Ann Czonka
June: "Identification and Control of Invasive Exotic Plants", Liz Nalle
May: "Terrace Gravel Forest Communities and the D.C. Civil War Fort Sites", Mary Pat Rowan and Lou Aronica
April: "Mosses, Liverworts, and Lichens", Leah Oliver
March: "A Celebration of Our Spring Woodland Wildflowers", Rod Simmons
February: "Winter Evergreen Plant ID", John Parrish
January: "The Diversity of Maryland's Carnivorous Plant Bogs and Atlantic White Cedar Communities", Phil Sheridan

December: "MNPS Annual Holiday Social and Members Share Night"
November: "Crabtree Creek Old-Growth Forest, Garrett County", Bob DeGroot
October: "Maryland Birds and Their Habitat Requirements", Fred Fallon
September: "Maryland Natural Heritage Rare Butterfly Survey Project", Dick Smith
August: "Conserving Older Trees in the Landscape", Eileen O'Brien
July: "MNPS Field Botany Surveys"
June: "Native Plants & Ecological Gardening", Lou Aronica and Mary Pat Rowan
May: "The Flora of the Greater Washington, D.C., Area", Stanwyn Shetler
April: "Wetland Ecology", Karyn Molines
March: "Ephemerals and Other Plants of Spring", Rod Simmons
February: "Commercial Production of Native Seed", Sara Tangren
January: "Habitats and Plants of the Potomac Gorge", Cris Fleming

September: "Magnolia Bogs: Their Importance and Vulnerability", Rod Simmons and Mark Strong
August: "Restoring Native Plant Communities", Keith Bowers
July: "The Green Menace: The Threat of Invasive Non-Native Plants to Rock Creek Park", Blaine Eckberg
June: "Identification and Control of Invasive Exotic Plants", Marc Imlay
May: "Rare Habitats and Rare Plants of Maryland", Cris Fleming
April: "Wild Uses of Plants", Karyn Molines
March: "Spring Wildflowers", Rod Simmons
February: "Forgotten Pollinators and the Importance of Backyard Conservation", Leslie Gilbert

October: "Exploring Wetlands in the Chesapeake Bay Region", Bill Sipple
September: "Grounds for Play, Grounds for Learning: Children's Gardens and Schoolyard Habitat", Elmina Hilsenrath
August: "Wetland Ecology", Jim Long
July: "MNPS Summer Party"
June: "The Basics of Native Plants", Louisa Thompson
May: "An Overview of the Beechtree Site in Upper Marlboro, MD", Mary Kilbourne
April: "Rediscovery of the Historic Hollywood Swamp in Greenbelt, MD", Kate Spencer
March: "Hot Spots for Spring Wildflowers", Cris Fleming
February: "Maryland's Forest Diversity", Rod Simmons
January: "Winter Fruits and Seeds", John Parrish