REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Registration Opens September 14, 2026

Plan It Native opens on Tuesday morning, February 9, 2027 at the Anita B. Gorman Discovery Center. On Tuesday, enjoy keynote speaker Kim Eierman, owner of EcoBeneficial and author of The Pollinator Victory Garden. We open Wednesday morning with Benjamin Vogt, owner of Prairie Up where he will share about unlawning your space.  We will close the conference with Chris Helzer, Nebraska Director of Science and Stewardship for The Nature Conservancy.

Throughout both days, Plan It Native 2027 is offering a robust array of concurrent sessions – over 20 in fact! We are hosting Plan It Native on the campus of Kauffman Legacy Park at the Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center and at the Kauffman Foundation Conference Center. Ample parking is available at both locations. The conference hotel, Marriott-Country Club Plaza, offers a convenient shuttle service.

We will serve lunch each day at the Kauffman Foundation Conference Center, which is also the location of the Tuesday evening social hour.

Kauffman Legacy Park:

Missouri Department of Conservation’s Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
4750 Troost Ave., Kansas City, MO 64110

Kauffman Foundation Conference Center

Kauffman Legacy Park
4801 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, MO 64110

Traveling from out of town? Take advantage of Plan It Native 2027’s group rate at the Marriott-Country Club Plaza.

Marriott – Country Club Plaza

4445 Main St, Kansas City, MO 64111
$154/ night (1 king or 2 queen)
Free shuttle service available to and from the conference center.
Complimentary Hotel Parking

BOOK YOUR GROUP RATE FOR PLAN IT NATIVE 2027 ROOM BLOCK

Book by January 18th to get the conference rate. Rate applicable for Monday, February 8th through Tuesday, February 9th (check out Wednesday morning)

LITERATURE

You can purchase books, written by Plan It Native 2027 presenters, at the conference.