(MD) (Maryland Native Plant Society) Diane Beedle will discuss the work and approaches Community Native Planting Project (CNPP) has taken with public and private landowners to help them become environmental stewards with their approaches to landscape practices and greenspace management during this monthly MNPS meeting.

Diane Beedle is the president and co-founder of Community Native Planting Project (CNPP), a nonprofit based in Prince George’s County that is committed to spreading awareness about the critical role of native plants and the problems with invasives. Diane is a Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional (Level One), master naturalist, and Prince George’s County Audubon Society Wildlife Habitat Advisor. She is a former board member of Maryland Native Plant Society.