About us
This is a group for anyone interested in supporting the Washington Native Plant Society (WNPS). Our mission is to promote the appreciation and conservation of Washington's native plants and their habitats through study, education and advocacy.
The Central Puget Sound Chapter (CPS) hosts regular monthly membership meetings 7 times a year in Seattle and 4 times a year in Bellevue. Following a brief business discussion and announcements, each meeting features a guest speaker who is an expert on a native plant topic such as native plants found on WA hikes, the impact of climate change and wildfires on native plants, and landscaping with native plants. The Seattle meetings also have a plant identification workshop prior to the start of the meeting.
The CPS Chapter also sponsors a Native Plant Steward training program, which provides 100 hours of free instruction on native plants and environmental stewardship in exchange for a commitment of 100 hours of volunteer work. The organization also has 2 native plant sales a year, where you can find both common and rare species of plants.
For more details about our chapter see: http://www.wnps.org/cps/index3.html
Upcoming events
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Nursery May Work Party
The Brig at Magnuson park, 6344 NE 74th St. Seattle, Seattle, WA, USHello to our dedicated crew of volunteers!
To all those that came for our May work party, THANK YOU! We ended up having a lot more to tackle than we anticipated and everyone that came lent not just their hands but their positive energy to breeze through the work! Our nursery is now ready for this year's growing season and we are well into growing our inventory for next year's sale!
Our next work party is coming up on June 6th. Please note we are shifting our hours for the summer months and starting and finishing one hour early. The work party will run from 9am to 1pm to make good use of the cooler morning weather and get everyone out of the hotter afternoon sun!
Our seed trays are overflowing so our primary task will be focused on potting up seedlings. Unfortunately, the weeds are earnestly overflowing too so we will also be tackling them before they can tackle us.
Here is a tentative list of our tasks for June:- Potting Up Seedlings and bulbs
- Weeding
- Fertilizing Plants
- Washing Pots
- Repotting donated ferns
- Possibly repotting cuttings
- General Nursery Maintenance
- Having fun!
We will have gloves, tools, and water (cold / hot for tea) on hand as well as light refreshments (fruit and or snack bars/baked goodies).
Our potting table area is covered but the rest of the nursery is open to the elements so please dress for the weather.
The nursery is located in Magnuson Park BEHIND The Brig at 6344 NE 74th St, Seattle, WA 98115.
For directions to the nursery, enter these coordinates in google maps 47.6832485,-122.2588705 or click here for visual directions.We look forward to seeing you there!
Thank you,
Anastasia Korochanskaya & Patrick Lehr
Nursery Co-Chairs
Central Puget Sound Chapter
Washington Native Plant Society3 attendees
Reflection Lakes Field Trip
Reflection Lakes Trailhead, Mt. Rainier, Stevens Canyon Rd. 46.768265, -121.728130, Packwood, WA, USReflection Lakes are a picturesque set of small tarns at about 4800’ on the south side of Mount Rainier. This hike is noted for its particularly rich alpine flora: a gorgeous display of blue lupines sprinkled with five species each of Pedicularis (louseworts) and Penstemon, paintbrushes, monkeyflowers, beargrass, American bistort, pink mountain heather, western columbine, and mountain spiraea. This is the Paradise area, where alpine flowers typically bloom a little later than elsewhere in the Cascades, but due to the low snowpack last winter, we can expect the flowering season to be pushed back this year. We may see Gentiana calycosa in bloom.
The hike starts at 4800’ and people should expect to climb 1200’ feet on a good quality trail, doing about 4.6 miles (possibly more depending on interest). Limit of 12 attendees.
Contact the leader to sign up: slruffner57@gmail.com
This will be an all day hike. End time is approximate.
Where: Reflection Lakes, Stevens Canyon Road, Mount Rainier:
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Leader: Sandra Ruffner
Date and Time: Tuesday, July 21, at 10 am at the trailhead.
Meet at the Green Lake Park & Ride, north parking lot at 7 am: https://maps.app.goo.gl/VPf4jx9UiMzmkrYUA
3 attendees
Past events
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