Introduction to Native American Plants

Join local plant expert Frank Porter to learn about Ohio's native plants and their benefits, followed by an opportunity to visit the grounds of the Athens Visitor's Bureau to assist in a planting party. Their gardens contain 300+ native and endangered species and are a recognized Monarch Watch Station.  

About our speaker: After a career as a Native American scholar, Dr. Frank W. Porter created Porterbrook Native Plants, growing hundreds of species native to Ohio, West Virginia and the surrounding states. Although the nursery's now closed, Dr. Porter continues to collect seeds from interesting native plants in this region.