Chapters in Colorado

POSTPONED!

Our Boulder Seed Swap has been postponed to January 4th due to a communication error in scheduling. We apologize! 

PLEASE REGISTER BELOW  
(it will make communication easier, and it will make admitting folks easier).

We hope you can join us! We’ll have a variety of seed including annuals, perennials,  grasses, shrubs, and trees.  We will also have information about how to grow native seed, as well as info about plants which support pollinators and birds.  You don't need to bring seed to attend the event or bring home seed.

If you do have native seed to share, please label each species with this information:
* Botanical Name
* Common Name
* Collection City or County, Elevation, and Year 
* Your First Initial and Last Name
* If your seed is from a wild population rather than a garden site, add “WILD”

We happily accept seed from species native to Colorado and adjacent states. Please avoid cultivars, which might not support native pollinators and wildlife. We do NOT accept seeds from plants designated as noxious weeds.

You can drop off seed before the event in Boulder. Email [email protected] to coordinate. If you plan to bring seed the day of the event, please email the species name(s) to [email protected] ahead of time so that we can prepare information for attendees about your seed.

If you would like to volunteer to plan the Boulder County Plant Swap (Spring 2026!), also use that email.

To volunteer at this seed swap, go  to this page and then select Sign up: 

Volunteer sign up is live!  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B44AEAD2EABF5CE9-60663426-wild 

Join Stephen Hornbeck for an examination of regional plants and their unique seed adaptations. Our native flora display a myriad of highly specialized adaptations to our extreme climate, but adaptations do not end with leaf margins and flower forms, seeds also carry specialized traits to help them be successful. These traits are critically important for the survival of the species but often pose challenges for us when we try to grow them. We will discuss these ins and outs of seeds and seed dormancy and how you can apply that information to your own growing and gardening practices!

Stephen Hornbeck is the Native Plant Nursery Manager at the High Plains Environmental Center.
Always a lover of the biosphere, he found his niche in watershed ecology and habitat monitoring at a private ecological consultant company based out of Lexington, KY. Working throughout the Appalachians allowed him to see diversity and variations across a spectrum of environments, deepening his affinity for flora and fascination with evolutionary adaptations. After moving to Colorado, he found a wonderful pairing of his fascination with flora and passion for conservation at HPEC.

Members $5,  Nonmembers $25

All registrants will receive the webinar recording within a week after the webinar. 

Registration will close on Monday, January 12 at midnight.

Registration coming soon!

Topic: Rainwater Harvesting

Details and Registration coming soon!