Calendar of Events
Native Plant Pop-Up Market Newton Pop-Up Hosted by: Newton Farmers Market When:
Where: Cold Spring Park, 1189 Beacon St, Newton, MA Get native plants from local growers! At this pop-up market, we will be joined by several growers from our native nursery network, all small businesses who specialize in sustainably-grown native plants. |
Gathering — In the Field Stewarding an Ecological Garden on Cape Cod At the Home Garden of a Grow Native Member + Ecological Landscape Designer When:
Where: Sagamore Beach, MA. (Address details shared with registered participants). Fee: Free for members of Grow Native Massachusetts Space is limited. Reserve your spot today! Members OnlyBecome a Member
Join us for a Sagamore Beach property for a tour led by the owner, who has spent years designing, installing, and maintaining ecological landscapes throughout Greater Boston and Cape Cod. She will be joined by her colleague, an award-winning regenerative landscape designer, to share practical insights into creating thriving native landscapes. |
Special Event Why Native Plants: The Ecological Importance of Native Species on Cape Cod Erin Camire, Eco-Landscape Program Coordinator, Association to Preserve Cape Cod When:
Where: Wellfleet Public Library, 55 W Main St in Wellfleet, MA Fee: Free & open to the public. Part of our Native Plants for Cape Cod Life celebration! Native plants function as a critical building block for our ecosystems, providing food and shelter and host plant services for nearly all of our native insects, and a wealth of caterpillars for our local birds. They are perfectly adapted for the unique soils, water, and conditions of Cape Cod. Learn how to bring them, and life, to your Cape garden! |
Native Plant Pop-Up Market Wellfleet Native Plant Pop-Up Market Hosted by: Wellfleet Farmers Market When:
Where: 200 Main St, Wellfleet, MA Get native plants from local growers! Part of our Native Plants for Cape Cod Life celebration. At this pop-up market, we will be joined by several growers from our native nursery network, all small businesses who specialize in sustainably-grown native plants. This event is part of our Native Plants for Cape Cod Life celebration in Wellfleet. |
Workshop Gardening for Life in Wellfleet Alex Kent, Kent Land Design When:
Where: Wellfleet, MA (Location details shared with registered participants.) Fee: Member $15/ Non-member $25/ Workshop Sponsor $100 Part of our Native Plants for Cape Cod Life celebration! Tour a Wellfleet home garden designed, planted, and maintained by Alex Kent, principal of Kent Land Design. We’ll discuss planning, planting, and ongoing management, along with how to work with your unique Cape Cod landscape and find inspiration in its challenges and harsh conditions. |
Massachusetts Pollinator Network Healthy Soil through Maximum Biodiversity: Replicable Models for ResilienceEvan Abramson, Principal, Landscape Interactions When:
Where: Online via Zoom Fee: Free A MAPN Monthly Presentation A first of its kind hybrid regional plan and open source design toolkit, this project demonstrates the opportunities that farms and working landscapes provide for building soil health, increasing soil carbon sequestration and restoring regional biodiversity. |
Gathering — In the Field An Ecological Refuge in Lincoln At the Home Garden of a Grow Native Member When:
Where: Lincoln, MA. (Address details shared with registered participants). Fee: Free for members of Grow Native Massachusetts Space is limited. Reserve your spot today! Members OnlyBecome a Member
Featured in the Garden Conservancy's Open Days this September, this sprawling 2 acre private garden is a treat to explore. Learn how the owner has transformed it over the years from an invasive thicket into a beautiful woodland and vegetable garden with an ever-growing collection of native, pollinator-friendly plants. |
Massachusetts Pollinator Network MAPN Habitat Chat Join us on the first Wednesday of each month! When:
Where: Online via Zoom Fee: Free
Join these drop-in, informal meetings on Zoom to learn about MAPN's work, ask questions, and exchange knowledge and ideas. All are welcome! |
Native Plant Pop-Up Market Our First Annual Fall Plant Market! Hosted by: Grow Native Massachusetts When:
Where: 7 Harrington Road, Lexington, MA
Join us for our inaugural fall native plant market, featuring local growers from our native nursery network, plus outreach tables where you can learn from plant experts. Why October? Because fall is the best time of year to get native plants established. |
Massachusetts Pollinator Network Rights of Nature and Wetlands: Transforming the People-Nature RelationshipGillian Davies, Senior Ecologist and Natural Climate Solutions Specialist at BSC Group, Inc. When:
Where: Online via Zoom Fee: Free A MAPN Monthly Presentation Global leaders and governance organizations are calling for transformative change as a way to navigate our future, thereby achieving a stable and livable climate and reversing the current biodiversity crash. Through a Rights of Nature/Wetlands lens, such a shift considers humans as part of Nature, not separate or superior to Nature. |
Massachusetts Pollinator Network Community Gardens on DCR PropertyPatrick Lindquist, with Renée Scott, Department of Conservation and Recreation, Growing Wild Massachusetts When:
Where: Online via Zoom Fee: Free A MAPN Monthly Presentation The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) stewards nearly a half million acres of public land, including ball fields, pools, rinks, and playgrounds. Within these spaces there are many opportunities to create habitat, strengthen biodiversity, and enhance community green space through partnerships with local organizations. |
Massachusetts Pollinator Network Healthy Soil for the Home GardenRubén Parrilla, Education Director and Soil Technical Coordinator at NOFA/Mass When:
Where: Online via Zoom Fee: Free A MAPN Monthly Presentation Healthy soil is the foundation of a thriving garden and a resilient backyard ecosystem. In this practical workshop, participants will explore what soil health means from a home gardener's perspective and learn simple, accessible ways to improve the soil they already have. |
Massachusetts Pollinator Network Protecting and Restoring the Mystic River WatershedKarl Alexander, Mystic River Watershed Association, Greenways Program Senior Manager When:
Where: Online via Zoom Fee: Free A MAPN Monthly Presentation Join Karl Alexander, Greenways Program Senior Manager, for a presentation and discussion on the work of the Mystic River Watershed Association (MyRWA), a regional NGO working daily with community members and key stakeholders to protect and restore the Mystic River and its tributaries. |