This community-driven calendar is your source for finding events related to biodiversity, native plants, pollinators, and all things ecological gardening and restoration. Our focus is events taking place in Massachusetts and nearby states, as well as online programs that are of interest to our regional audience.
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Host: Northeast Wilderness Trust
Presenter: Dr. Doug Tallamy, Professor of entomology and wildlife ecology; author , U of Delaware
Forests play a critical role in the lifecycles of a multitude of pollinators. Join NEWT and Dr. Doug Tallamy, an authority on pollination ecology and all things insects, to learn about this vital relationship.
Host: Wild Seed Project
Presenter: Nancy Lawson
We’re delighted to host nationally acclaimed author Nancy Lawson (Wildscape, The Humane Gardener) to explore strategies for coexisting with deer and other mammals. Discover how creating natural spaces with native plants can support pollinators, birds, and biodiversity, while also learning practical, compassionate approaches to coexisting with wildlife in our yards and communities. The online webinar features a one hour lecture followed by ½ hour of audience Q&A.
Host: Wild Seed Project
Presenter: Deborah Perkins, Principal Ecologist, First Light Wildlife Habitats
Region: Outside of MA
What do we do about invasive plants?
Deborah Perkins, of First Light Wildlife Habitats, leads a thought-provoking and practical workshop to explore: What are ecologically “out-of-place plants”? What plants are recommended to replace harmful, out-of-place plants that build a better food web for wildlife?
Host: Fowler Library in Concord MA
In partnership with Grow Native Massachusetts, we are hosting a screening of The Little Things That Run the World. This documentary explores the rapid decline of insect populations around the world and what it means for the future of life on Earth. The film also highlights efforts to reverse this extinction crisis and restore healthy ecosystems.
Host: NDAL
Presenter: Larry Weaner
Even on the smallest residential property, sharing garden decisions with nature changes everything. In this eye opening presentation, Larry will illustrate how an ecology-based, brains-over-brawn approach to home landscaping can reduce management needs, increase desirable wildlife habitat, and enhance the visual and intellectual experience of being in your yard.
Host: NDAL
Presenter: Larry Weaner & Sara Weaner Cooper
No chemicals, no smothering, no scraping and hauling, no early-stage ugly phase. Sounds too good to be true.
Yet by gradually applying a series of light-touch actions, you can achieve this transition organically without breaking your back, sparking ecological angst, or infuriating your neighbors. These actions can include strategic plant selection, timed mowing, selective height cutting, pH manipulation, organic herbicide application, and a phased planting approach.