Please note: the Native Plant Sales and Nursery Tours listed below are not run by Wild Ones HGCNY
June 29, 2025
Grand Opening and Native Plant Sale
When: 1 pm to 3 pm, Sunday, June 29, 2025
September 20, 2025
Bee Smart: Grow Native! Native Plant Festival and Sale
When: 9 am to 3 pm, Saturday, September 20, 2025
- 9:00 am – Guided Nature Walk with NY State Master Naturalist Volunteer, Pete Saracino
- 10:00 am – Local Vendor Booths Open & Native Plant & Pollinator Experts’ Presentations (Molly Jacobson, Krissy Boys, Janice Wiles)
- 2:45 pm – Guided Tour with Fred Leff
- All Day – Local Vendors & Native Plant Sales
Where: Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge, 3395 US-20, Seneca Falls, NY 13148
Sponsored by: The Friends of the Montezuma Wetlands Complex
Fall is an excellent time to plant native trees, shrubs and perennials so please join us for fun, food and flowers at the third annual Grow Native! Native Plant Festival and Sale. Come early (9 am) for a guided nature walk around the refuge with Master Naturalist, Pete Saracino and stay for our special guest speakers:
- Molly Jacobson from SUNY ESF Restoration Science
- Center, Krissy Boys from Finger Lakes Native Plant Society and Janice Wiles from
- Go Native! Perennials in Skaneateles.
Discover the fascinating relationship between native plants and native pollinators and the impact they have on local ecosystems. Learn more about re-naturalizing landscapes with native plants, designing pollinator gardens, plant propagation, composting and more. Visit our many native plant vendors and local artisans. Enjoy lunch from a local food truck and later join a naturalist for a bug sweep in the marsh. End your day with a
birding adventure on the Wildlife Drive with Audubon Environmental Educator, Fred Leff. This fall take a walk on the wild side and enjoy a fun-filled “day of discovery” at the Refuge!
“Come for the flowers, stay for the fun!”