Hawthorn Chapter
of the Missouri Native Plant Society

Activities

Our regular meeting time is the second Monday of the month at 6:00pm when we meet via Zoom and 6:30pm when we meet in person.

Social lunches are third Thursdays each month at 11:30am.

February 2026

Thursday February 19 — Monthly Lunch 11:30am Love Coffee 15 E Business Loop 70, Columbia. They have an extensive breakfast and lunch menu and our purchases support job skills for individuals with disabilities. Here is the website to check out: www.columbialovecoffee.org. This is an open event, so you can bring anyone! We discuss native plants and members exchange seeds.

March 2026

Monday March 9 - Presentation/Meeting 5:30 pm to 7:45. Daniel Boone Public Library, Columbia. Dave Mosby's presentation Natural Resources Injury and Restoration”. This will be a wonderful presentation on how native plants can restore very difficult sites after extreme human injury. Dave worked at the Missouri Department of Natural Resources for 18 years and then he moved to the US Fish and Wildlife Service. I am very excited for this presentation on native plant power. Our meetings are open to the public!

Thursday March 19 - Monthly Lunch 11:30. Love Coffee 15 E Business Loop 70, Columbia. They have an extensive breakfast and lunch menu and our purchases support job skills for individuals with disabilities. Here is the website to check out: www.columbialovecoffee.org [1]. This is an open event, so you can bring anyone! We discuss native plants and members exchange seeds.

Sunday March 22 - Rocky Hollow Nature Area Hike 11:00am to 3pm. Louise Flenner - Hike Leader. Bryophytes and Canyon investigation. Join us for an early-spring exploration of Rocky Hollow Nature Area, a beautiful and rugged sandstone canyon located about an hour north of Columbia. This fascinating area offers rich geology and geography, with dramatic rock formations and shaded hollows that make it an ideal habitat for mosses, lichens, and liverworts. This is collaboration with Wild Ones.

Saturday March 28 - Adopt a Spot 9am-11am - Spring Clean up. 3601 S Providence Rd, Columbia Mo. Park behind the rain garden area. Located at the recycling center just north of Panera on the feeder road. We will weed. All are welcome including kiddos, friends and acquaintances. Bring your own tools.