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Florida Native Plant Society @fnps.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

🪴Calling all Central Florida folks! This Friday we're planting the endangered and endemic Longspurred Balm / Dicerandra cornutissima with the Florida Forest Service and UF Native Plant Nursery. Get hands on experience with a rare native plant and help establish a new population of this species!

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Florida Native Plant Society @fnps.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

🚨 URGENT: The USDA wants to rescind the Roadless Rule, threatening 50k acres in FL's Apalachicola, Ocala & Osceola forests—home to 136 threatened/endangered plant species like rare carnivorous plants! Submit your comment at Regulations.gov (Docket: RIN 0596–AD66) by Oct 6! 🌲👇

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Florida Native Plant Society @fnps.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

"I'm surprised the earth isn't shaking, or at least Florida." -Annie, describing her reaction learning of his passing. drive.google.com/file/d/1PRqM... Dr. Richard Wunderlin December 12, 1939 to September 2, 2026

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Florida Native Plant Society @fnps.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

A full tribute to Dr. Wunderlin will be in the upcoming Sabal minor Volume 28 Number 3, but for now please enjoy this 26-year-old interview published in the Palmetto Volume 20 Number 1 conducted by the FNPS super member Annie Schmidt who studied under Dr. Wunderlin at @usf.edu.

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Florida Native Plant Society @fnps.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

We're saddened to hear of the passing of Dr. Richard Wunderlin, a giant in the world southeastern plant taxonomy. A charter member of our Suncoast Chapter, Dr. Wunderlin was a prolific taxonomist, establishing the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants which is used by both lumpers and splitters alike.

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Florida Native Plant Society @fnps.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Amendment 3 would limit the ability of local governments in Florida to manage growth & protect natural resources. Its passage would further erode home rule authority of city & county governments. FNPS urges all Florida voters to vote no on Amendment 3 in November. irp.cdn-website.com/ea562199/fil...

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Florida Native Plant Society @fnps.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

The 2026 Florida Native Plant Society Photo Contest is NOW OPEN! Share your photos to celebrate Florida’s incredible native flora and all the ways they shape our wild and cultivated spaces. Visit www.fnps.org/photocontest for more details. 📸: Brian Kamprath, 2025 Photo Contest Winner

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Florida Native Plant Society @fnps.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

How are the pollinators in your area doing? The Great Southeastern Pollinator Census has been collecting data since 2017 and with just 15 minutes you can contribute to this critical dataset! Register -> fnps.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/ne...

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Florida Native Plant Society @fnps.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

This Earth Day, we celebrate the native plants that have shaped Florida's ecosystems for thousands of years. From longleaf pine forests to coastal scrub, these plants are the foundation of everything wild and wonderful in our state. Happy Earth Day from the Florida Native Plant Society.

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Florida Native Plant Society @fnps.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Celebrate National Native Plant Month with the latest issue of The Palmetto! This issue has something for everyone - André Michaux's orchid discoveries, 2025 FNPS Landscape Award winners, and more! Browse this issue and the full archive at issuu.com/fnps.

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Florida Native Plant Society @fnps.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

🌿 April is National Native Plant Month & we're celebrating all month long! 🌳 More than 17K native plant species grow in the US. ‼️ Habitat loss, invasive species, & extreme weather events are driving species decline. 🌸 But we can help reverse it. Join us and help protect FL native plants!

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Florida Native Plant Society @fnps.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Update: the item was pulled from the agenda but the council members agreed to a workshop. The fight continues.

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Florida Native Plant Society @fnps.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Tonight the Volusia County Council will consider harmful changes to the Volusia Forever program - we support maintaining the program's integrity. Read the letter in full here: irp.cdn-website.com/ea562199/fil...

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Florida Native Plant Society @fnps.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

if you haven’t contacted your Senator or Representative yet on this issue please do so now! Find your Senator here (buff.ly/qvLtxUg ) and your Representative here (buff.ly/47GWxoL ).

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Florida Native Plant Society @fnps.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Your calls and emails to your Senators and members of the Senate Rules Committee worked! Blue Ribbon Projects was TP’d today by Senate President Ben Albritton on the floor. We still need a final push to kill this bill -

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Florida Native Plant Society @fnps.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Check out the full action alert for more details: buff.ly/6yfPPT0

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Florida Native Plant Society @fnps.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

SB1066 has already cleared every other hurdle, including resounding votes of support by three different Senate committees. The 2026 legislative session is nearly over, and there is a chance SB1066 will not be put to a vote unless Albritton understands that it is a priority for the people of Florida.

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Florida Native Plant Society @fnps.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Please contact Senator Albritton today to encourage him to allow a vote on Ocklawaha Restoration (SB 1066) . He has two phone numbers - please try both: (850) 487-5027 or (850) 487-5229 and a quick email would also be effective - albritton.ben@flsenate.gov.

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Florida Native Plant Society @fnps.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Weston Testo on receiving the Dr. Barbara Grigg Grant! His research will investigate the evolutionary origins and conservation status of Asplenium plenum, a rare fern found only in Florida's limestone grottoes. 🎉 #FloridaNativePlants #Botany #ConservationScience

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Florida Native Plant Society @fnps.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Do you know someone who deserves recognition for their work for Florida's native plants? Nominations are open for FNPS service awards, due May 15, 2026. Let's make sure the people and chapters doing incredible work for Florida's native plants get the recognition they deserve! buff.ly/S1PPpB1

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Florida Native Plant Society @fnps.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Please call and email the Chair and Vice Chair of the Senate Rules Committee - phone numbers and emails are at our full action alert: www.fnps.org/ecoaction-al...

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Florida Native Plant Society @fnps.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

🔥 It's really happening, we're finally getting to hear about fire in the rocklands with Owen Schneider of Temple U. Join us this Friday at noon EST for a deep dive into plant flammability, fire behavior, and environmental conditions on Long Pine Key in Everglades National Park.

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Florida Native Plant Society @fnps.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

🚨 FNPS opposes Section 6 of CS/HB 433, which allows Florida Forever conservation lands to be sold for agriculture without confirming their lack of conservation value. An RFLPP easement on these lands is insufficient compared to permanent protection. It passed the senate - the House is our last hope.

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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

For the first time since the "super" ghost orchid was discovered at Audubon #Florida's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary nearly 20 years ago, the plant failed to flower at all. www.wusf.org/environment/... via @wusf.org

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Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary's prolific 'super' ghost orchid fails to bloom for once

Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary's "super" ghost orchid has not only bloomed every year except last since it was discovered, it's bloomed multiple times some years. And over the years, it bloomed during all ...

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Florida Native Plant Society @fnps.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone who loves and cares about Florida's native plants. We love and appreciate you so we made you a few Valentine's Day cards to send to your loved ones.

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Florida Native Plant Society @fnps.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

💚 Peggy Lantz has left us all one final valentine. 💚 She thanked you, the membership, for “the fine organization you have made of FNPS” and encouraged us to “Keep going!” What a beautiful reminder that FNPS has been built by its members. Today, we honor her love for FNPS and we will keep going.

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Florida Native Plant Society @fnps.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Your voice matters - this particular comment period ends tonight, so don't delay in dashing out a quick note supporting the 'NO BUILD' option. Use the blue comment button in the right-hand column of this webpage: buff.ly/rr5ChCj

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Florida Native Plant Society @fnps.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

📢 A new toll road through Hardee County and the heart of the Florida Wildlife Corridor in south central Florida is being proposed that would harm rare plants and their natural communities as well well-established collaborative conservation planning efforts.

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Florida Native Plant Society @fnps.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

(772) 510-0120 | John.Snyder@myfloridahouse.gov buff.ly/4goSa9k

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Florida Native Plant Society @fnps.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Today we sent an email urging Martin County's State Representative John Snyder to support full funding of Florida Forever. We encourage all Floridians, but particularly Martin County residents, to call and email Rep. Snyder to express their support for Florida Forever funding.

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Florida Native Plant Society @fnps.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Miss our livestream last week? No worries, it's available now on our YouTube Channel 📺 Johanna Freeman discussed her research on keystone pollinator plants of sandhills and how this might inform priorities for producers trying to bring new groundcover restoration species into commercial production

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L&L: Groundcover Restoration Research @ FWC FWRI with Dr. Johanna Freeman

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Florida Native Plant Society @fnps.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

SB 718 (McClain) "Water Management" - Prohibits local governments from enacting water quality or quantity protections, pollution prevention, or wetlands protections. For more details about each bill and for links to easily find your senator/rep check out: buff.ly/8tbn17h

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Florida Native Plant Society @fnps.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

SB 686 (McClain) / HB 691 (Botana) "Agricultural Enclaves" - any piece of ag land of a certain size (>1,280 acres) that's bordered by development (75%) is automatically developable.

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Florida Native Plant Society @fnps.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

SB 354 (McClain) / HB 299 (Melo) "Blue Ribbon Projects" - Zoning / land use / and comprehensive planning regulations all DO NOT APPLY to any development project larger than 10,000 acres (> 15 square miles) as long as 60% is reserved for agriculture, recreation, and/or utilities development.

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Florida Native Plant Society @fnps.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

There are three sprawl-enabling bills making their way through the legislature right now that your representatives need to hear from you about:

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Florida Native Plant Society @fnps.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Johanna has 20 years of experience in studying the ecology and conservation of Florida's terrestrial ecosystems and has brought it to bear on this fascinating research project focusing on plant/pollinator interactions in Florida's sandhills.

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Florida Native Plant Society @fnps.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Join us this Friday for a compelling presentation on pollinator conservation by Johanna Freeman, PhD of the FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute. Register here: buff.ly/WVDS7Sg

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Florida Native Plant Society @fnps.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

We're thrilled to see this bills filed and will be supporting their progression through the legislature. Make sure you're on our action alerts list (buff.ly/97fhA33 ) to join us in calling for restoration of the Ocklawaha River!

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Florida Native Plant Society @fnps.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

🎣 outdoor recreation opportunities for fishermen, boaters, paddlers, hikers, and more 🐾 reconnecting the Florida Wildlife Corridor between the Ocala and Osceola NFs and reopening critical habitat for manatees and other wildlife

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Florida Native Plant Society @fnps.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

🚣🏾♂️ restoration of the Ocklawaha River, recovering the 20 "lost springs," and reuniting the Great Florida Riverway (Silver, Ocklawaha, and St. Johns) 🤝 economic development of surrounding counties from job creation to business investment

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Florida Native Plant Society @fnps.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

📣 OCKLAWAHA RIVER RESTORATION BILLS FILED - SB 1066 (Senator Brodeur) / HB 981 (Rep. Duggan): Tributaries of St. Johns River These companion bills are a good approach to restoration, focusing on conservation while providing for recreation & community development. SB 1066 and HB 981 focus on:

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Florida Native Plant Society @fnps.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

We’re thrilled to announce Cherice’s promotion to Director of Operations. 💚 Thank you, Cherice, for your leadership, care, and countless hours of behind-the-scenes work that help FNPS run stronger every day. 🌿

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Florida Native Plant Society @fnps.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Thank you to the Native Plant Horticulture Foundation for their support and dedication to growing the future of native plant horticulture. Learn more at www.nativeplanthort.org🌱

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