Events & Campaigns

National Native Plant Month: April

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April 2021 was the first National Native Plant Month! 

In 2019, Nancy Linz, Nathan Johnson, and Hope Taft worked together to pass a law in Ohio designating the month of April as Ohio Native Plant Month.  Ohio became the first State in the country to have a law designating an entire month to native plants!

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In late 2019, Nancy wondered if similar legislation might be possible at the national level.  She reached out to Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) to ask if he had any interest in supporting similar legislation nationally.  With Senator Portman as the lead sponsor, and Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) as the co-sponsor, a resolution was approved in the senate with unanimous bipartisan support designating April 2021 as the FIRST National Native Plant Month.

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The Goal:  To encourage everyone across the country to celebrate native plants during the month of April by hosting educational programs, planting native trees and shrubs, removing non-native invasive plants from their yards and communities, working on pollinator projects with school children, replacing lawn areas with thriving native plant habitats, installing native gardens to supporting bees, birds, butterflies and all wildlife, and pulling together during this one month each year to make a difference by promoting the many benefits of native plants.

Source: Ohio Native Plant Month website.

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Arte Sana's support statement for the 2026 National Native Plant Month Resolution

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Arte Sana (art heals) is a national nonprofit based in Texas that creates bilingual tools to promote native plant conservation. Our Plants & People initiative connects communities to ecological stewardship through projects like the annual PlantArte native plant art contest and online exhibit that launches in April. We appreciate all efforts to recognize April as National Native Plant Month, and look forward to amplifying initiatives to restore native landscapes by bridging art, community, and ancestral roots.  

Arte Sana es una organización nacional que crea herramientas bilingües para promover la conservación de plantas nativas. Nuestra iniciativa Plantas y Gente conecta a las comunidades con la gestión ecológica a través de proyectos como el concurso anual de arte con plantas nativas PlantArte y la exposición en línea que se lanza en abril. Agradecemos todos los esfuerzos para reconocer abril como el Mes Nacional de las Plantas Nativas y esperamos amplificar las iniciativas para restaurar los paisajes nativos conectando el arte, la comunidad y las raíces ancestrales.  Laura Zárate, Founding Director, Arte Sana

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