“Coming together to discuss current botanical projects, conservation, and collaboration in Kentucky and beyond”
On Wednesday, January 14, 2026, the Kentucky Native Plant Society and the Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves held our 5th annual, virtual, Botanical Symposium. Close to 200 folks were able to attend online to hear and see several presentations about our native plants and plant communities. We know that there are many who would have liked to participate, but were not able to do so. Below are videos of all of the presentations.
KNPS Updates, Jeff Nelson KNPS Immediate Past President
Length: 11:16
Curators Corner, a round of updates from Kentucky’s major herbarium curators
Length: 30:57
State of Kentucky Plant Conservation, Tara Littlefield, Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves
Length: 17:27
Kentucky Forest Biodiversity Assessment Program, Kendall McDonald, Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves
Length: 12:22
Remnant Habitat and Rare Species along Kentucky’s Roadsides, Tony Romano, Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves
Length: 16:02
Into to Version 7.1 of the Tennessee-Kentucky Plant Atlas, Dr. Joey Shaw, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Length: 19:27
How the Center of Plant Conservation Slows the 6th Mass Extinction, Dr. Wesley Knapp, Center for Plant Conservation, CEO
Length: 30:21