Let’s make this year’s Florathon the biggest and best ever! Form your teams now, give yourselves a name, solicit sponsors, and prepare to venture out into Indiana’s lovely natural areas to spot flowers in bloom. The Florathon is a great way to enjoy spring wildflowers and support a worthy cause. The event promotes donations to our Program Facilitator Fund, which supports a Program Facilitator to lead a citizen science conservation project for rare Indiana native plants and to further engage our membership in pursuing the INPS mission.Teams of two to six people, traveling together, visit natural areas in Indiana during a 24-hour period of their choosing. This year’s dates are from Wednesday, April 1, through Sunday, May 31, 2026. The object is to identify as many native wildflower species in flower as they can.

Team members enlist sponsors (family, friends, office mates, church groups, carpool, businesses, whatever) who honor their efforts by making a donation to the Indiana Native Plant Society. This year’s Florathon proceeds are earmarked for the Shine Foundation Matching Grant.

Sponsors who donate $35 or more are eligible for a one-year complimentary INPS membership (pertains to first-time members only).