Lauren Simpson

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Since early 2015, and in her individual capacity, Lauren Simpson has transformed her family’s home gardens into a wildlife-friendly habitat, currently a Certified Wildlife Habitat, Monarch Waystation, Certified Monarch Garden, and Certified Butterfly Garden. She promotes insect conservation and habitat gardening through presentations, events, interviews, and articles, as well as through a website and Instagram and Facebook communities under the appellation “St. Julian’s Crossing Wildlife Habitat”—the name adopted for her family’s Monarch Waystation. Ms. Simpson is a member of local chapters of the Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT), Native Prairies Association of Texas, and North American Butterfly Association. She has also received Level 1 and Level 2 certifications through the NPSOT Native Landscape Certification Program (NLCP), has attended the “Monarch Conservation Workshop: Train the Trainer” training, and formerly served as member and chair of the NPSOT subcommittee for the NLCP Advocacy companion class.

Upcoming Events

April 2026
$20

Native Plant Gardening for Birds and Other Wildlife

April 18 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Calling all neighbors! Birds and other wildlife face many challenges to their survival, and they need our help. The good news is that we can take simple steps to help them―right here, right now, right in our own gardens. For the field trip, we will be meeting in a local Galveston garden. In her indoor workshop, Lauren Simpson explains how growing native plants at home supports all wildlife—including birds and the insects they need to survive—and showcases some of our easy growing native plants. Her outdoor field trip showcases these plants and more, as well as gardening techniques that sustain wildlife while pleasing neighbors. Ms. Simpson will also bring free native-plant seeds, harvested from her own gardens, to share with attendees.

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