WNPS September Meeting: A Celebration of Seeds

The Koma Kulshan Chapter of the Washington Native Plant Society hosts chapter meetings on the third Wednesday of every month from September through May. We are excited to announce our first in-person meeting since early 2020! We hope to see you there!

Date: Wednesday, September 21
Time: Meeting starts at 7:00 pm with some events starting at 5:00 and 5:30 pm. See itinerary below for details.
Location: Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association (NSEA)

NSEA has graciously allowed us to use their facility for this meeting. This is where we had the spring plant sale, and to take advantage of the occasion and venue we’ll be having a few events before the meeting begins:

-5:00 to 6:30 pm: We will be selling the plants remaining from the spring plant sale (about 140 plants; two dozen species). There will be a steep discount with everything selling for $3. This will be a strictly in-person sale, not online. Credit card preferred, but cash or check accepted.
-5:30 to 6:30 pm: The current president of the board of NSEA (and past owner of Bellewood Acres), will lead a tour of the grounds, with a bit of history of NSEA, its mission, and an overview of its operations.
-7:00 pm: meeting begins with a short segment for the annual election of officers and committee chair announcements, and then we will have some fun and games, and enlightenment on all things seed. We will keep it short in consideration of the earlier activities.

Finally, for those interested in trying their hand at growing some of our native plants from seed, we will have a seed swap, although if you haven’t any seeds to trade, there will be lots of species for you to take home.

Important location info: From the Bakerview/Hannagan intersection, head east on East Bakerview Road. Go down the hill, follow the road around the left-hand corner, and make your first left, going through NSEA’s gate at the entrance of the property. Once through the gate, stay right of the wooden fish sculpture. Follow the driveway in, arcing around to the right, and park near the community building. ***Please do not park in front of the garage door as staff will need access to this area while you are here.***