Your Native Plant Society in the Finger Lakes

We are an organization located in central New York, founded in 1997, dedicated to promoting the appreciation of our native flora. We hold free public field trips throughout the year and free indoor programs during the colder months. Members receive our newsletter, Solidago, and participate in a seed exchange, a spring native plant sale, and a December celebration of native plants.

FLNPS is co-sponsoring a series: Landscape Design for Heavy Rains, Beauty & Butterflies: An ecology-based educational series for landscape professionals and homeowners in the Skaneateles Lake watershed. Presenters: Larry Weaner and Sam Quinn. Great opportunity to learn from experts, even if you don't live in Skaneateles. Individual listings in the "Events" column to right.

We hope to be able to meet in person next season and have developed Protocols and Guidelines to aid in the decision to meet. Please read them here. COVID Safety Related Protocols are required for all FLNPS Walks & Rambles and are listed in the walk announcement.

The May2022 FLNPS meeting was recorded and can be viewed below or in YouTube by clicking here

Recordings of September 2020 through April 2022 Zoom meetings are available by looking under the Activities & Events tab and clicking Past Events with Reports. The recordings are embedded in the meeting announcement along with a YouTube link if you prefer to go direct.

Plant sale 2014

Audrey Bowe Ostrich fern fiddleheads.

Ken Hull Slowly sinking at Jam Pond June 2015

Steven Daniel West Virginia White butterfly on toothwort - its host plant.

Joe O'Rourke Learning Tree ID in Fischer Old Growth Forest

F. Robert Wesley Spring Beauty with Trout-Lilies

Preservation of Native Plants for Future Generations

FLNPS is primarily an educational organization, with programs for experts and those who have just discovered native flora. We organize talks, walks and other activities related to conservation of native plants and their habitats. We also organize education and activities on threats to our native flora, including invasive plants and insects and their control.

Learn more about invasive plants.

Gardening with Native Plants

FLNPS is not a native gardening organization, but encourages the use of ethically propagated native plants in private and public gardens. Many members are gardeners, who collect seeds and spores from private lands and propagate seedlings for our annual spring sale. Please explore our list of Finger Lakes natives suitable for gardens, plus a short list of non-native garden plants you should avoid.

Explore our list of garden-worthy native plants | Advanced Search by Plant Characteristics