2025 Schedule
Events are held at the Portage District Library, 300 Library Lane, Portage, MI unless otherwise indicated. Please note that this year’s evening programs will begin at 6:30 pm, and that the January and February programs will be held on Zoom. View Map
View many of our past programs on our YouTube Channel
Wednesday, January 22 • Taking Action to Protect Michigan’s Rarest Butterflies • Ashley Cole-Wick, Michigan Natural Features Inventory • 6:30 pm on Zoom
Wednesday, February 26 • Garden Design from the Ground Up: Using Your Native Soil to Inform Your Native Plant Choices • William Kirst, Adapt: Community Supported Ecology • 6:30 pm on Zoom
Wednesday, March 26 • Understanding What Remains • Jesse Lincoln, Michigan Natural Features Inventory • 6:30 pm, Portage District Library
Wednesday, April 30 • Monthly program with Roger LaBine and Courtney Collia • 6:30 pm, Portage District Library
May, TBD • Annual Plant Sale Fundraiser
Wednesday, May 28 • Monthly program with Justin Gish, Director of Sustainability for the City of Kalamazoo • 6:30 pm, Portage District Library
Sunday, June 1 • 33rd Annual Spring Plant Exchange • Tom and Ruth Small’s Residence • 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Sunday, September 14 • Annual Fall Plant Exchange • Jessie and Bill’s Residence • 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Wednesday, September 24 • Monthly program with Sarah Huetteman, BCKCISMA • 6:30 pm, Portage District Library
Wednesday, October 22 • Monthly program with Mary Paar • 6:30 pm, Portage District Library
Wednesday, November 19 • Monthly program with Lynne Heasley • 6:30 pm, Portage District Library
NOTE: The location for our monthly speaker presentations has been changed from Kalamazoo First United Methodist Church to Portage District Library, 300 Library Lane, Portage, MI. The PDL facility has free parking and is wheelchair accessible. Come early to enjoy some social time, information tables and snacks, beginning at 6:00 pm; program begins at 6:30 pm View Map
Event cancellation policy: If Kalamazoo Public Schools or the meeting venue are closed, our Indoor Program will be canceled. Field Trips and Plant Exchanges proceed rain or shine unless alternate date noted in advance. If the weather is questionably severe, please watch WWMT Channel 3 or our website and Facebook page for confirmation. Time permitting, there may also be an email cancellation notice.