Learn how to balance beauty, wildlife value and your garden workload!
LOCAL Garden in fall
WHEN: Thursday, April 21st, 2022 6-7PM
WHERE: Zoom. A link will be sent following registration below.
KELT is pleased to welcome Anna Fialkoff, Program Manager at The Wild Seeds Project, for a lecture on gardening for habitat and pollinators!
Gardens are habitats, but the degree to which they support local wildlife depends on how we plant and manage them. Our plant choices determine who visits, stays or passes by as creatures look for food, shelter, to nest and lay eggs. When and how we decide to clean up leaves or cut plants back affects life cycles of salamanders, bees, birds, moths and butterflies. Learn how to create habitat in the garden year-round while balancing your workload and garden aesthetics.
Wild Seed Project encourages using native plants in all landscapes to safeguard wildlife habitat, support biodiversity and mitigate the effects of climate change. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, Wild Seed Project sells seeds of wild-type native plants, educates the public through programs and its website and publications and promotes rewilding efforts in Northeast landscapes.
As Wild Seed Project’s program manager, Anna Fialkoff works to further the organization’s educational programming, deepen relationships with partner organizations and catalyze a movement to rewild Maine.
Before joining Wild Seed Project, Anna was most recently Senior Horticulturist at Native Plant Trust’s Garden in the Woods in Framingham, MA, where she designed and installed native plant gardens, managed interns and volunteers, and taught the public ways to incorporate native plants in their own gardens. With over a decade of experience, Anna brings with her a deep knowledge of native plant ecology, horticulture, conservation and ecological landscape design. Anna holds a BA in Human Ecology from College of the Atlantic and an MS in Ecological Design from the Conway School.
Eager to get exploring? Check out these Wild Seeds Project resources!