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Transitioning to Native Plants: How To Improve The Biodiversity Of Your Garden
Join us on May 16th for half day conference at Chippewa Valley Technical College. We will be focusing on the Importance of including Native plantings in the landscape and how you can transition your garden to include more plants native to our area. The afternoon is an opportunity to explore a few staffed native planting sites that will offer examples of how you can incorporate native plants into your landscape.
8:30 - Doors open for registration and coffee and refreshments
9:00 - Welcome, Chippewa Valley Biodiversity Partnership and who we are
9:15 - Margaret Murphy - Native Plantings and why they matter
10:15 - Break
10:30 - Diana Alfuth - Transitioning your garden to include more Native plantings
11:30 - Natives Garden Geo Mapping and afternoon possibilities to visit staffed sites
11:45 - Lunch on your own
1:00 - 3:00 pm Visiting native planting sites - (optional activity)
We are volunteer leaders in providing horticulture education, empowering community to become environmental stewards.
Leaders in providing Horticulture education, practicing environmental stewardship and serving our communities.
To provide Horticultural Education, Community Service, and Environmental Stewardship for our communities.