WILDFLOWER WEEK, NTL.
Categories: Environment, Space & The Outdoors
Location: United States
Type of Event: Weekly Event
Updated: May 06, 2024
Location: United States
Type of Event: Weekly Event
Updated: May 06, 2024
About National Wildflower Week
National Wildflower Week was first held in 1988 by the American Wildflower Society. In 2002, initiator Charles Spencer approached the Wildflower Center about becoming the celebration's permanent home while Spencer chaired the National Ecology Commission.
Across the nation, wildflowers growing beside highways, in gardens and elsewhere are valued for their natural beauty. "As Lady Bird Johnson once said, these and other native plants 'give us a sense of where we are in this great land of ours,' "said Damon Wait, senior director of the Wildflower Center.
National Wildflower Week aims not only to highlight wildflowers' beauty, but to encourage citizens to understand their value and take steps to protect them. Wildflowers and native plants help conserve water, reduce mowing costs, provide habitat for birds, butterflies and other wildlife and protect the soil from erosion. In addition, native plants often require less resources to maintain than plants that aren't native to a region.
Many wildflowers nationally are in danger from habitat loss, non-native plants that grow aggressively and compete for resources (called invasive plants) and other factors.
Participate in a Local Event
Chances are, there is a wildflower event happening in your neighborhood. Visit our National Organizations Directory (http://www.wildflower.org/organizations/) to find a native plant society, conservation group, botanical garden or other plant-related organizations in your neck of the woods.
Wildflower Walks and Garden Visits
Explore for yourself. Bring a field guide. Visit a sanctuary, state or local park, national forest or refuge, public or private garden, and other locations to experience the joy and beauty of wildflowers.
Wildflower Beautification Projects
Introduce native wildflowers along roadsides, in parks, and around church, public, and private buildings. Request government and private support for such projects. Encourage local nurseries and garden centers to stock native plants and seeds.
Celebrating Wildflowers
The national forests, national parks, national wildlife refuges, grasslands, and millions of acres of public lands are truly America's wildflower gardens. Celebrating Wildflowers' promotes the many programs featuring the important role that the Nation's public lands, over 630 million acres, play in providing diverse habitats for much of America's flora. Visit http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/index.shtml for more information.
For a full list of fun ideas on how to participate during National Wildflower Week: http://www.wildflower.org/20_ways_to_observe_national_wildflower_week/
Across the nation, wildflowers growing beside highways, in gardens and elsewhere are valued for their natural beauty. "As Lady Bird Johnson once said, these and other native plants 'give us a sense of where we are in this great land of ours,' "said Damon Wait, senior director of the Wildflower Center.
National Wildflower Week aims not only to highlight wildflowers' beauty, but to encourage citizens to understand their value and take steps to protect them. Wildflowers and native plants help conserve water, reduce mowing costs, provide habitat for birds, butterflies and other wildlife and protect the soil from erosion. In addition, native plants often require less resources to maintain than plants that aren't native to a region.
Many wildflowers nationally are in danger from habitat loss, non-native plants that grow aggressively and compete for resources (called invasive plants) and other factors.
Participate in a Local Event
Chances are, there is a wildflower event happening in your neighborhood. Visit our National Organizations Directory (http://www.wildflower.org/organizations/) to find a native plant society, conservation group, botanical garden or other plant-related organizations in your neck of the woods.
Wildflower Walks and Garden Visits
Explore for yourself. Bring a field guide. Visit a sanctuary, state or local park, national forest or refuge, public or private garden, and other locations to experience the joy and beauty of wildflowers.
Wildflower Beautification Projects
Introduce native wildflowers along roadsides, in parks, and around church, public, and private buildings. Request government and private support for such projects. Encourage local nurseries and garden centers to stock native plants and seeds.
Celebrating Wildflowers
The national forests, national parks, national wildlife refuges, grasslands, and millions of acres of public lands are truly America's wildflower gardens. Celebrating Wildflowers' promotes the many programs featuring the important role that the Nation's public lands, over 630 million acres, play in providing diverse habitats for much of America's flora. Visit http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/index.shtml for more information.
For a full list of fun ideas on how to participate during National Wildflower Week: http://www.wildflower.org/20_ways_to_observe_national_wildflower_week/
PROMOTIONAL DETAILS
Event Sponsor:
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
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