2025 UConn Native Plants and Pollinators Conference
November 13 @ 8:45 am - 3:15 pm
WHAT:Â UConn Native Plants and Pollinators Conference
WHEN:Â November 13, 2025, 8:45 am-3:15 pm
WHERE:Â Student Union Ballroom (Room 330), 2100 Hillside Road, Storrs, CT 06269
REGISTRATION AND MORE INFORMATION:Â s.uconn.edu/nppc2025
- Early Registration (by October 15): $70
- Regular Registration (after October 15): $80
- College/University Matriculated Students with valid school ID: $25
Registration fee includes:
- Continental Breakfast, Lunch, Refreshments
- Admission to sessions
- Pesticide Recertification credits
The fifth biennial UConn Native Plants and Pollinators conference will be held Thursday, November 13, 2025, from 8:45 a.m.-3:15 pm, at the UConn Student Union Ballroom (Room 330), 2100 Hillside Road, Storrs, CT.
Join us for an exciting day of presentations featuring current science-based research and information on supporting pollinators in managed landscapes. Learn how native plants support pollinator health throughout the year! This program is designed for growers and other green industry professionals, landscape service providers, landscape architects and designers, town commissions, municipalities, and home gardeners.
Session topics:
Who are Connecticut’s Specialist Bees: Tracy Zarillo MS., Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Come learn about Connecticut’s specialist bees and the plants they need, as well as other common bees to watch for in the yard.
Come learn about Connecticut’s specialist bees and the plants they need, as well as other common bees to watch for in the yard.
Soil Microbial Allies in Managed Systems:Â Mia Maltz, PhD., Assistant Professor, University of Connecticut –Â This presentation will highlight suburban soil ecology and how it impacts native plant and pollinator health.
Knockout Natives: Sam Hoadley, Mt. Cuba Center Botanic Garden – Top performers and favorites of Phlox, Echinacea, wild hydrangea, Carex, Amsonia, and Vernonia from Mt. Cuba Center’s research trials will be discussed.
Seeing Nature: Andrew Brand, MS., Coastal Maine Botanical Garden – Draw gardening inspiration from images of plant and pollinator interactions captured beautifully and like you’ve never seen before.
Native Landscape Plants with Local Roots:Â Jessica Lubell-Brand, PhD., Professor, University of Connecticut –Â Native shrub selections that were discovered in and originate from New England will be covered.
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FOR REGISTRATION ASSISTANCE, CONTACT: Alyssa Siegel-Miles, alyssa.siegel-miles@uconn.edu