Presentations

South Georgia Native Plant and Wildflower Symposium 2025

Sustainable Landscaping Practices: Create a Beautiful Landscape while Conserving Natural Resources – Mark Tancig, Commercial & Residential Horticulture Extension Agent, UF/IFAS Extension Leon County

Naturally Natives – Heather Brasell, Gaskins Forest and Education Center, Alapaha, GA.

Conservation of Native Plants in the Coastal Plain – Jennifer Ceska, Conservation Coordinator, State Botanical Garden of Georgia, University of Georgia

Feathers & Flora – Sarah Manning, Coastal Conservation Coordinator, Birds Georgia

South Georgia Native Plants and Wildflower Symposium 2024

Enhancing Your Plant Palette with the Best Native Flowers: Lessons from the Field. Bodie Pennisi (University of Georgia – Griffin)

Capturing the Heart of a Place: Designing with Native Plants and Materials in Mind. Suzanne Finger (Raymond C. Finger Architects, Thomasville)

Balanced Garden: Understanding maintenance to support a healthy and diverse native landscape. Keren Giovengo (University of Georgia – Brunswick) 

Healthy Gardens: Insects – Jason Schmidt (University of Georgia – Tifton)

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South Georgia Native Plants and Wildflower Symposium 2023

Design with Nature: Ecological Landscaping – Jody Walthall

Plant This, Not That—Native Substitutes for Exotic Plants Typically Found in South Georgia Garden Centers – Marilynne Marshall

Reflections from a Bird Bath: What Game Cameras Can Teach Us about Fruit-eating Birds – James Ferrari

South Georgia Native Plants and Wildflower Symposium 2022

Know It and Grow It, Native Plants in the Landscape – Amy Carter

Native Plant Hosts: Attracting beneficial insects to your garden for a healthy ecosystem – Allie Snyder and Lisa Giencke