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SUMMARY:Pollinator Palooza
DESCRIPTION:First Magnitude Brewing Company\, 1220 SE Veitch St\, Gainesville\, FL 32601 \n\n\n\nPollinator Palooza 2025. Photo by Emily Bell\n\n\n\nWe are thrilled to be back at First Magnitude Brewing with The Florida Museum for another year of Pollinator Palooza!  \n\n\n\nThis fun\, family-friendly\, pollinator festival hosted by the Daniels Lab at the Florida Museum’s McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity will feature a Plant for Pollinators native plant giveaway\, the opportunity to engage with local experts and conservation organizations\, and special brews highlighting native pollinators with proceeds supporting imperiled butterfly recovery efforts.  \n\n\n\nFind full details here.
URL:https://www.flawildflowers.org/event/260627-pollinator-palooza/
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SUMMARY:WEBINAR - Women in Florida Field Botany: 1872-1971
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Wednesday\, July 15 at 2pm for our webinar “Women in Florida Field Botany: 1872-1971” presented by the Florida Museum’s Herbarium Collections Manager\, Dr. Alan Franck\, and University of Florida Bachelor of Science Student\, Serenity Mettler. \n\n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPeople like Alvan W. Chapman and John K. Small figure prominently in early Florida botany. Often overlooked are many women who made significant contributions in Florida field botany\, such as Mary C. Reynolds\, Eleanor Scull\, Lucia McCulloch\, Mary F. Baker\, Lillian Arnold\, Mary Agnes Chase\, Helen Butts Correll\, Ruth Schornherst Breen\, Olga Lakela and others. This talk will explore their work and bring them back into the story. \n\n\n\n\n\n Mary Agnes Chase (1869-1963)\, sitting at desk with specimens\n\n\n\n\n\nPresenters: \n\n\n\n\n\nAlan Franck is a botanist and educator at the University of Florida herbarium\, within the Florida Museum of Natural History located in Gainesville\, Florida. Previously\, he worked at Florida International University in Miami\, studying the local flora and fungi. He has also served as the director of the University of South Florida herbarium\, which has a heavy concentration on the flora of Florida. He received his Ph.D. from the University of South Florida\, where his dissertation studied the systematics of a rare cactus (Harrisia sp.) in Florida and the Caribbean. His research continues to focus primarily on the plant and fungal diversity of Florida and parts of the Caribbean. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSerenity Mettler is a bachelor’s student in botany at the University of Florida with a minor in UFTeach. She has been volunteering at the FLMNH Herbarium since 2025\, with a focus on Herbarium history\, and is currently studying Florida women in field botany. Serenity is passionate about science education\, community outreach\, and plant sciences. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis webinar will be recorded and available on our website 48 hours after the event. A link will be sent to all those who register. Only the first 500 attendees will be able to enter the webinar; if we reach capacity before you join\, you can view the recording that will be emailed to you.
URL:https://www.flawildflowers.org/event/260715-webinar-women-in-florida-field-botany/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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SUMMARY:20 Easy-to-Grow Wildflowers Presentation
DESCRIPTION:Sunken Gardens\, 1825 4th St N\, St. Petersburg\, FL 33704 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresenter: Jennifer Tyson\, Sunken Gardens Education Director and Florida Wildflower Foundation Outreach Contractor \n\n\n\nIf you’re thinking of adding wildflowers to your landscape\, start with easy species. Based on the Florida Wildflower Foundation’s popular publication\, this talk will present easy-to-grow native wildflowers that attract a variety of butterflies and other pollinators essential to Florida’s natural health. Learn each plant’s flowering\, seeding and growing conditions\, which ones are larval hosts for butterflies\, and others that provide nectar and pollen. Experience summer bloomers in Sunken Gardens’ Pollinator Garden before or after this talk. Talk is free with Gardens admission or membership. No pre-registration required. Held in the Garden Room.
URL:https://www.flawildflowers.org/event/260718-20-easy-presentation/
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SUMMARY:FIELD TRIP - Deep Creek
DESCRIPTION:Interlachen\, Putnam County \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis field trip will open for Florida Wildflower Foundation members on June 25 and to the general public on July 2.  Become a Florida Wildflower Foundation member today for early access! \n\n\n\nTrip Lead: Willy The Losen\, CEO and Conservation Director of the Putnam Land Conservancy \n\n\n\nJoin us for an exciting experience wading in the tannic waters of Deep Creek to see a rare southern population of Atlantic white cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides). A major tributary of the Ocklawaha River in Putnam County\, Deep Creek has national botanical significance\, with ten listed plant species and several others at the southern extent of their ranges. With few introduced plants or major disturbances\, this natural area offers a glimpse into Florida’s ecological past. \n\n\n\nThe field trip takes place on a 200-acre property recently acquired by the State of Florida that includes a half-mile stretch of Deep Creek. Facilitated by the Putnam Land Conservancy\, this land is now part of the Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway. Along with an adjacent 800-acre timberland acquisition\, it enhances protection and connectivity within the Ocala to Osceola segment of the Florida Wildlife Corridor and serves as a critical connection for the Greenway’s managed lands. \n\n\n\nDuring this wet walk\, participants will likely encounter a rich variety of native plants including Switchcane (Arundinaria gigantea)\, Silverling (Baccharis glomeruliflora)\, Marsh bur-marigold (Bidens mitis)\, Common buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)\, Spotted water hemlock (Cicuta maculata)\, Climbing hydrangea (Decumaria barbara)\, Loblolly bay (Gordonia lasianthus)\, Goldenclub (Orontium aquaticum) and Walter’s viburnum (Viburnum obovatum). \n\n\n\nParticipants should be prepared to get wet and muddy. Wear appropriate clothing and footwear\, bring a walking stick for stability\, and pack a small dry bag for cell phones and other essential items that need to stay dry. \n\n\n\nThe trip will be led by Willy The Losen\, founding member\, CEO and Conservation Director of the Putnam Land Conservancy. In this role\, Willy uses his background in environmental engineering to find new and innovative strategies for land conservation. He brings both deep knowledge and passion to this unique\, in-the-water experience. \n\n\n\nRegistration is free for Florida Wildflower Foundation members and $10 for non-members. Email Rose Kinane to find out if your membership is current or needs to be renewed. To join as a member\, visit www.FlaWildflowers.org/membership.
URL:https://www.flawildflowers.org/event/260728-field-trip-deep-creek/
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SUMMARY:FIELD TRIP - Tour of the University of Florida Herbarium
DESCRIPTION:Gainesville\, Alachua County \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLucas Majure in collection of University of Florida Herbarium\n\n\n\nThis field trip will open for Florida Wildflower Foundation members on July 16 and to the general public on July 23.  Become a Florida Wildflower Foundation member today for early access! \n\n\n\nThe University of Florida Herbarium is the botanical collection of the Florida Museum of Natural History. It contains over 510\,000 plant specimens from all continents\, including the largest collection of Florida native plant species. The collection documents the diversity of Florida’s native\, cultivated and introduced/established plants\, with specimens dating back to the early 19th century. The Herbarium’s mission is plant specimen acquisition and care\, collections-based research\, education and public service. \n\n\n\nThe herbarium tour will be led by curator Lucas Majure\, collection manager Alan Franck\, and extension botanist Marc Frank. It will last about 2 hours\, entirely indoors. The collections space is kept quite cold\, so you may want to bring a long-sleeved shirt or jacket. Be prepared for some walking and standing — seating is limited. \n\n\n\nThe standard daily parking fee on campus is $8.00. Additional location and parking information will be shared with registrants a few days before the trip. \n\n\n\nRegistration is free for Florida Wildflower Foundation members and $10 for non-members. Email Rose Kinane to find out if your membership is current or needs to be renewed. To join as a member\, visit www.FlaWildflowers.org/membership.
URL:https://www.flawildflowers.org/event/260813-field-trip-uf-herbarium/
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SUMMARY:WEBINAR - Get to Know Florida’s Common Aquatic Plants
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Wednesday\, August 19 at 2pm for our webinar “Get to Know Florida’s Common Aquatic Plants” presented by Florida Department of Environmental Protection Aquatic Ecologist\, Nia Wellendorf. \n\n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you are like many outdoorsy Floridians\, you enjoy paddling in our majestic spring runs and abundant lakes\, or walking wetland boardwalks at local parks. Have you ever wondered what plants you see? Florida is home to a fascinating variety of aquatic plants\, including “lily pads” carnivorous plants and flashy flowering jewels. Join Nia Wellendorf for this tour of Florida’s most common aquatic plants.  \n\n\n\n\n\nAquatic landscape. Photo by Nia Wellendorf.\n\n\n\n\n\nPresenter: \n\n\n\n\n\nNia Wellendorf has worked for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for 25 years. She is an is an aquatic ecologist and conducts aquatic plant assessments of lakes as part of her job. She holds a BS in natural resources and an MS in aquatic ecology. Nia lives in Tallahassee and enjoys paddling Florida’s waterways with her family. She is an active member and current president of the Florida Native Plant Society Magnolia Chapter. \n\n\n\n\n\nNia Wellendorf\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis webinar will be recorded and available on our website 48 hours after the event. A link will be sent to all those who register. Only the first 500 attendees will be able to enter the webinar; if we reach capacity before you join\, you can view the recording that will be emailed to you.
URL:https://www.flawildflowers.org/event/260819-webinar-get-to-know-floridas-common-aquatic-plants/
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