When: Saturday, Oct. 12, 11:00AM to 3:30PM
Where: West 6th Farm, 4495 Shadrick Ferry Rd. Frankfort, Kentucky
For this year’s fall meeting, KNPS and West Sixth Brewing invite you to Native Plant Day at the West Sixth Farm in Frankfort, KY. Join other native plant enthusiasts to hear updates about the society, partake in a native plant and seed exchange, and join us on a hike to see a globally rare plant.
Event Schedule (subject to change):
- 11:00AM to 11:30AM – Register for Native Plant/Seed Exchange; meet other native plant enthusiasts.
- 11:30AM to 12:30PM – Lunch and review of KNPS 2019 activities and plans for 2020. West 6th Farm has food trucks and beverages on site. You can also bring your own lunch.
- 12:30PM to 1:00PM – Break
- 1:00PM to 2:30PM – Native Plant & Seed Exchange
Bring native plants and/or seeds you can exchange for other plants or seeds.
Guidelines:- Must be native and pest-free.
- Please label plants (label tags and markers will be available at event).
- No endangered species.
- Keep seed packets at roughly 15 seeds/packet.
- Maximum 5 entries.
- 2:30PM to 3:30PM – Native Plant Hike
West 6th Farm is one of the few locations in the world where Braun’s rock cress (Arabis perstellata) is found. We will take a short (optional) hike to view this species. The hike will be led by Heather Housman of the Woods and Waters Land Trust.
This should be a great event. It is open to KNPS members and non-members alike. If you are a member, you can renew your membership for 2020 at a discounted rate. If you are not a member, you can join at the discounted rate. We will be also selling KNPS T-shirts, stickers, and native orchid posters.
There is no cost for the event, but in order to plan effectively, we are requesting pre-registration. If you are likely to attend, please fill out this REGISTRATION FORM. Thanks, hope to see you there!