Annual Meeting Information
The Oklahoma Native Plant Society is hosting its Annual Meeting at Payne County Expo Center on September 24-26. ONPS has been invited to visit an area where a prescribed burn took place this spring. It is a combination of private property and Pawnee tribal land. Speakers will discuss the history of the site, plants, and the use of prescribed burns. Meeting information can be found below.
Register online using the form below or download (click here) and mail the registration with payment.
To insure meal purchases, please register by September 15.
Register online using the form below or download (click here) and mail the registration with payment.
To insure meal purchases, please register by September 15.
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Tentative Schedule of Events
Friday, September 24 5:00-9:00 PM Check-in, Drop Off Silent Auction Donations, Socialize, Dinner on your own. Saturday, September 25 7:30-8:25 AM - Registration, Silent Auction bidding / Or meet us at field trip site 8:30-9:15 AM - Carpool to C.R. Ledford’s property in Pawnee for field trip 9:15 AM - Meet at field trip site for program and botanizing. Field trip schedule: Intro-Welcoming; Staff; Safety Site History-Pawnee Tribe Speaker- Indigenous plants and education Speaker-Prescribed fire Break Speaker-Site overview; habitats and challenges of invasive plants Walking options: Exploration on established trails Lunch More exploration Wrap-Up 2:00-ish PM - Return to Expo Center 2:45-5:00 PM - Unstructured time for Silent Auction bidding, plant bingo, plant discussions 6:00-7:00 PM - Dinner buffet catered by Hello! Catering 7:00-8:00 PM - Membership meeting Announcement of Silent Auction winners Sunday, Sept. 26 9:00 AM-12:00 PM - ONPS Board Meeting Stillwater has many hotels at various costs. Click here to see a comprehensive list (and map) of lodging options in and around Stillwater. ONPS Silent Auction
Do you have an item you would like to donate, a service you would be willing to provide or treasures you’d like to see go to a good home? Bring them to the annual meeting for our silent auction! Let Constance Murray know what you have to contribute. murrayconstance4882@gmail.com Local places of interest: Bustani Plant Farm, 1313 East 44th Ave, Stillwater, OK - Fall hours: Sept. 14-Oct. 2, Tues.-Sat. 9 AM to 6 PM OSU Botanic Garden, 3300 W. 6th St., Stillwater, OK – 6 AM to 8 PM OSU Native Plant Corridor, OSU-Stillwater campus. Contact Event Coordinator: Elaine Lynch at plantsxtimbers@yahoo.com or 405-624-1461 |
Directions:
For directions to Payne County Expo Center from your location, click the interactive map below. Directions:
For directions to C.R. Ledford property/Field trip site - From the junction of US-Hwy 64 and OK-Hwy 18 in Pawnee, the site is appropriately one mile north on OK-Hwy 18 on east/right side. Look for signs. Click the interactive map below. |