Grand Strand Chapter SCNPS

🗓️ | See what’s ahead this summer for our chapter. Join us for some exciting, hands-on learning opportunities!

Bumble Bee Survey at Lewis Ocean Bay
Date: June 27th
Time: 8:00AM- 11:00AM
Location: Lewis Ocean Bay Heritage Preserve (2575 International Dr, Conway, SC 29526)
Learn More and Register: https://scnps.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/scnps/event.jsp?event=2214&&secureIdCustomer=1&

Seabeach Amaranth Monitoring at Huntington Beach State Park
Date: July 25th
Time: 8:30AM- 11:30AM
Location: Huntington Beach State Park (16148 Ocean Hwy, Murrells Inlet, SC 29576)
Learn More and Register: https://scnps.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/scnps/event.jsp?event=2208&secureIdCustomer=1&

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🌼 | Spring is coming to an end, but blooms are just beginning at our Conway Marina Garden! Be sure to stop by 4 Elm Street to see them in all their glory.

🌼 | On May 24th, attendees of our Native Plant Home Garden Tour had the opportunity to visit homes in the Grand Strand and surrounding areas that feature native plants. Thank you to our hospitable hosts who made this possible. Check out these pictures for some inspiration on ways to incorporate native plants in your own gardens!

🗓️ | Join us next Friday (6/12) for a field trip at the Yawkey Wildlife Center.

Register for free here: https://scnps.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/scnps/eventRegistration.jsp?event=2172

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📢 | Reminder: Join us tomorrow (5/21) at 6 p.m. for our chapter meeting at the Coastal Science Center (301 Allied Drive, Conway, SC 29526). Our featured speaker will be Calvin from the North America Sarracenia Conservancy. Plan to bring any of your native plants for a native plant swap beforehand!

For those who cannot attend in person, you are welcome to join us on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/96458641354?pwd=W2Aah1zTVqagjbM82ZT1waBA8Wq9RO.1

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🌼 | Thank you to everyone who donated to our Spring Plant Sale fundraiser! Your generosity allowed us to purchase a trellis for our Demonstration Garden at the Conway Marina (4 Elm Street). Check it out and see the butterfly milkweed in bloom!

Online donations will be accepted through the end of the month if you would like to support: https://scnps.app.neoncrm.com/campaigns/grand-strand-spring-2026-plant-sale-fundraiser

🌼 | Thank you to everyone who was able to attend our Spring Native Plant Sale yesterday! The weather was perfect and made for a wonderful day with a great turnout. Did you get any native plants to add to your garden? We’d love to see how you incorporate them.

Check out WPDE’s coverage of the event:

South Carolina Native Plant Society plant sale promotes replacing invasives with natives Gardeners along the Grand Strand had a chance Sunday morning to stock up on native plants while learning how swapping out invasive species can help wildlife.

🌼 | If you are attending our Spring Plant Sale (or in the downtown Conway area) be sure to stop by our demonstration garden in the Conway Marina at 4 Elm Street. See the work of our chapter and volunteers to beautify and educate our local communities with native plants.

Want to support this and future demonstration gardens? Donate here: https://scnps.app.neoncrm.com/campaigns/grand-strand-spring-2026-plant-sale-fundraiser

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🗓️ | May is on its way! Join us next month for these chapter events. Register at the links below to reserve your spots.

* Field Trip: Brookgreen Gardens 5/8
https://scnps.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/scnps/event.jsp?event=2165
* Field Trip: CCU Herbarium 5/17
https://scnps.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/scnps/event.jsp?event=2160
* Native Plant Garden Driving Tour: 4 Elm Street in Conway 5/24
https://scnps.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/scnps/event.jsp?event=2119

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