Daily Archives: March 5, 2018

Thursday, March 22, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Rev Up For Spring: Seed Sowing, Growing and More

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The groundhog has spoken. It’s time to start the garden. On Thursday, March 22 in the Parkman Room of Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley, flower farmer Evelyn Lee of Lovin’ Fresh Flowers will introduce you to an array of flowers you can grow for your next arrangement or simply to enjoy in your garden. Evelyn will focus on indoor and outdoor sowing, planting methods and timing for annuals, hardy annuals, tubers, bulbs, and more. Image below by Patri Feher Photography.

The Massachusetts Horticultural Society presentation will include a demonstration on the soil blocking method of starting seeds. $12 for Mass Hort members, $20 general admission. Register at http://www.masshort.org/education-classes.

Friday, March 16, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm – Soil & Water Conservation Society Winter Conference: Healthy Forests, Healthy Habitats

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The Southern New England Chapter of the Soil and Water Conservation Society will hold its 2018 Winter Conference on Friday, March 16 from 8 – 5 at the Publick House Historic Inn in Sturbridge. Guest speakers include

Lois Bruinooge, Executive Director, The Last Green Valley, & Coordinator, Southern New England Heritage Forest Project
Partners Bring $6.1 Million to the Region for Forest Conservation!

Michael Downey, MA DCR Service Forester
Introduction to Agroforestry: The Science, Practice and Possibilities for Massachusetts

Fern Graves, RI Department of Environmental Management, Forester & Stewardship Coordinator
Healthy Forests

Douglas Hutcheson, MA DCR Service Forester
Forestry Best Management Practices

Steve Johnson, Ph.D., Senior Ecologist, SWCA Environmental Consultants
Rare and Endangered Species and Forest Cutting

Christopher Martin, Forestry, CT DEEP
Forestry and Water Quality

John Scanlon, Habitat Program Supervisor, Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife
Young Forest Habitats, Forest Reserves and Rare Species Habitats

Thomas Worthley, Associate Extension Professor at the University of Connecticut
Perspectives on Woodland Management in a Parcelizing World

In keeping with the Forestry and Wildlife theme, we will be joined for the day by members of the Yankee Division of the Society of American Foresters (YDSAF), the professional forestry organization in Southern New England, for their Annual Meeting.

$65 SWCS Members & SAF Members
$65 Government Staff
$90 Non-Members
$40 Students
Group Discounts (25% OFF)

In conjunction with the conference, EnviroCert International, Inc. (ECI) will be leading review courses and a next day exam for several professional certifications including but not limited to the Certified Professional in Erosion & Sediment Control™ (CPESC®) and Certified Erosion, Sediment & Stormwater Inspector™ (CESSWI™) programs. Registration for these review courses and exams are available at http://booking.envirocertintl.org/ and is a separate registration.

Contact Megan Myers, Executive Director, with questions at info@swcssnec.org

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