Eat Your Yard!
September 10th, 11th, 12th, Daily 10am-4pm
Location: Grow Benzie
Presented by Crosshatch Center for Art & Ecology and Grow Benzie. Learn more about it and buy your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com
Events from The Botanic Garden at Historic Barns Park:
Photo by The Botanic Garden at Historic Barns Park
Native Plants in Landscape – Plant It Wild
Monday, September 12th, 7:00-9:00 PM
Location: Botanic Garden Visitor Center
$25 class fee (proceeds support The Botanic Garden)
This insightful class on native plants will be led by Cheryl Gross of Plant It Wild. The class will focus on the importance of the use of native plant species in our own gardens and landscapes. Learn the countless benefits of the use of native plants in landscaping and how to create a beautiful and sustainable environment outside your front door.
MI Garden Club Flower Arranging Guild
Thursday, September 15, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM
Location: Botanic Garden Visitor Center
$20 class fee
Arrangements taught emphasizing creative American design. Must be a Dist. V Garden Club Member to participate. Class limited to 10. Registration information coming soon!
Hort and Hops Program
Sunday, October 2, 1:00-4:00 PM
Location: Botanic Garden Visitor Center
$20 class fee
Growing hops and beer tasting. Registration information coming soon!
Programs from Plant It Wild:
Native Plants in the Landscape, photo by Plant It Wild
Grow a Birdfeeder
Wednesday, September 21, 6:30pm potluck, programming begins at 7:15pm
Location: Trinity Lutheran Church 955 James St., Frankfort, MI on James Street between 9th and 10th Streets.
It’s our famous Potluck Dinner! Bring your appetite, a dish to pass, your table service, and your friends. After dinner Kay Charter of Saving Birds Thru Habitat will tell us about the essential importance of native plants to birds and other wildlife. Find out why non-native vegetation is contrary to conservation at all levels. Kay will share her effort to grow a prairie habitat to save migrating birds.
Field Trip: Visit Saving Birds Thru Habitat
Saturday, September 24, 10am
Location: 5020 N Putman Rd. Omena, Michigan 49674
Take a walk with Kay Charter to see the variety of eco-areas at the preserve. Learn how creating a grassland habitat benefits bird species. The Little Bluestem should be spectacular at this time of year!
Programs from the Grand Traverse Conservation District:
BRNC Native Gardens (monarda & rudbeckia)
Native Garden Workbee
August 31, 8:30am-11am
Location: Boardman River Nature Center, 1450 Cass Road, Traverse City, MI 49685
Woody Invasives Work Bee
September 10, 9am -11:30am
Location: Boardman River Nature Center, 1450 Cass Road, Traverse City, MI 49685
Join the Invasive Species Network for a free landowner workshop to learn more about invasive species identification and management! This is a great opportunity to talk to professionals about the best approach to manage species on your own property. After the workshop, we will be venturing outside to practice ID and remove some plants on the Natural Education Reserve. Catered refreshments will be provided. Please visit www.habitatmatters.org for more information. To register, contact Emily Cook at ecook@gtcd.org or 231.941.0960×20.
Forest Management Workshop and Tree Farm Field Day
September 17, 10am-4pm
Location: , Conference Building in the Misty Acres Farm Area
During this workshop you will learn about different factors to consider when making management decisions in your forested property. Specific topics will include defining your objectives, tree species and what they require, revenue from harvesting trees, wildlife habitat, diversity of species and structure, environmental quality, and invasive species. The field day will also introduce the American Tree Farm System, a voluntary forest certification program for family forest owners. “Tree Farm” is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2016. Read more about this workshop and field day here.