Chapter Events

Chris Jacobs, Wild Ones - South Shore MA Chapter VP, will lead an informal walk at Tidmarsh where native plants abound. Once a working cranberry farm, this landscape underwent the largest freshwater ecological restoration ever completed in the Northeast. Now Tidmarsh is a 481-acre property that's home to a vast expanse of cold-water streams, ponds, forest, and woodlands - all permanently protected and open for everyone to enjoy. 

Amy Meltzer will give us a presentation entitled, "Gardening For Biodiversity With Native Plants: Providing habitat for pollinators, birds and other essential wildlife".

In this talk, Amy will focus on the current biodiversity crisis; the evolutionary history among native plants, insects, birds and fungi, and how these interdependent relationships among diverse species are necessary for their survival. She will show how growing native plants and using ecological landscape practices can simultaneously reverse biodiversity loss, increase resilience in our landscapes, and slow climate change - all while creating a beautiful garden!

Amy Meltzer is on the steering committee of the Mass Pollinator Network, is an active member of Grow Native Massachusetts, and is on both the Research Team and the Natural Solutions Working Group of Elders Climate Action. She has been researching and growing native plants for over ten years. 

This FREE presentation is brought to you in partnership with the Mattakeesett Gardening Club in Pembroke.  All are welcome.  Bring your friends and family!

Wild Ones, South Shore, MA board members will demonstrate and share tips and tricks to native seed collecting including best practices, ethics, and materials needed. Members will be encouraged to share their seed collecting stories including successes and failures. This workshop is the first of a three-part series.

Join us for our annual seed swap. In November, you will learn to collect seeds in preparation for this event. Swapping seeds with fellow gardeners is a great opportunity to expand the diversity in your garden. Bring your labeled native seeds to share. This event is the second of a three-part series. Beverages and light snacks will be provided.