Save the Date!!!



The  24th Annual
Conference on
Native Plants and Natural
Landscaping

Toward Harmony with Nature

will be held on 

Saturday, January 25, 2020




Oshkosh Convention Center
Oshkosh, Wisconsin

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Presented by
Wild Ones Fox Valley Area Chapter

*To view speaker handouts from the 2019 Toward Harmony with Nature Conference, go to  the Speakers Page. ​​

​​2020 Keynote Speaker
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Stephen Packard 
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The 24th annual Toward Harmony with Nature conference will feature keynote speaker Stephen Packard, whose mission is to foster the building of human communities to support biodiversity conservation. His presentation will draw upon his many years of experience as a leader of volunteers in using garden-grown and wild-collected seeds to restore high-quality prairies, savannas, woodlands and wetlands.

Packard’s work as a volunteer led to careers as Director of Science and Stewardship with the Illinois Nature Conservancy and a teaching position at Northwestern University. The North Branch Restoration Project, which he initiated, is a world model of volunteer ecological stewardship. His extensive experience in restoring prairies and oak woodlands has been featured in many books, most notably in Miracle Under the Oaks.
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Following the keynote presentation, breakout sessions will feature nine speakers with expertise in a wide range of native plants landscaping topics. During breaks between sessions, conference goers will have the opportunity to browse native plants-related items at a book table, silent auction, and a room of exhibitors and vendors. A buffet lunch is available for those who make reservations. Lunch items will also be available at a concession stand. 

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