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UConn Native Plants and Pollinators Conference

November 2 @ 8:30 am - 3:30 pm

Join us for an exciting day of presentations featuring current science-based research and information on native plants and supporting pollinators in managed landscapes.

This program is designed for growers and other green industry professionals, landscape service providers, landscape architects and designers, town commissions, municipalities, schools, and homeowners.

Learn about native plants and how to support pollinator health throughout the year!

Session Topics:

Bee The Future, Grai St. Clair Rice, Bee Joy

Plants for Instant Pollinator Habitat, Nancy DuBrule-Clemente, Founder, Natureworks Garden Center

How to Collect and Sow Native Plant Seeds,

Sarah Michehl, Community Ecologist, The Land Conservancy of McHenry County

Monarch Butterfly Biology, Ecology, and Conservation Needs,

Kelsey Fisher, Ph.D., Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station

All Decked Out: Great New Native Cultivars, Mark Brand, Ph.D., Professor, University of Connecticut

Questions? Contact: Alyssa Siegel-Miles, Alyssa.Siegel-Miles@uconn.edu

Early Registration $65.00, by Thursday, October 6, 2023
$75.00, after October 6, 2023
Matriculated Students, $25.00 with valid school ID 

Information and Registration at s.uconn.edu/nppc2023info

Student Union Ballroom, Room 330, 2100 Hillside Road, Storrs, CT

25 – 75