Calendar of Events
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. |
Workshop Seed Series: Cleaning Techniques Freddie Gillespie, Biodiversity Through Pollination When:
Where: 7 Harrington Road, Lexington, MA Fee: Member: $15 / Non-member: $25 / Sponsor: $100 Part two of our three-part Seed Series! The second part of our Seed Series! Seeds come in all shapes and sizes, and some can be flyaway-fluffy or encased in a hard to break seed pod. Freddie will go over the various techniques and equipment needed to clean the different types of seeds. |
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. |
Workshop Seed Series: Winter Sowing Freddie Gillespie, Biodiversity Through Pollination When:
Where: 7 Harrington Road, Lexington, MA Fee: Member: $15 / Non-member: $25 / Sponsor: $100 Part three of our three-part Seed Series! Native plants in New England have co-evolved with local weather patterns, and most native plant seeds require periods of freezing and thawing to break their dormancy and germinate. Freddie Gillespie will show us how to plant seeds in milk jugs to start them for the spring season. |
Massachusetts Pollinator Network Pesticides and ChildrenSarah Evans, Associate Professor of Environmental Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai When:
Where: Online via Zoom Fee: Free A MAPN Monthly Presentation Dr. Evans will share the latest science on how pesticides impact health, children’s unique vulnerability, and steps that families can take to reduce pesticide exposures. |
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. |