photo (D.Vissoe)

WHEN & WHERE: Saturday, November 12, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., at the University of Rhode Island Pharmacy building (Rm 170), Kingston, RI.

WHY: RIWPS is 35 years old this year, and we want to celebrate our history – and discuss where we go from here, in this era of climate change and exploding interest in native plants.

WHO: Brian Maynard, longtime board member and professor of plant sciences at URI, will moderate a panel discussion with Lisa Lofland Gould, a founder and longtime leader of RIWPS, Uli Lorimer, horticulture director of the Native Plant Trust, and Heather McCargo, founder of the Wild Seed Project, in Maine.

Note: Copies of Uli Lorimer’s recently published book The Northeast Native Plant Primer: 235 Plants for an Earth-Friendly Garden will be available for purchase. 

and YES, we will have CAKE!

This event is free and open to the public.  RSVP BELOW

URI Pharmacy Building is located at 7 Greenhouse Rd, Kingston.

Link to the campus map.  Finding the Building – While the building is referred to as the Pharmacy Building, it is mapped under 3 names, corresponding to areas in the building: Avedisian, Tyler and Woodward.  Room 170 is located in the Woodward wing of the building. Parking – Use the Fine Arts lot off of Flagg Road (labeled 7 on the map) or Greenhouse Parking lot (labeled 9 on the map). You do not need a visitors pass or permit to park.