Come and learn what you can do to make your landscape more sustainable and wildlife-friendly while protecting water quality. 

Pre-Registration is required. Cost is $16 per person.

Topics will include:

• Native plants and their vital role in healthy ecosystems

• Native plants of local ecotype vs. cultivars

• Conservation landscapes serve many purposes (e.g. stormwater management and improved water quality, wildlife habitat, ease of maintenance, aesthetics, carbon storage, saving money)

• Identification and removal methods for non-native invasive plants

• Considerations in selecting a site for conservation landscaping

• Site preparation to ensure success and minimize maintenance

• Native plant communities and resources to select the native plants that will work for your purposes

• Establishment and maintenance of a successful conservation landscape

The workshop will also include a walk to look at some native plants and invasive plants growing nearby and to discuss solutions to stormwater challenges.  Please come prepared with comfortable shoes and layers to stay warm.