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Midwest Native Plant Conference

Whether you’re an attendee, vendor, sponsor, or exhibitor, you can find all the information you need on this page to register. We update this page frequently as we continue to plan the event. Be sure to subscribe to our member email list to receive the link first to register as soon as registration opens on March 3, 2025 at 7:00 pm.

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17th Midwest Native Plant Conference

August 1-3, 2025 Bergamo Center, Beavercreek, Ohio
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Welcome to the Midwest Native Plant Conference Registration Page. Conference agenda, speakers, programs, night trips and offsite Sunday field trips are listed below to help you during the registration process. Vendors, Sponsors, and Exhibitors can register here.

Attendees, Sponsors, Vendors & Exhibitors

  • The conference begins on Friday afternoon and concludes on Sunday afternoon. Registration is $215.00 and includes 5 educational presentations, indoor and outdoor breakout sessions, guided day & night field trips at the center on Friday and Saturday, and guided field trips on Sunday to various locations offsite to some unique yards and habitats.
  • Attendees of conference programs and field trips can earn CEUs from various agencies and organizations including Master Gardeners, Ohio Volunteer Certified Naturalist, APLD’s. and more. Please contact them for details. We are happy to provide any documentation needed to help you certify.
  • Native Plant & Artisan Sale – Each year on Saturday of the conference, we open all vendors and exhibitors to the public to shop. Registration is required, and the sale starts at 10:00 am. Attendees do not need to register for the sale as they can shop all weekend.
  • Scholarship applications open when the event attendee registration opens for each event, and will close when full. Details for each scholarship can be found on the website menu.
  • Registration is open for Sponsors, Vendors, and Exhibitors. More details are provided and a link to register. Registration closes on June 30, 2025 or until all spots are filled. Indoors spots do fill up quickly, so please register soon.
  • Sponsor levels that include one or more full conference registrations can register to attend the conference before the general public. First-time selling vendors and Exhibitorsshould contact us by email: midwestnativeplants@gmail.comto be approved before you register.

Conference Documents

Conference Agenda
Speakers & Programs
Sunday Field Trips Offsite

Keynote Speakers

  • Neil Diboll, Prairie Garden Design Principles
  • Bill Finch, Why the South is the Future of Midwest Forests, Grasslands and Gardens.
  • Heather Holm, Native Predatory Wasps: Their Role as Pollinators and Beneficial Insects.

Featured Speakers

  • Bill Finch, Seeing the Light: A New Way of Understanding Ecosystems (2nd talk)
  • Jim McCormac, Autumn Gold: The Goldenrods
  • Dr. Kellen Calinger, The Flowering Times, They are A’changing

Indoor Programs

  • Seed Collection & Propagation of Native Plants, Gale Martin
  • Tree Treasures: Folklore, Myths, Magic and Wonder, Rebecca Wood
  • Common Asters Encountered in Ohio, Mark Wessel
  • Designing Intentional Wild Spaces, Brooke Medlin
  • Rain Garden Rundown, Sarah Meadows
  • Designs in Nature & Nature Journaling, Bill Whorral

Outdoor Programs

  • DIY Growing Native Plants: MEEC Nursery Tour, Michele Banker
  • Basic Invasive Plant ID & Control, Tom Borgman
  • Advanced Invasive Plant Control, Tom Borgman
  • Matrix Design with Grasses and Sedges, Michael Keeler
  • Birds, Bugs and Botany: Take a Walk on the Wild Side, Judy Semroc
  • After Dark Fri & Sat: Sounds of the Night Walk, Firefly Walk, Mothing & Night Insects at the Lights, General Nature Prowl.

2025 Conference Plant
Dense Blazing-star, Liatris spicata. Artist: Ann E. Geise.

Wildlife featured in the artwork:
Red-spotted Purple Butterfly, Limenitis arthemis, Camouflaged Looper caterpillar (larval form), with the (adult form) the Wavy-lined Emerald Moth, Synchlora aerata and Common Eastern Bumblebee, Bombus impatiens.

Refund Policy

  • We can process a full or partial refund to your original payment method within 60 days of the registration opening date. After 60 days, the process is a manual check.
  • Unfortunately, we are not able to provide full refunds within 6 weeks of the event due to our obligations to our conference partners.
  • A $10.00 vendor fee will be deducted from the amount originally paid for each registration.
  • Donations are non-refundable unless you specifically request a refund.
  • Lodging is not included in your conference registration. If you paid to stay at the Bergamo Center, you must contact them to cancel.