PRESENTED BY DEEP ROOTS
On the campus of the Kauffman Conference Center
And the Anita B. Gorman Discovery Center
Plan It Native 2026 is open for registration! We are offering two full days to learn about native plants, designing and managing native plant gardens, and the flora/fauna connections we all appreciate.
The conference opens on Tuesday, February 10. On Tuesday, we present keynote speaker Camille Dungy, author of the Dirt. On Wednesday afternoon, we feature Abigail Derby Lewis, PhD, Executive Director of Citizen’s for Conservation, as our second keynote speaker.
In between, Plan It Native 2026 is offering more concurrent sessions, 21 in fact! Session topics include:
Native Grasses for Every Garden
Treecycling: Funky and Functional Ways to Conser Woody Debris for a Healthier Garden
Native Landscaping – Gardening with a Sense of Place
Urban Prescribed Burns
Gifts that Keep on Giving: Edible and Medicinal Perennial Plants
Bees in the Cities
And much, much more!
Attendees will have plenty of time to socialize in our exhibit hall, lunch breaks, and the Tuesday evening social hour.