Planting a diversity of native trees into our human dominated landscapes is a powerful act that each of us can take in our communities to support diverse wildlife and bufferer local ecosystems as the climate changes.

In this presentation, Wild Seed Project’s Founder Heather McCargo will help you think like a forest with its layers of vegetation above ground to the diverse soil community below, and to also understand the importance of planting seed grown trees to support the genetic diversity of our native plants as we bring more of them into our landscapes.

This event is in person and virtual. Register here.

Join us at our Native Seed Center at Turkey Hill Farm for seed saving and sowing! We will focus on how to process native perennial seeds to prepare them for winter. We will also learn about the diverse plants that grow here in Maine and their unique seed collection and seed sowing processes. We will guide a hands-on exploration of the many steps of growing native plants from seed, and establishing diverse landscapes using seed-grown plants.

We’ll explore the grounds (if weather allows) to identify native plants you may (or may not!) recognize and demonstrate ecologically-responsible seed collecting practices for those plants. Then participants will get to practice winter seed sowing themselves. Get ready to learn the best practices for keeping your seeds outside for the winter.

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In this hands-on workshop, Maine Audubon and Wild Seed Project staff will introduce native seed propagation for growing your own wildflowers and other plants from seed.

Participants will leave with pots sown with seeds and ready for maintenance-free outdoor germination.

The class will begin outside with a walk around Gilsland Farm to identify native plants and demonstrate ecologically-responsible seed collecting, before moving to the Education Center to teach seed storing and seed sowing.

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Come join the Wild Seed Project at the Falmouth Memorial Library to learn about the diverse plants that grow here in Maine and their unique seed collection and seed sowing processes.

In this workshop, Wild Seed Project staff will facilitate a hands-on exploration of the many steps of growing native plants from seed, and establishing diverse landscapes using seed-grown plants.

This class will begin outside with a walk, identifying different plants in the area and demonstrating ecologically-responsible seed collecting practices for those plants. The second part of the workshop will move us inside, where we will all practice winter seed sowing, and talk through the best practices for keeping your seeds outside for the winter. Each participant will leave with a pot of sown seeds!

Register here.