Biodiversity Through Pollination Garden Tour — Saturday

Celebrating 10 years of researching and "restoring" at-risk pollinators through the Beecology native plant garden

For ten years, a pollinator garden at Breakneck Hill has served as a “Beecology” research site for “how creating functional pollination systems can help preserve biodiversity.”

This Saturday, the Open Space Preservation Commission and Stewardship Committee are celebrating the milestone by inviting the public to tour the garden and learn about the “significant gains in populations of at-risk pollinators. Read the full article → from Biodiversity Through Pollination Garden Tour — Saturday

“Growing Wild”: Grab a free kit starting Friday and/or “pledge your garden”

Starting May 30th (while supplies last), Gulbankian Farm is among the nurseries giving out native plant kits as part of a state initiative to support pollinators.

In an effort to support pollinators, Massachusetts has partnered with nurseries, parks and reservations to distribute free “starter kits” for gardening with native plants. It’s part of their “Growing Wild” initiative for National Pollinators Month in June. Read the full article → from “Growing Wild”: Grab a free kit starting Friday and/or “pledge your garden”

Native plant seed cleaning – Saturday (Updated)

This weekend is OSPC's "Seed Cleaning and Packaging Workshop". The first round of this year's Winter Sow project will kickoff next week.

The public is invited to join the Open Space Preservation Commission in preparing native plant seeds to be sown this winter. And, make plans to sign up for the upcoming seed distribution for the Winter Sow program. Read the full article → from Native plant seed cleaning – Saturday (Updated)

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