Getting Started with Native Plants: Creating a Thriving Habitat
Paid Event Public Welcome Registration Required Conference/Symposium Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Are you new to gardening with native plants or want to enhance your knowledge? Join Dayton Area Wild Ones and the Marianist Environmental Education Center for an informational, inspirational, and FUN day about native plants and their role in creating healthy, functioning ecosystems. Highlights of the day include a special viewing of the new Homegrown National Park film, "The Extraordinary Caterpillar;" a Q&A with butterfly and moth expert Elisabeth Rothschild; a talk on native trees and how to create "soft landings" with Dr. Ryan McEwan; and a quick-start guide to native plant gardening with Macy Reynolds. Doors open at 8:30 am and the symposium begins at 9:00 am.