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Past Presentations & Information
7/16/18 “What’s Buzzin’ in Your Garden? - Creating pollinator-friendly landscapes”, Connie Schmotzer, Penn State Extension
2/13/19 “Managing Invasive Vines on Residential Properties”, Carl Hutchinson, The Land Conservancy for Southern Chester County
3/24/19 “Invasive plant ID,
removal, and replacement” Pennsylvania Master
Gardeners
4/10/19 “Gardening Naturally: Small Steps for Big Impact!” Eileen Hazard, Mt.
Cuba Center
Mt. Cuba Center is a
native plant botanical garden and conservation organization located just a few
miles away in Hockessin, Delaware. This former farmland was transformed by the
Copeland family into lush gardens featuring both formal and naturalistic areas,
as well as over 1000 acres of preserved open space. You can visit the Gardens from April–November,
Wednesday–Sunday 10 am–4 pm, and until 8 pm on Fridays in the summer. Mt. Cuba Center runs classes and special
programming run year-round and their website is an excellent resource for
information on native plants. Visit mtcubacenter.org to learn more.
5/22/19 “Establishing a Residential Meadow”, Kelly Gill, Xerces
Society https://xerces.org
6/22/19 “Wild Neighbors: Coexisting with wildlife”, Wildlife Rehabilitation Support of PA (WRSPA). Loving, Protecting, and Peacefully Coexisting with Wildlife o https://www.wrspa.org
Community Based Land Stewardship, Deborah Gillespie, Pennsylvania Naturalist Landscape Planner
March 2020 ’Live Stakes’ Workshop
To watch the ’Live Stakes’ presentation please visit,
- https://extension.psu.edu/live-staking-for-stream-restoration
- https://extension.psu.edu/live-staking-an-easy-method-for-improving-stream-banks