Backyard Biodiversity Day Native Plant Sale

Backyard Biodiversity Day

Backyard Biodiversity Day celebrates diversity in the landscape, and provides opportunities to learn about Florida’s native plants, pollinators, wildlife, and why they are important. This free and family-friendly event includes environmentally conscious vendors, educational presentations, guided hikes, kids’ activities, food trucks, and live music all centered around a huge native plant sale.

• WILDLIFE EXHIBITS
• GUIDED HIKES
• EXPERT SPEAKERS
• KIDS ACTIVITIES
• WORKSHOPS

HIKES:

9:30am- Native Trees and Their Habitats -Mary Klem & Randy Snyder

10:30am - Creatures of the Swamp - Natalie Swanson, Seminole county Natural Lands

12:00pm - Pollinator Prowl - Mary Klem & Randy Snyder

1:00pm - Post-Prescribed Fire Uplands - Catherine Bowman, Mead Garden Sandhill Restoration Chair, Tarflower FNPS

SPEAKERS:

10:00am - Native Landscape Design: Right Plant, Right place, Building a Plan - Amanda Martin , Grounded Solutions

11:15am - Florida Native Edible Plants - Maggie O’Halloran, School of Holistic Living

12:30pm - Plants for Birds, Orange County Audubon Society - Kathy Rigling & Sustan Thorne-Barrett

1:45pm - Multiplying your Garden: Propagation Techniques and Care - Mike Lonergan, Four Acres Farm

Host or Publisher Mead Botanical Garden, Inc.