Save the Date! April 14th-16th, 2023 at Cumberland Falls State Resort Park
Exciting news! Next year’s KNPS Wildflower Weekend date has been set for April 14th – 16th, 2023! For over 30 years, Kentucky Native Plant Society has partnered with Natural Bridge State Resort Park to offer guided hikes to explore Kentucky’s rich natural history and resources in the Red River Gorge. This coming year, Kentucky State Parks has offered to host our annual Wildflower Weekend at another of Kentucky’s beautiful state parks: Cumberland Falls State Resort Park. We are excited to hike new trails, see new wildflowers, and increase access to this event for members in a different part of the state. We hope you will join us and other nature lovers, families, community scientists, amateur naturalists, and professional botanists from across the Commonwealth, to explore the beauty and diversity of our native plants in April.
The event will include guided hikes through beautiful natural areas throughout the weekend, a Friday evening Friends & Members Social, and Saturday evening presentations.
The week prior to Wildflower Weekend, KNPS will be hosting our third annual week-long state-wide BotanyBlitz on iNaturalist from April 8th-15th. This week-long BotanyBlitz allows us to broaden our spring wildflower scope to the entire state of Kentucky and allows us to highlight natural areas across the commonwealth! If you work/volunteer at a natural area in Kentucky and would like to partner with us to host an iNaturalist hike at your site to kick off the BotanyBlitz week, please send an email to: WildflowerWeekend2023@knps.org
Also, if you would like to get involved and help plan this event, please contact: WildflowerWeekend2023@knps.org
To learn more information about Cumberland Falls SRP, click here.