2026 Plant ID Retreat

Join us in the field for a fun and intimate weekend full of plants and community

© Photo by Merranda Docksey

Join FNPS's First Weekend Retreat in the Apalachicola River Region


Location: Apalachicola River Region, FL


Off-site Lodging

There are plenty of vacation rentals and hotels in the area. If you select off-site registration, we will reach out to ensure your off-site lodging is close by for easy coordination.


On-site Lodging

Attendings will have access to a 8,000 square foot home including the main home, guest home, natatorium with indoor pool, and extensive grounds including outdoor eating areas, and many massive live oaks.

Guest Home
Bedroom one: queen plus couch bed with two twin options; bathroom

Bedroom two: queen plus three twins; bathroom, sizable living/dining area with kitchenette; accessible guest bathroom (ground floor)


Main Home
Bedroom 1: queen; bathroom with dual sink areas and divider between sinks and shower/toilet
Bedroom 2: twin daybed with popup trundle underneath and three additional twins; bathroom with divider between sink and shower/toilet
Fully stocked kitchen/butler’s pantry/dining/great room (ground floor); library (plus a cot, air mattress, 2 pack n plays, and multiple couches)


The natatorium features 3,500 square feet with an indoor, granite pool and two stories of floor to ceiling windows overlooking an oak-filled paradise that is often home to grazing herds of white-tailed deer.