Utah PlantFest 2026: Full Schedule

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10:00am MDT

Urban Stewardship

LIMITED

Saturday October 10, 2026 10:00am - 10:30am MDT

Apache Plume

Limited Capacity seats available

Speakers

Tim Remkes

Owner, Remkes Environmental

I would like to be able to share tips and tricks to getting a job in a plant related field, and what different jobs in plants can look like. I can also present on developing a native plant habitat and what it takes to turn a lawn or fallow piece of land into a space that is ecologically... Read More →

Sponsors

Remkes Environmental

Landscaping

Saturday October 10, 2026 10:00am - 10:30am MDT
Apache Plume

Presentation

10:45am MDT

TBD: Check Back Soon!!

Saturday October 10, 2026 10:45am - 11:15am MDT

Apache Plume

Saturday October 10, 2026 10:45am - 11:15am MDT
Apache Plume

11:30am MDT

Rebates and Programs Panel

LIMITED

Saturday October 10, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm MDT

Apache Plume

Limited Capacity seats available

Learn about programs like Flip Your Strip, Utah Pollinator Habitat Program, and more!

Speakers

Matthew O'Brien

Water Conservation Coordinator, Utah Division of Water Resources

Matthew works at the Utah Division of Water Resources, where he helps administer the Landscape Incentive Program throughout rural Utah, from San Juan County to Cache County. During his graduate studies at the University of Utah, he focused on reintroducing native flora to urban ecosystems... Read More →

Community Partners

Utah Division of Water Resources

Conservation Program Specialist, Division of Water Resources

Saturday October 10, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm MDT
Apache Plume

Panel

Audience Gardeners

1:00pm MDT

Getting Started Panel

LIMITED

Saturday October 10, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm MDT

Apache Plume

Limited Capacity seats available

Are you new to native gardening? Not sure where to start? Join local experts to ask your questions!

Speakers

Ali Jackson

I have over 75 species of Utah-native plants in my suburban yard and save 80,000 gallons of water annually by having gathering spaces and gardens instead of a lawn. I enjoy growing native plants for food and medicine and to provide habitat for wildlife.

Katie Owens

Owner, Cache Valley Native Plants

Community Partners

In Joy LLC

Landscape Design

Cache Valley Native Plants

Saturday October 10, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm MDT
Apache Plume

Panel

Audience Everyone, Gardeners

2:30pm MDT

Project Learning Tree

LIMITED

Saturday October 10, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm MDT

Apache Plume

Limited Capacity seats available

Learn about community science, volunteering, and activism!

Speakers

Morgan S. Abbott

Consulting Botanist/Owner, Abbott Botanical Assessments, LLC

Interdisciplinary Consulting Botanist with over a decade of experience in semi-arid high elevation plant communities across the Western United States. I am an ISA Certified Arborist (TX-5091A), hold multiple certifications and publications in environmental hydrology.

Saturday October 10, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm MDT
Apache Plume

Workshop