Promoting Native Plants in Horry and Georgetown Counties
Grand Strand Chapter
Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) and sundew (Drosera sp.). Credit: Jeff Miller
Do you like plants?
Formed in December of 2022, the Grand Strand Chapter has expanded to over 100 members. Our first year has seen some amazing accomplishments including regular chapter meetings, newsletters, field trips, presentations, invasive species removal, social events, educational seminars, and a native plant sale! We hope you’ll join us for year two!
Sign up for Chapter UpdatesFirst official chapter meeting January 2023
Monthly Meetings
The Grand Strand Chapter meets at 6:00 p.m. on the third Thursday every other month starting in January. Meetings include a featured speaker, chapter updates, Plant of the Month, and more. Join us in person at the CCU Coastal Science Center (301 Allied Drive, Conway, SC) or online via Zoom. Sign up for our chapter newsletter for the latest info and to get the Zoom link.
Grand Strand Inaugural Plant Sale. Credit: Erin Donmoyer
Plant Sales
The Grand Strand Chapter is set to host our second native plant sale on Saturday, May 4, 2024 in Conway.
Our first native plant sale was held in October and featured seven native plant vendors, Clemson Extension, and Friends of Lewis Ocean Bay Heritage Preserve. Hundreds attended the event, many completely new to the native plant movement and SCNPS.
Members were able to shop the sale before the general public!
Invasive species removal work day at Myrtle Beach State Park. Credit: Maeve Snyder
Field Trips & Projects
Our field trips are led by expert members and guest leaders on hikes, webinars, seed collections, plant rescues, invasive eradication, and plant surveys.
Our field trips are usually free, open to the public, may be full or half-days, for the experienced and novice, easy to moderately strenuous.
Want to find out more about upcoming field trips and projects? Sign up for our chapter newsletter for updates!
Chionanthus virginicus, fringe tree Credit: Tierney Rosenstock
Publicity & Social Media
Subscribe to find out more about our upcoming meetings, social events, educational seminars, volunteer opportunities, invasive species removal, and native plant sales.
Have a native plant-related event you’d like to share with our members? Please email us with a link to the event and include the title, location, date and time, a photo or event graphic, and a two to six sentence write up so we can share it in our newsletter.
Vice President Tierney Rosenstock presenting at Brookgreen Gardens. Credit: Lucy Contreras
Presentations & Outreach
Board officers, members, and volunteers give presentations to local groups and staff outreach tables at various events to educate citizens in our region about the society and importance of native plants.
Members get the opportunity to be the first to sign up for field trips, and early access to plant sales. As a member, you will be an integral part of an organization that plays a critical role in protecting and preserving our state’s natural habitats. SCNPS is an advocate with a strong record across the state for the preservation and restoration of sustainable landscapes that support the life of not just essential flora and fauna, but of all of us. We are in the field, in courtrooms, and everywhere in between, and the stronger our membership, the louder our voice.
Join UsGrand Strand Plant Sale. Credit: Victoria Green
