Native Plants & Campus Landscaping (INT 100/201 approved)

Tuesday, March 31, 2026
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Allendale Campus
Alumni, Community, Faculty, Staff, Students

image of illustrated native plants over image of Valley Campus

Join us for a short walking tour and deep looking exercised focused on native plants in campus landscaping. We will identify plants in the landscaping, learn about the importance of native flora, and consider their ethnobotanical connections. At one stop on the tour Art Museum staff will lead us in a deep looking and drawing activity (materials provided). This tour will comprise of 0.6 miles of travel on flat paved surfaces. This multifaceted project is designed by a collaborative creative research team comprised of Grand Valley faculty, staff, and students. Events will begin at the pond near the Kirkhoff Center, look for someone holding a native plant sign. These tours are part of floara.art

Reservations are encouraged and can be emailed to Keely Carlson at [email protected]

Dates:
March 31st 4-5:30 pm
April 14th 4-5:30 pm

This event is recurring on Tuesday, April 14, 2026.

Location Information

Events will begin at the pond near the Kirkhoff Center, look for someone holding a native plant sign.

Download parking map for the Allendale Campus

Contact Information

Keely Carlson: [email protected]

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This event was added to the calendar by Sara Alsum-Wassenaar (alsumwas@gvsu.edu) on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 9:24 a.m.

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