Chapters

Please Check With the Chapter for Current Information

 

Broward County

Phone: 954-661-6289

Email: Richard@Brownscombe.net

Website: http://broward.fnpschapters.org

Meeting Schedule: Second Wednesdays 7pm (except July & August)

Meeting Place: Secret Wood Nature Center, 2701 W. State Rd. 84 Dania Beach, FL 33312

 

 

Citrus

Citrus County

Phone: 352 631-8444

Email: citrusNPS@gmail.com

Website: http://citrus.fnpschapters.org

Meeting Schedule: First Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm

Meeting Place: Crystal Oaks Civic Center

Crystal Oaks Civic Center, 4958 W. Crystal Oaks Dr., Lecanto, FL 34461

 

 

Coccoloba

Lee County (Fort Myers)

Phone: 239-273-8945

Email: RodakMA@msn.com

Website: http://www.fnpscoccoloba.org/

Meeting Schedule: 3rd Thursday of each month except May and December. 7:00 pm guest speaker and chapter meeting

Meeting Place: Holton Eco-Preserve at Unitarian Universalist Church, 13411 Shire Lane, Fort Myers, FL 33912 (off Daniels, halfway between Six-Mile Cypress and I-75)

Please see the chapter website for meeting times and locations.

 

 

Conradina

Southern Brevard County

Phone: 321-729-6857

Email: sharon@maplestreetnatives.com

Website: http://conradina.fnpschapters.org

Meeting Schedule: Second Monday of the month. All Chapter meetings are held from 6:00 - 8:00pm. No meetings are held in June, July, or August.

Meeting Place: Melbourne Library. 540 E Fee Ave., Melbourne, FL 32901

The Melbourne Library is on Fee Avenue in downtown Melbourne near HealthFirst Hospital and Wells Park.

 

 

 

Cuplet Fern

Seminole County

Phone: 352-658-3677

Email: CupletFern@gmail.com

Website: http://cupletfern.fnpschapters.org

Meeting Schedule: The second Monday (typically, but not always) in the month, 6:45 pm

Meeting Place: UF/IFAS Seminole County Extension Auditorium 250 W. County Home Road Sanford 32773

Upcoming program dates, field trips, and information on our special events are available on our website  http://cupletfern.fnpschapters.org

     

Dade

Miami-Dade County and the Florida Keys

Phone: 305-985-3677 (or 305 985 FNPS)

Email: pharespl@gmail.com

Website: http://www.dadefnps.org

Meeting Schedule: Fourth Tuesday at 7:30 pm

Meeting Place: Pinecrest Gardens, 11000 Red Road Pinecrest, Florida 33156

 

 

Eugenia

Indian River County

Phone: 772-567-1565

Email: jfavril1@comcast.net

Website: http://eugenia.fnpschapters.org

Meeting Schedule: Third Thursdays at 7:00 pm

Meeting Place: Florida Medial Entomology Laboratory

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One meeting a year is held at the Environmental Learning Center, 255 Live Oak Drive, Vero Beach, FL. In 2019 this meeting is October 17.

 

 

Heartland

Polk County

Phone: 863-393-4647

Email: emurawski@kleinfelder.com

Website: http://heartland.fnpschapters.org

Meeting Schedule: 3rd Tuesday, 6:30pm, every other month

Meeting Place: Circle B Bar Reserve Nature Discovery Center, 4399 Winter Lake Rd, Lakeland

 

 

Hernando

Hernando County

Phone: 352-666-3996

Email: hcfnps@gmail.com

Website: http://www.hcfnps.org/

Meeting Schedule: First Monday of each month at 6:30 pm

Meeting Place: Hernando County Extension Office 16110 Aviation Loop Drive Brooksville, FL 34604

The Hernando Chapter's meetings are held the first Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m.

 

 

 

 

Ixia

Duval, Nassau and Clay Counties

Phone:

Email: catehurlbutixia@yahoo.com

Website: http://ixia.fnpschapters.org/

Meeting Schedule: Third Tuesday of the Month, 6:00 pm, except for July, August, and December. Note: Starting in September 2019 the meetings will be held on the first Tuesday of the month

Meeting Place: Willowbranch Library, 2875 Park Street, Jacksonville, FL 32205

Please check our Chapter Calendar of Events prior to attending a meeting.  Meeting dates are occasionally rescheduled.

 

 

 

 

Lake Beautyberry

Lake County

Phone:

Email: lakebeautyberry@gmail.com

Website: http://lakebeautyberry.fnpschapters.org

Meeting Schedule: 2pm on the third Sunday of every other month

Meeting Place: Trout Lake Nature Center in Eustis

 

 

Longleaf Pine

Western Panhandle, including Escambia and Santa Rosa

Phone: (850) 542-7086

Email: fnps.longleaf.pine@gmail.com

Website: http://longleafpine.fnpschapters.org

Meeting Schedule: Second Thursday of each month at 6:00 p.m.

Meeting Place: Lucia Tryon Branch Library, 1200 Langley Avenue in Pensacola (check event)

Click "directions" for reaching our meeting site.

 

 

Magnolia

Leon, Liberty, Jefferson, and Madison Counties

Phone: 954-292-3099

Email: magnoliachapter@gmail.com

Website: http://magnolia.fnpschapters.org

Meeting Schedule: 1st Thursday of each month. Come to socialize at 7:00, chapter meeting at 7:30, and program at 7:45 PM

Meeting Place: King Building on the FSU Campus (319 STADIUM DR) Room 1024

Room 1024, King Building - see campus map at http://www.fsu.edu/Campus/newmap/ for meeintg location.

 

 

 

 

Mangrove

Charlotte County and Southern Sarasota County

Phone: 941-769-3633

Email: MangroveFNPS@comcast.net

Website: http://mangrove.fnpschapters.org/

Meeting Schedule: 2nd Tuesday of the month from October thru May (with field trips year round) at 7:00 pm

Meeting Place: Lemon Bay Park, 570 Bay Park Boulevard, Englewood, FL

 

 

Marion Big Scrub

Marion County

Phone: (941) 321-1556

Email: marionbigscrubfnps@gmail.com

Website: http://marionbigscrub.fnpschapters.org

Meeting Schedule: Last Monday of each month at 6 pm

Meeting Place: Belleview Public Library, 13145 SE Hwy. 484, Belleview, FL 34420

 

 

Martin County

Phone: 734-502-8563

Email: president@martincounty.fnpschapters.org

Website: http://martincounty.fnpschapters.org

Meeting Schedule: First Tuesday monthly October through May at 6:30 pm

Meeting Place: Wolf High-Technology Center, Chastain Campus, Indian River State College 2400 SE Salerno RD Stuart FL 34997

 

 

Naples

Collier County

Phone:

Email: naplesnativeplants@gmail.com

Website: https://fnpsnaples.org/

Meeting Schedule: First Wednesday of the month, no meeting July or January

Meeting Place: Naples Botanical Garden, 4820 Bayshore Drive, Naples, Florida 34112

 

 

 

 

Nature Coast

Pasco County

Phone: 727-863-1363

Email: naturecoastfnps@gmail.com

Website: http://www.pasconativeplants.org

Meeting Schedule: Second Tuesday - 7:00 pm

Meeting Place: Land O'Lakes Community Center, 5401 Land O'Lakes Blvd/US 41, Land O'Lakes 34639

 

 

 

 

Palm Beach County

Phone: 561-247-3677

Email: palmbeach@fnpschapters.org

Website: http://palmbeach.fnpschapters.org/

Meeting Schedule: 3rd Tuesday each month at 7:00 pm

Meeting Place: Mounts Building - Mounts Botanical Garden 531 North Military Trail, West Palm Beach, FL 33415

 

 

Passionflower

South Lake County including Clermont, Ferndale, Groveland, Mascotte, Minneola and Montverde and the far west portion of Orange County including Oakland, Ocoee, Winter Garden and Windermere.

Phone:

Email: PassionflowerFNPS@gmail.com

Website: http://passionflower.fnpschapters.org

Meeting Schedule: 1st Wednesday (business or program meeting) and 2nd Saturday (program meeting or field trip)

Meeting Place: Cooper Memorial Library, 2525 Oakley Seaver Dr, Clermont, FL 34711

 

 

Pawpaw

Volusia and Flagler counties

Phone: 386-690-1797

Email: guidry.sonya@gmail.com

Website: http://pawpaw.fnpschapters.org

Meeting Schedule: Second Monday monthly at 7:00 pm

Meeting Place: Piggotte Center, 504 Big Tree Rd., South Daytona, FL

 

 

Paynes Prairie

Alachua, Bradford, Union, western Putnam and northern Levy Counties

Phone:

Email: markelliott1955@gmail.com

Website: http://paynesprairie.fnpschapters.org

Meeting Schedule: Third Tuesdays - September through May - 7:00 pm

Meeting Place: Phillips Hall, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at 4225 NW 34th Street, Gainesville, FL 32605

 

 

Pine Lily

Osceola County

Phone: (321) 388-4781

Website: http://pinelily.fnpschapters.org

Meeting Schedule: Every 4th Thursday of the month at 6:00 p.m

Meeting Place: Kissimmee Utility Authority Building, Boardroom. The address is 1701 W. Carroll St. Kissimmee, FL 34741.

 

 

Pinellas

Pinellas County

Phone:

Email: info@pinellasnativeplants.org

Website: http://pinellas.fnpschapters.org/

Meeting Schedule: First Wednesday of each month, at 6:30 p.m.

Meeting Place: Moccasin Lake Nature Park, 2750 Park Trail Lane, Clearwater, FL 33759

Monthly field trips are usually (but not always) on the Saturday following the monthly membership meeting. Check the calendar for car pool locations, meeting times, maps, etc. 

 

 

 

Sarracenia

Wakulla and Franklin Counties

Phone:

Email: sarracenia.nps@gmail.com

Website: http://sarracenia.fnpschapters.org

Meeting Schedule: Third Tuesday of each month

Meeting Place: Wakulla County Public Library, 4330 Crawfordville Hwy,Crawfordville, FL 32326

 

 

Sea Oats

St. Johns and East Putnam Counties

Phone: 904 461-9629

Email: seaoats.fnps@gmail.com

Website: http://seaoats.fnpschapters.org

Meeting Schedule: Third Tuesday at 7:00 pm, (doors open at 6:30pm)

Meeting Place: St. Johns River State College, Room CO116, 2990 College Drive, Saint Augustine, FL 32804

 

 

Sea Rocket

North Brevard County

Phone: 321-277-5741

Email: lois6459@att.net

Website: http://searocket.fnpschapters.org

Meeting Schedule: 4th Wednesday of the month at 7:00 pm

Meeting Place: The Enchanted Forest Sanctuary, 444 Columbia Blvd., Titusville, FL

Phone: 321-277-5741

 

 

Serenoa

DeSoto, Sarasota, Manatee, and Hardee Counties

Phone: 941-794-8773

Email: srepens@gmail.com

Website: http://serenoa.fnpschapters.org

Meeting Schedule: Third Monday of the month, September through May

Meeting Place: Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, 811 South Palm Ave in Sarasota

 

 

Sparkleberry

Based in Suwannee County, also serving Dixie, Gilchrist, Lafayette and Taylor Counties

Phone: 386-364-9309

Email: csullivan12@windstream.net

Website: http://sparkleberry.fnpschapters.org

Meeting Schedule: Second Tuesday of each month, except July and August, at 6:30 pm

Meeting Place: Hatch Park Community Center, 403 SE Craven St., Branford, FL 32088

 

 

Sumter

Sumter County

Phone: 352-793-4253

Email: allen66jr@gmail.com

Website: http://sumter.fnpschapters.org

Meeting Schedule: 2nd Monday of each month at 6 PM

Meeting Place: Sumterville Community Building (stone building on Hwy. 301), located at 2427 CR 522 (1/2 mile south of 470 on 301)

 

 

Suncoast

Hillsborough County

Phone: 813-478-1183

Email: info@suncoastnps.org

Website: http://www.suncoastnps.org

Meeting Schedule: Third Wednesday of each month at 7:00 pm

Meeting Place: Varies

For current meeting and map to meeting location, please see suncoastnps.org.

   

Sweetbay

Jackson, Bay, Walton, Holmes and Washington Counties

Phone: 850-234-6453

Email: jsmallman2@gmail.com

Website: http://sweetbay.fnpschapters.org

Meeting Schedule: 1st Thursday of the month at 5:30 p.m.

Meeting Place: UF/IFAS Bay County Extension Office 2728 East 14th Street, Panama City, FL 32401

 

 

 

 

 

Tarflower

Orange County

Phone: 352-219-5381

Email: Tarflower.FNPS@gmail.com

Website: http://tarflower.fnpschapters.org

Meeting Schedule: First Tuesday monthly at 7:00 pm

Meeting Place: Harry P. Leu Gardens, 1920 North Forest Avenue Orlando, Florida 32803

Telephone (407) 246-2620 for directions to the monthly meeting venue.

     

 

The Villages

Phone: 352-674-8385

Email: thevillages@fnpschapters.org

Website: http://thevillages.fnpschapters.org/

Meeting Schedule: Fourth Friday of each month (except December) from 1:30 to 3:00 pm

Meeting Place: Big Cypress Recreation Center 3110 Hendry Drive, The Villages, Florida. 32163

The mission of the Florida Native Plant Society is to promote the preservation, conservation, and restoration of the native plants and native plant communities of Florida.