Welcome to NANPS: committed to preserving native plant habitat in wild areas and restoring indigenous flora to developed areas.

News

NANPS is seeking an Event Volunteer Coordinator!  Love native plants and working with people? This opportunity might be for you! Position details, requirements, and how to apply can be found on the position description. NANPS is a volunteer run organization and this is a part-time volunteer position.

NANPS Video – Danforth Pollinator Pathway: Learn how one Toronto neighbourhood came together to create a network of pollinator friendly gardens at homes and in public spaces and and the important features they included to help pollinators thrive. Watch now.

Webinar: The Role of Non-Native Plants in Butterfly Communities: The video of our September 19, 2023 webinar with Dr. Heather Kharouba is now available to watch here.

Pollinator Gardening: 9 Quick Tips. Thank you to TD – Friends of the Environment Foundation for a grant supporting the creation of this tip sheet.

Webinar: Native Shrubs for your Garden: The video of our March 21, 2023 webinar with Colleen Cirillo is now available to watch here.

NANPS How to Create a Pollinator Garden: A Beginner’s Guide: Thank you to TD – Friends of the Environment Foundation for a grant, making this Guide possible. In partnership with David Suzuki Foundation.

Webinar: Making Gorgeous Pollinator Gardens: How to do it! The video of our January 17, 2023 webinar with Clement Kent is now available to watch here.

NANPS Video Series – How to Create a Native Plant Garden from Start to Finish: To inspire new pollinator gardeners, NANPS has created three videos, explaining why native plants are vital to local ecology and offering tips on how to start your very own native plant garden. Watch now.

NANPS 2022 AGM: The 2022 AGM was held on October 29th. A video recording has been posted for those unable to attend live. Watch here

NANPS Video Contest 2022: The 2022 video contest winners have been announced! The list of winning videos with link to view them have been posted here.

Webinar: Collecting and Cultivating Native Plant Seeds: The video of our April 13, 2022 webinar with Paul Heydon is now available to watch here

Webinar: Canada’s Wild Seeds: Growing our Biological Gold: The video of our February 16, 2022 webinar with Melissa Spearing is now available to watch here

Webinar: Native Plant Selection that’s for the Birds: The video of our September 9, 2021 webinar with Kevin Kavanagh is now available to watch here

Webinar: Rewilding the Veggie Garden: The video of our May 27, 2021 webinar with Janice Keil is now available to watch here

Webinar: How to Grow and Support Native Species: The video of our April 27, 2021 webinar with Ryan Godfrey is now available to watch here

Webinar: The Wild and Wonderful World of Butterflies: The video of our February 25, 2021 webinar with Jessica Linton is now available to watch here

Webinar: Native Plant Gardening on Your Balcony: The video of our May 31, 2020 webinar with Ryan Godfrey is here

Our History

NANPS was founded in 1985 by a small group of dedicated conservationists as the Canadian Wildflower Society. As our American membership grew and acknowledging that plants don’t recognize political boundaries, we changed our name to the North American Native Plant Society in 1999. In 1985 we founded North America’s foremost native plant magazine: Wildflower. The original magazine ceased publication in 2005, but it’s name lives on under the editorship.

Conservation

NANPS currently owns two conservation properties: Shining Tree Woods in the Carolinian zone of southern Ontario and Zinkan Cove on the west shore of the Bruce Peninsula on Lake Huron. Both properties offer unique gifts and distinct challenges. Maintaining conservation lands is a prodigious responsibility but the rewards are equally great. While relatively small, NANPS properties are home to a number of rare flora and fauna and we are justifiably proud of our efforts to protect them.