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  • Sunday, May 31, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Writing in the Garden Webinar

    Writers from Emily Dickinson to Edith Wharton and Eudora Welty have found their gardens to be wellsprings of sensory experience that stimulated their writing. In this two-hour online Native Plant Trust workshop with Jane Roy Brown on May 31 from 1 – 3, virtually visit the fields and designed gardens at Nasami Farm and write spontaneously in response to prompts—verbal or visual cues provided by the workshop leader—inspired by the surroundings. No previous writing experience required. Please have a notebook and pen or pencil available. This class is now offered as a live webinar. NPT members $30, nonmembers $36. Register at http://www.nativeplanttrust.org/events/writing-garden/

  • Saturday, May 30, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Landscape Design for Changing Site Conditions Webinar

    How do we embrace and work in alignment with landscape changes? Moreover, in what instances should we alter site conditions, and how can we do so in a sustainable way? In this May 30 Native Plant Trust online workshop, we will learn how to create specific garden design outcomes using shapes, sizes, and plant varieties. This advanced design session with Cheryl Salatino includes a set of hands-on exercises to challenge our perspectives and to instill flexibility in our approach. The session will run from 1 – 4 and is cosponsored by the Ecological Landscape Alliance. Sponsor members $45, nonmembers $54. Register at http://www.nativeplanttrust.org/events/landscape-design-changing-site-conditions/

  • Friday, May 29, 10:30 am – 1;30 PM – Our Future with Water: Stormwater Management Strategies Webinar

    Based on decades of experience, this Native Plan Trust stormwater management guide will address rain harvesting, permeable pavements, green roofs, bioswales and rain gardens, and tree planting. You will learn simple methods to capture and reuse stormwater and to slow stormwater runoff for the healthiest plants and landscapes. This May 29 class at 10:30 – 1:30 is now offered as a live webinar, led by Trevor Smith. $45 for NPT members, $54 for nonmembers. Register at http://www.nativeplanttrust.org/events/our-future-water-stormwater-management-strategies/

  • Native Plant Trust – Buy Native, Pick Up Safely

    Native Plant Trust – Buy Native, Pick Up Safely

    Preorder plants for safe-distance pickup from Native Plant Trust. Your garden dreams will soon come true—and we have done some reconnoitering to help get you the plants you want while following public safety guidelines. Please see our Buy Native Plants page for new instructions about how to preorder and safely pick up this season’s plants. You’ll also be able to download this year’s plant availability and price lists in two different formats and find other tools to select the right plants for your place.

    Echinacea, a native flowering plant, attracts bees and butterflies and can be used for medicinal purposes.

  • Tuesday, April 28, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Bird Monitoring and Habitat Assemblages Webinar

    By identifying the song of a warbling vireo (Vireo gilvus) in a riparian stream habitat, or that of a Black-throated green warbler (Setophaga virens) in a mixed coniferous-hardwood forest, an observer can deduce characteristics about the habitat. Monitoring birds in an area over a period of time can help us understand the habitat type, quality, and management. This Native Plant Trust online class with Bud Sechler on April 28 from 10 – noon will explore assemblages between Massachusetts Natural Community types and the bird species found in those community types, as well as structural components that are critical for these bird species. Please note: Due to the COVID-19 threat, this class will now be conducted as a live webinar. $30 for NPT members, $36 for nonmembers Register at http://www.nativeplanttrust.org/events/bird-monitoring-and-habitat-assemblages/

  • Thursday, April 30, 10:30 am – 1:30 pm – Building the Green Industry: Live Webinar

    Based on his article, Sus-tain-a-bil-i-ty: Discovering the True Definition, Defining the New Paradigm, Trevor Smith shares his award-winning approach to collaborations, community outreach, and professional training as a map to secure the green infrastructure we need and to build a green industry workforce. You will learn opportunities, challenges, and strategies to guide your own projects in the green industry.

    Due to the COVID-19 threat, this April 30 Ecological Landscape Alliance class will now be conducted from 10:30 – 1:30 EDT as a live webinar.
    All registrants will receive instructions explaining how to participate.

    Instructor Trevor Smith is the founder and Lead Designer at Land Escapes Design Inc. For 20 years Trevor has worked to improve our planet and our community through ecological landscape design and education.  Trevor is a regular contributor to landscape publications; and is a frequent lecturer at industry events. As a company, Land Escapes Design Inc. has led the way in Green Stormwater Infrastructure as well as regenerative land care throughout New England. Trevor is a LEED Green Associate, Massachusetts Certified Horticulturist, Accredited Organic Land Care Professional, Certified Rainwater Harvesting Installer, Certified Green Roof and Wall Installer, Certified Porous Pave Installer, Certified Landscape for Life Trainer, National Green Infrastructure Certified Professional Trainer.

    As past President and current Board member of the Ecological Landscape Alliance (ELA), Trevor and ELA work to bring vital information, resources and educational materials to the landscape design community. Cosponsored by the Native Plant Trust. Purchase tickets ($45 for members of sponsoring organizations, $54 general public) online at https://www.ecolandscaping.org/event/building-the-green-industry/

  • Friday, June 12, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm – Plant Diversity Symposium

    Join The Native Plant Trust on Friday, June 12 from 10 – 5 at Lesley University in Cambridge for the unveiling of a new analysis of plant diversity in New England, presented as a collaborative report between Native Plant Trust and The Nature Conservancy. This symposium delves into goals and strategies for conserving plant diversity in the wake of development and climate change. Through multiple interactive formats, we will address what the new data analysis tells us about the current status of plant diversity, how it guides priorities for plant conservation, and what approaches are being used to meet conservation goals. The Plant Diversity Symposium sheds new light on the intersection between plant conservation, land management, and land protection. Keep checking our website, www.nativeplanttrust.org, for the most up-to-date details. Covid-19 may preclude the event, or cause a postponement. $105 for sponsor members, $125 for nonmembers.

  • Monday, April 20, 2020 – Thursday, April 15, 2021 – Designing with Native Plants – CANCELLED

    This Native Plant Trust online course teaches the basics of designing with native plants and shows how to incorporate native plants into the garden and landscape. Discover the variety of native plants found throughout New England and learn how to design a visually interesting landscape that also supports biodiversity. You can complete the course at your own pace. Access begins April 20 and runs through April 15, 2021. $80 for NPT members, $98 for nonmembers. Register at http://www.nativeplanttrust.org/events/designing-native-plants-1/

  • Tuesday, April 14, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Nature’s Best Hope: A Talk and Book Signing with Doug Tallamy – POSTPONED

    Join Doug Tallamy at 6 pm at Garden in the Woods in Framingham for a talk and book signing for his newest publication, Nature’s Best Hope. Recent headlines about global insect declines, the impending extinction of one million species worldwide, and three billion fewer birds in North America are a bleak reality check about how ineffective our current landscape designs have been at sustaining the plants and animals that sustain us. Such losses are not an option if we wish to continue our current standard of living on planet Earth. The good news is that none of this is inevitable. Tallamy, author of the acclaimed Bringing Nature Home, will discuss simple steps that each of us can—and must—take to reverse declining biodiversity and explain why we, ourselves, are nature’s best hope. The talk will be followed by a book signing. $30 for Native Plant Trust members, $36 for nonmembers. Register at http://www.nativeplanttrust.org/events/natures-best-hope-talk-and-book-signing-doug-tallamy/

  • Friday, April 3, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Meadows 1-2-3 (Postponed)

    A successful meadow is an ecologically vibrant landscape, providing food and habitat to pollinators and wildlife, stabilizing soil, storing carbon, and more. In this Native Plant Trust one-day intensive with Kathy Connolly on April 3 from 10 – 4 at Nasami Farm in Whately, explore site selection, preparation, neighborhood factors and design, and what to expect in years 1, 2, and 3. Learn about grasses, flowering species, plant and seed sources, maintenance protocols, and more. Extensive plant lists and design resources included. $90 for NPT members, $108 for nonmembers. Register at http://www.nativeplanttrust.org/events/meadows-1-2-3/