Mark your calendars for the 15th Midwest Native Plant Conference, taking place from August 2-4, 2024 at the Bergamo Center for Lifelong Learning in Beavercreek, Ohio. This popular event fills up in less than 2 days, so we recommend subscribing to our email list to receive the earliest notification of when registration opens. Just before registration goes live, a link will be sent to the email list. Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity.
Attendees
- 3-Day Agenda – the conference begins on Friday afternoon and includes a weekend of presenters, breakout sessions, workshops, day and night field trips on the grounds of Bergamo.
- Sunday Field Trips offsite offer unique habitats with our expert trip leaders to various locations.
- As many past attendees know, this is an extremely popular event that fills up in a day or two. Our email list is notified first of when registration opens. This list has over 2600 members, and as with many venues, this well exceeds the capacity at the Bergamo Conference Center. When you receive the registration link, please don’t wait to sign up!
- Refunds: Due to conference commitments, we can not offer full refunds within 6 weeks of any event.
- Native Plant & Artisan Sale – Shopping is open all weekend for conference attendees. Registration is required for public shoppers on Saturday due to the limited parking at the center to avoid turning people away.
Sponsors, Vendors, Exhibitors
- Native Plant Vendors: Only straight native plant species can be sold during the weekend. We do not permit selling of nativars or cultivars.
- Sponsor levels that include one or more full conferences are eligible to register first. A link will be sent after registration.
- First-time selling vendors and Exhibitors must contact midwestnativeplants@gmail.com before registration to be sure your products are aligned with our mission before you register.
- Setup: Vendors and Exhibitors can set up Friday afternoon after 12:30 p.m. and Saturday morning between 6:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. Please do not arrive earlier than 12:30 p.m. on Friday, as you will not be able to set up until registration opens.
- Non-profit organizations may include brochures and flyers at our shared non-profit table at no charge.
Conference Sponsors
Trillium Level
Ann Geise Art
Ann Geise’s art celebrates nature with all its diversity, beauty, and interconnections. Find native plants, insects, birds, and more on a variety of fine art prints, note cards, and tiles.
www.anngeiseart.com
Premium Vendors
Bluebell Level
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Bluebell Level
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Vendors & Exhibitors
Wild Ginger Level
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Mailing List
Subscribe to our mailing list to be alerted first of events. A registration link is sent to all email members first.
Pledge Program &
Yard Sign
We want to share some tips to help you get started. Then you can purchase your beautiful yard sign to display your efforts to plant native plants for biodiversity.
Native Plant &
Artisan Sale
Conference Attendees can shop vendors all weekend. However, Non-attendees can register to shop on Saturday. When you register, you will receive important updates about the sale, times, and parking first.
We want to give a special thank you –
to our Event Partners, Sponsors, Vendors, Exhibitors, and most of all to our Attendees, this event would not be possible without them. We are grateful to the Marianist Environmental Education Center (MEEC) for assisting us in hosting this event; to the staff at MEEC, Leanne Jablonski, Michele Banker, Tara Poling, and to the staff at the Bergamo Conference Center and the Midwest Native Plant Conference Team and volunteers.
Each year the team selects a conference plant. Artist Ann E. Geise creates a beautiful design to showcase the plant and the wildlife that it supports. The poster above features the plants and art from 2010-2021.