Native Plants
Building Pollinator Habitat through USDA-NRCS Program
Online/ZoomThursday, March 17 @ 7:00 — 8:30 PM Due to drastic and widespread declines in bees, butterflies, and other pollinating insects, pollinator conservation has become a national priority. Producers and other land stewards in New England can play an important…
Presentations with Athol Bird & Nature Club President Dave Small
Athol Public LibraryJoin Athol Bird and Nature Club for this series of presentations on our local wildlife and tips on attracting them to our yards. ABNC president Dave Small will be speaking for this series at the Athol Public Library located at…
Kill Your Lawn with Dan Jaffe Wilder
Online/ZoomThursday, March 24 @ 7:00 — 8:30 PM Every house in America should be fronted with a non-native monoculture with the maintenance requirements of a golf course and the ecological value of a strip mine; a place where all flowers…
Massachusetts Pollinator Network (MAPN) Monthly Meeting
Online/ZoomTuesday, March 29 @ 7:00 — 8:15 PM MAPN is hosting monthly meetings for participants from across the state to exchange knowledge, ideas, and updates about local actions. Whether you’re a seasoned community organizer or new to pollinator protection concerns,…
Presentations with Athol Bird & Nature Club President Dave Small
Athol Public LibraryJoin Athol Bird and Nature Club for this series of presentations on our local wildlife and tips on attracting them to our yards. ABNC president Dave Small will be speaking for this series at the Athol Public Library located at…
Guided Hike: The Brief but Wondrous Life of Early Spring Wildflowers
Old Mill Trail Old Dalton Rd., Hinsdale, MAFriday, May 6 from 1:00 – 4:00 PM → Click here to learn more and to RSVP Wednesday, May 11 from 2:00 – 5:00 PM → Click here to learn more and to RSVP Early spring wildflowers race to bloom…
Guided Hike: The Brief but Wondrous Life of Early Spring Wildflowers
Old Mill Trail Old Dalton Rd., Hinsdale, MAFriday, May 6 from 1:00 – 4:00 PM → Click here to learn more and to RSVP Wednesday, May 11 from 2:00 – 5:00 PM → Click here to learn more and to RSVP Early spring wildflowers race to bloom…
Presentations with Athol Bird & Nature Club President Dave Small
Athol Public LibraryJoin Athol Bird and Nature Club for this series of presentations on our local wildlife and tips on attracting them to our yards. ABNC president Dave Small will be speaking for this series at the Athol Public Library located at…
Visit a Native Plant Nursery w/ Bee Friendly Williamstown
Wing And A Prayer NurserySaturday, June 18, from 10 AM to 3 PM Location: Wing and a Prayer Nursery, 48 Trouble St, Cummington, MA. Join founders of Bee Friendly Williamstown for a day out at Amy Pulley's inspiring native plant nursery. Amy and helpers…
Presentations with Athol Bird & Nature Club President Dave Small
Athol Public LibraryJoin Athol Bird and Nature Club for this series of presentations on our local wildlife and tips on attracting them to our yards. ABNC president Dave Small will be speaking for this series at the Athol Public Library located at…
Native Plant & Insect Walk with Expert Charley Eiseman at Thomas & Palmer Brook, Great Barrington
Thomas and Palmer Brook Great Barrington, MassachusettsSaturday, August 13 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Each native plant species has a suite of insects that depend on it for food. In addition to the conspicuous ones that visit flowers or eat leaves in plain sight, there are…
Create a Paradise for Pollinators in Your Home Landscape and Gardens
Stockbridge Library - Bement Room 46 Main St., Stockbridge, MAWednesday, August 24 @ 5:30 PM Location: Stockbridge Library The Lenox Garden Club and the Stockbridge Library present a free event with Chris Ferrero, a Cornell University Master Gardner. This program features: - The important pollinators, their needs and habits…
Berkshire Biodiversity Day (aka BioBlitz)
Brattlebrook Park Longview Terrace, Pittsfield, MA, United StatesDate: Saturday, September 17 – Sunday, September 18 Location: Brattlebrook Park, Pittsfield, MA (SEE DIRECTIONS BELOW - The Google location of Brattlebrook Park will lead you to a random dead end.) Celebrating local biodiversity during a time of unprecedented global biodiversity…
Berkshire Biodiversity Day (aka BioBlitz)
Brattlebrook Park Longview Terrace, Pittsfield, MA, United StatesDate: Saturday, September 17 – Sunday, September 18 Location: Brattlebrook Park, Pittsfield, MA (SEE DIRECTIONS BELOW - The Google location of Brattlebrook Park will lead you to a random dead end.) Celebrating local biodiversity during a time of unprecedented global biodiversity…
Attract Native Pollinators To Your Farm
Just Roots Farm 34 Glenbrook Drive, Greenfield, MA, United StatesThursday, september 22 ・ 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM Join Just Roots Farm, CISA, UMass Extension, USDA NRCS, Greening Greenfield, and NOFA Mass for a workshop that explores how to attract native pollinators to your farm! Local farmers will share…
Native Plant Trust Free Virtual Fall Symposium
Online/ZoomNeed for Seed: A Strategy for the Northeast is the topic of the Native Plant Trust's free, two-day fall symposium on November 2–3. Programming will focus on establishing a groundbreaking network of native seed users and producers in New England. Speakers from other…
Native Plant Trust Free Virtual Fall Symposium
Online/ZoomNeed for Seed: A Strategy for the Northeast is the topic of the Native Plant Trust's free, two-day fall symposium on November 2–3. Programming will focus on establishing a groundbreaking network of native seed users and producers in New England. Speakers from other…
Urban Pollinator Corridors: Creating Native Habitat to Support Pollinators and Other Wildlife (Webinar)
Online/ZoomPortland is the largest urban area in Maine and many of the region’s native plants and the fauna that depend on them have been replaced with buildings, paving, and exotic plant species. Creating a vision for restoring native habitat was…
Online Winter Seed Sowing Demonstration
Online/ZoomJoin the Wild Seed Project for a free online winter seed-sowing demonstration. Seed Program Manager, Emily Baisden, will demonstrate each step of sowing native seeds and talk through best practices and where to find the materials you need to do…
Lawns to Meadows – Transforming Our Lawn series
16 Court Square 16 Court Square, Greenfield, MA, United StatesOwen Wormser will share stories from his experience creating meadows throughout New England over the past 20 years, with details on how to establish and maintain a thriving habitat for bees, other pollinators, and birds. DATE: Thursday, February 23 TIME:…