About

The Native Plant Society of Staten Island is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation and propagation of our borough’s native plants.

Our mission is to:

• Provide information — and engage in public education and advocacy — about the ecological importance of native flora found in back yards, fields and forests.
• Increase public awareness of the variety of native plant species via this website, our Facebook group, walking tours, public workshops, and collaboration with local naturalists, environmentalists and like-minded nonprofits.
• Promote the protection, maintenance and propagation of native plants in private and public open spaces on Staten Island.

The Society was founded in 2019 by Virginia N. Sherry. We are managed by an all-volunteer working board of directors which meets several times per year. All Society members are eligible to become board members.