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Tag: Native Plant Trust

  • Thursday, January 27, 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm – Recording the Garden, Online

    Long-term gardening is easier when there’s a sense of continuity. Individual gardeners and community gardening teams can greatly benefit from recordkeeping to maintain consistency and direction over time. In this Native Plant Trust webinar on January 27 from 12:30 – 2, we discuss strategies to track what is planted in the garden and where, where plants came from, how well plantings survive over time, which gardening practices work best for a given location, and basic phenology concepts to help track the timing of plants’ life history events. Participants will also learn how to use garden records to track gardening experiments whose results can help inform future decisions about planting and maintenance. Led by Melanie Kenney, the program is cosponsored with the Ecological Landscape Alliance and is $18 for members of the sponsoring organizations, $23 for nonmembers. Register at http://www.nativeplanttrust.org/events/recording-garden/

  • Friday, January 21, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Gardening for Climate Change, Online

    What shifts are we already seeing in our native gardens and landscapes due to changing climate, and what can we expect to see? What steps can we take to address these changes, and what do they mean for our local ecology? Using the latest scientific modeling and information, Alexis Doshas and The Native Plant Trust will explore these big questions and dig deep to identify factors affecting our flora and the ways native plants respond. Most importantly, we will discuss our role as stewards of our gardens, forests, and fields. The online session takes place January 21 from 6 – 8. $30 for NPT members, $36 for nonmembers. Register at http://www.nativeplanttrust.org/events/gardening-climate-change/

  • Tuesday, January 11, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – Research at the Sanctuaries, Online

    Native Plant Trust’s seven sanctuaries hold a wealth of information about the unique and rare plant life and natural communities that occur throughout New England. In this January 11 webinar, Native Plant Trust’s Ecological Programs Coordinator Bud Sechler will go beyond applied management to discuss exciting current research methods and goals underway at each plant sanctuary. The session begins at 1:00 pm Eastern, and is $12 for Native Plant Trust members, $15 for nonmembers. Register at http://www.nativeplanttrust.org/events/research-sanctuaries/

  • Wednesday, December 8, 12:00 noon – 1:00 pm – Taking on the Big Places: How to Build and Maintain Self-Sufficient Landscapes, Online

    There are a variety of strategies for landscape maintenance that gardeners employ, but mulching, weeding, planting, and various other tasks become problematic when we start looking at acres instead of square feet. How does one manage a woodland as opposed to a woodland garden? What strategies can be applied to multi-acre meadows? How can we manage for specific species when getting down on our knees and weeding is not a viable option? Join Jaffe Wilder, author and ecological horticulturist, and The Ecological Landscape Alliance online on December 8 at noon to explore how to manage the big places. With case studies from Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary he will explain various strategies for creating and maintaining large landscapes with ecology and self-sustainability at the forefront.

    Photographer and author Dan Jaffe Wilder has over fifteen years’ experience with ecological horticulture. He is a propagator of native species, the photographer and co-author of Native Plants for New England Gardens, and a lecturer on numerous topics including pollinators, sustainable landscape practices, foraging and cultivation of edible species, low-maintenance horticulture, among others. He has developed a native plant horticultural database (https://plantfinder.nativeplanttrust.org/Plant-Search) and has years of nursery management experience. Dan earned a degree in botany from the University of Maine, Orono, and an advanced certificate in Native Plant Horticulture and Design from Native Plant Trust (formerly New England Wild Flower Society). He is the Horticulturalist and Propagator for Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary in Wales, MA and is currently building his own home-scale homestead, growing and foraging numerous edible species, preserving and cooking whenever possible, and raising small animals.

  • Thursday, December 9, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – Blackberries, Online

    Blackberries (Rubus subgenus Rubus) are a group of woody plants in the rose family whose members are notoriously difficult to classify and distinguish. However, much of the difficulty has been created by botanists, with their numerous opinions on how the group should be treated. Examination of living plants demonstrates that differentiating members of this subgenus is possible for anyone willing to study the important identifying features of these beautiful shrubs. This Native Plant Trust webinar with Arthur Haines takes place December 9 from 1 – 2. $12 for NPT members, $15 for nonmembers. Register at http://www.nativeplanttrust.org/events/blackberries/

  • Thursday, December 2, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Plant Evolution, Part I, Online

    In this Native Plant Trust webinar on December 2 from 6- 7, you will learn current knowledge and theories for early plant evolution. We’ll review the evidence for plant evolution including fossils, DNA, and morphology to understand how photosynthetic organisms from ancient seas evolved and adapted to life on land. Lori K. Benoit leads, and the fee is $12 for NPT members, $15 for nonmembers. Register at www.nativeplanttrust.org.

  • Wednesday, December 1 – Deadline for Submission for Annual Botany Story Slam

    Native Plant Trust, the nation’s first plant conservation organization and the only one solely focused on New England’s native plants, announces an open call for storytellers for its annual signature event, The Botany Story Slam, which will take place on Saturday, February 26, 2022, from 6 to 8 p.m. The event is currently planned as an in-person event at Garden in the Woods in Framingham, MA; however, storytellers from around the world are welcome to submit their tales for the chance to share their stories using video technology.

    A story slam is a competition in which each storyteller has minutes to share an experience on a chosen theme, with the audience interacting and voting on their favorite tale. Winning stories may be aired on the radio. We are seeking exciting, well-presented stories 5-10 minutes in length about plant adventures. Storytellers may include botanists, horticulturists, farmers, land managers, plant researchers, environmental educators, rangers, or similar plant-related professionals. For submission instructions, please email education@NativePlantTrust.org by December 1, 2021, with the subject line “Story Slam Submission.” Storytellers will be selected and notified on a rolling basis and must be available to present at the event on February 26, 2022, either in person or virtually. In past years, storytellers have included:

    Wambui Ippolito, horticulturist, landscape designer, international speaker, and founder of the BIPOC Hort Group, a multicultural professional horticulture community.

    Ted Elliman, botanist and author of Wildflowers of New England and co-author of Grasses, Sedges, Rushes: An Identification Guide.

    Kelly D. Norris, award-winning plantsman, author of New Naturalism: Designing and Planting a Resilient, Ecologically Vibrant Home Garden, and former Director of Horticulture and Education at Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden.

    C.L. Fornari, host of GardenLine on WXTK FM radio, co-host of the award-winning podcast Plantrama and author of eight books, including Sand & Soil: Creating Beautiful Gardens on Cape Cod and the Islands.

    Dwayne Estes, Executive Director of Southern Grasslands Initiative, Professor of Biology and Director of the Herbarium at Austin Peay State University, Principal Investigator for the Center of Excellence for Field Biology, and author of Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee.

  • Thursday, November 18, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – Strategies for Invasive Plant Management, Online

    Invasive plants continue to be one of the main threats to the ecological integrity of natural communities and to populations of rare plants. Native Plant Trust’s Ecological Programs Coordinator, Bud Sechler, examines different strategies to combat invasive plants, drawing on invasive plant management experiences with Native Plant Trust, the Massachusetts Invasive Plant Advisory Group, and the Sudbury-Assabet-Concord Watershed Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area. The webinar takes place November 18 from 1-2 and is $12 for NPT members, $15 for nonmembers. Register at http://www.nativeplanttrust.org/events/strategies-invasive-plant-management/

  • Friday, November 12, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – Native Plants in American Gardens: A Brief History

    At various times in American history, conservationists, landscape architects, and backyard gardeners have encouraged the use of native plants in public and private landscapes. This Native Plant Trust illustrated online lecture will provide a historical overview of these movements, spanning the late-nineteenth century Chicago Prairie School and the late-twentieth century grassroots resurgence among gardeners and conservationists throughout the United States. Among other questions, this talk explores the platforms and concerns of native plants advocates over the course of the twentieth century. Jane Roy Brown will lead the webinar on November 12 from 1 – 2 pm. $12 for NPT members, $15 for nonmembers. Register at http://www.nativeplanttrust.org/events/native-plants-american-gardens-brief-history/

  • Friday, October 22, 12:30 pm – 4:30 pm – A Holistic Guide for the Modern Land Steward Webinar

    Based on decades of landscape project experience, this online land care guide, cosponsored by the Ecological Landscape Alliance and the Native Plant Trust, will address regenerative design, green infrastructure, resilient landscapes, adaptive strategies, and building your own toolbox and rule book. You will reconnect with your land practices and their impact. Appropriate for both professional and personal development. The class is led by Trevor Smith and takes place on October 22 from 12:30 – 4:30 pm at Garden in the Woods in Framingham. $60 for ELA and NPT members, $72 for nonmembers. Register at http://www.nativeplanttrust.org/events/holistic-guide-modern-land-steward/