Public service announcement -
Forbes State Forest is hosting a “Spring 2022 Making the Most of Your Piece of Nature Workshop” (my wife and coworkers have been organizing it, I will be attending).
Details: Join us on May 14th at
Mammoth Park, Mt. Pleasant, PA
8:30 am-Noon
Spend a morning learning how you can care for your “Piece of Nature.” With the increased prevalence of development and urban sprawl, learn how you can transform your property into a refuge for native birds, pollinators, and wildlife that better serves you and your family. Experts will be on hand to inform and answer questions giving talks and exhibiting throughout the morning. This free event is made possible through the generous support of Westmoreland County Parks.
Agenda
8:30am: Registration and visiting exhibitors in pavilions 4 and 9
9:00am: Pavilion 3 “Native Plants that Thrive,” Melissa Reckner
Pavilion 10 “Climate Change in Your Backyard,” Bonnie McGill and Nicole Heller
10:00am: Pavilion 3 “Eat the Invasives: Spring Edition,” Barb McMillan
Pavilion 10 “Backyard Birding," Gigi Gerben
11:00am: Pavilion 3 “Permaculture Principles," Tacumba Turner
Pavilion 10 “Trees as an Investment,” Kalaia Tripeaux
12:00pm: Wrap-up
RSVP
The event is free, but please be sure to register.
Tree Adoption!
Thanks to the generous support of the Laurel Highlands CRSP network, free tree adoptions will be available for workshop attendees. Trees will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis to interested attendees. The trees will be native species from Tree Pittsburgh Heritage Nursery approximately 1-4 ft tall in 2-gallon pots.
Available Species:
Shagbark Hickory
Yellow Buckeye
Sycamore
Tulip Poplar
Who wouldn’t want a free tree!? In all seriousness, I would love to see some of you folks there. This would be a fun get together event in a neutral location to meet up and learn some new things and get to know each other, hopefully setting the stage for future local orchard/garden tours!