PRESENTED BY DEEP ROOTS

On the Campus of the
Kauffman Conference Center and the
Anita B. Gorman Discovery Center

Presented by Deep Roots

On the Campus of the
Kauffman Conference Center and the
Anita B. Gorman Discovery Center

Presented by Deep Roots

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FEATURED
SPEAKER

NANCY LAWSON

Nancy Lawson is the author of The Humane Gardener and Wildscape: Trilling Chipmunks, Beckoning Blooms, Salty Butterflies, and other Sensory Wonders of Nature. Nancy co-chairs Howard County Bee City in Maryland and helped launch Monarch Rx, based on scientific discoveries made in her own garden. Her books, garden, advocacy, and scientific endeavors have been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Oprah Magazine, Entomology Today, and more.

DOUG LADD

Doug Ladd is the author of Tallgrass Prairie Wildflowers: A Field Guide to Common Wildflowers and Plants of the Prairie Midwest. He worked for the Nature Conservancy for 33 years and is currently a research associate at the Missouri Botanical Garden, and a senior lecturer at Washington University in St. Louis, where he teaches courses in conservation, botany, and ecology.

SARA PARKER PAULEY

Nearly every position Sara Parker Pauley has held in her 30+ year career has been directly related to conservation and natural resource protection. She was the first woman to hold the position of Director at the Missouri Department of Conservation. She has also been Director at the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, and Chief of Staff to the Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives.

PLAN IT NATIVE 2025 IS BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER!

We are offering two full days to learn about native plants, designing and managing native plant gardens, and the flora/fauna connections we all appreciate.

The conference opens on Tuesday, February 11 with keynote speaker Nancy Lawson, author of The Humane Gardener. On Wednesday afternoon, we feature Doug Ladd as our second keynote speaker.

In between, Plan It Native 2025 is offering more concurrent sessions, 21 in fact! Session topics include:

• Planting and maintaining green infrastructure projects,
• What wild plant populations can tell us about planted plants,
• Woody plants and pollinators,
• Shrubs and Small Trees in Landscape Design and Ecosystem Function
• Native Plant Solutions: Perennials for Shade,
• Working with “Neatniks” to Create Sustainable Native Landscapes
• And much, much more! Check back for a full list of presentations and overviews. Coming Soon!

Attendees will have plenty of time to socialize in our exhibit hall, lunch breaks, and the Tuesday evening social hour.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND PLAN IT NATIVE? YOU!

All are welcome. Whatever your experience with native plants, you will find resources to grow your knowledge.

Previous attendees include:

municipalities
parks departments
landscape architects

students and educators
conservation agencies
nonprofit organizations
landscapers

nurseries
naturalists
home gardeners

The goal of Plan It Native is to increase the appreciation, conservation, and use of native plants in the heartland.

Together with our multi-sector Partners, we work to increase native plant landscapes through educating, collaborating, and facilitating the planting of regenerative native landscapes that are essential for a healthy planet. Learn more at deeprootskc.org.