Thank you for a wonderful 2026 Camden Native Plant Sale!

Thank you to EVERYONE for contributing to the success of our Native Plant Celebration and Sale, which took place on Sunday, Sept 20, 2026 in the Camden Amphitheatre. Our 5th annual event went even better than we imagined—because of you!

Native plants provide HOPE. Many factors contributed to making this annual event a success: growing awareness, getting the word out, and perhaps most significantly, the hope native plants provide in the face of increasing planetary challenges.

The simple act of adding safely grown native plants back to the environment is a concrete action that anyone can take and counteracts many problems we face from species extinction, habitat destruction, and climate change.

We are Grateful. We are grateful to the incredible native plant vendors who work tirelessly to bring you genetically diverse, sustainably-grown, chemical-free native plants; to our Co-sponsor, the Camden Public Library for giving us the opportunity to hold this celebration of native plants in the historic Amphitheatre; to the Native Gardens of Blue Hill for their initial technical guidance 5 years ago and ongoing support; to our take-charge volunteers who made things run smoothly; to our featured artist Cassie Sano who added even more beauty; to Vicki Doudera, with her tireless work dedicated to making Midcoast Maine safer for wildlife and people; to the Board of Directors of Wild Ones Midcoast Maine who contributed countless volunteer hours and expertise to the event.

To the organizations and conservation groups who understand the intrinsic relationship between native plants, healthy watersheds, and wildlife habitat; to our in-kind sponsors ZOOT Coffee, Hannaford, Camden, and French and Brawn; and to all of you, the enthusiastic and curious PUBLIC, for showing up and supporting this event. Your attendance and purchases tells us the time is NOW for native plants!

Thank you again for joining us in making a real difference!

With love, Wild Ones Midcoast Maine
Amy Thomas, Sale Founder & President; Destry Oldham-Sibley and Patricia Fulton, Volunteer Coordinators; Jonathan Cohen, VP; Julia Sagaser, Publicity; Marcia Coakley, Treasurer & Publicity; Chelsea Plimpton, Secretary

The People Behind the Success

Native Plant Vendors

5 Star Nursery and Orchard – Molly Della Roman & Tim Skillin
Crystal Lake Farm & Nursery – Sharon Turner & Eli Berry
Figwort Farm – Courtney Ross
Radical Roots – Sam Olvera & Garrett Sorber
Rebel Hill Farm – Peter & Julie Beckford
Rooted Elements – Sara Melanson & Amber Lewis
Wildside Natives – Dan Cameron

Guest of Honor

Representative Vicki Doudera

Event Volunteers

Paul Blakeslee
Georgia Brock
Anne Brown
Christy Cohen
Lydia Day
Denise DeLaura
Jimmy Fulton
Judy Hanlon
Lynn Hawthorne
Dana Jenner
Wendy Johnson
Cindy Lang
Nancy Lloyd
Marisol Maddox
Marcus Mrowka
Kathie Neyman
Bill O’Brien
Paula Page
Dianne Perfit
Caroline Sienkiewicz
Joe Sienkiewicz
Graham Stoughton
Cathy Straka
Ingrid Tepelman
Rachel Thompson
Steve Vondell
Ami Wolovitz
Peals Wrobel
Tom Zumwalt