About

Suncoast Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society is the Florida Native Plant Society’s Hillsborough County chapter. Suncoast was founded in 1983 and is one of the Society's oldest chapters. The chapter shares with its parent organization, The Florida Native Plant Society, an important mission: to promote the preservation, conservation, and restoration of Florida's native plants and native plant communities.

FNPS Code of Conduct Adopted by FNPS Board, August 2025

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Board of Directors and Officers

V irginia Overstreet, President 813-541-3187
T ina (Mable) Patterson, Secretary 305-298-6381
Theresa Blanchard, Treasurer
Niki Marino , Director-at-large
Mike Fite, Assistant Newsletter Editor, Director-at-large
Linda Steele-Green, Director-at-large
Susan Heyer, Director-at-large
Merrilee Wallbrunn, Council of Chapters Representative

Activity Leaders and Committee Chairs

T ina (Mable) Patterson, Fieldtrip Support 305-298-6381
Mike Fite Newsletter Assistant-Editor 813-977-0892
Merrilee Wallbrunn , Site Visit Coordinator, Field Trips
Membership - OPEN
Council of Chapters Representative- Merrilee Wallbrunn
Newsletter - OPEN
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