We were founded in 1993 and today have more than 1,000 member families.

Acting as champions for biodiversity, we seek to nourish the web of life through native plants and to form bonds of stewardship for the future by bringing Indiana youth to nature.

INPS volunteers at our Earth Day Indiana booth.

INPS members come from all over Indiana. We are a diverse mix of naturalists, gardeners, conservationists, scientists, writers, and photographers. Whether amateur or professional, we share our expertise and enthusiasm in pursuit of the INPS mission.

We are a volunteer-led statewide organization with seven regional chapters. The statewide organization, led by the INPS Board, sets policy and direction, hosts major events, and supports the activities of the chapters.

We invite you to join us.

New Member Orientation

 

Our Aspirations

This is the future we envision for Indiana as the result of our efforts and partnerships.

Education

  • Hoosiers know what biodiversity means and its foundational role in healthy ecosystems.
  • Hoosiers know what native plants are and connect them to our natural and cultural heritage.
  • Hoosiers understand how native plants form the basis for the food web, making them essential to the cycle of life.
  • Hoosiers know what invasive plants are, and the threat they pose to native plants.
  • Hoosier teachers are trained and have appropriate materials to incorporate biodiversity education into the K-6 curriculum.

Advocacy

  • Because remnant natural areas are major strongholds of biodiversity, INPS members actively promote their protection and proper management wherever they exist on private and public lands.
  • INPS empowers Hoosiers to persuade their legislators to pass laws that are native plant friendly.
  • INPS actively engages with builders, developers, homeowners associations, and municipal governments to show them the value of native plants.
  • INPS members act as ambassadors for native plants within their circles of influence.

Growing Native Plants

  • INPS leads the environmental community in persuading landscape designers, landscape contractors, and garden centers not to sell or design with invasive plants, and to offer garden-worthy native alternatives.
  • People who wish to grow native plants have ready access to resources that will help them be successful.

Organization

  • INPS membership grows steadily, attracting diverse members in a range of ages and cultures.
  • Vibrant INPS chapters keep members actively engaged at the local level.
  • INPS is governed by committed volunteers focused on sustaining the INPS vision into the future through proactive, effective, strategically focused leadership.

Reputation

  • INPS is known throughout Indiana as a champion of biodiversity.
  • INPS is widely respected and admired in Indiana and is acknowledged as a model for other native plant societies.

Rev. November 16, 2016