Upcoming WOMM events – Mark Your Calendars:
Wednesday, May 8 – Volunteer KLSWCD & WW&T with Rebecca Jacobs KLSWCD Program Manager
Friday/Saturday, May 10/11 – KLSWCD Plant Sale
Thursday, May 22 – WOMM Native Plant & Seed SWAP
Friday, May 31 – Stewardship Educational Alliance–SEA Fair in Camden
Wedensday, June 5 – WW&T visit to Crystal Lake Farm & Nursery
Thursday, July 18 – WOMM Native Plant workshop with Camden Garden Club
Wednesday, August 7 – (tentative) WW&T visit to Blue Aster Native Plants
Thursday, September 5 – Speaker series with Amy Thomas
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District’s 2024 Spring Plant Sale
May 10 & 11, 2024
Wednesday, May 8th is a WOMM Volunteer opportunity with KLSWC helping prepare for the Plant Sale, followed by a special Wednesday Walk & Talk with Rebecca Jacobs, KLSWCD Program Manager, and WOMM Board Member. She will provide detailed information about the value of adding Native Plants to our landscapes, and also more details about the varieties available at the sale on Saturday.
Volunteer 9-10:30
Walk & Talk with Rebecca Jacobs 10:30-12
[Pre-Orders were due by Tuesday, April 16] – Curbside Pre-Order Pick-up only on Friday, May 10
Both Cash ‘n Carry *and* Curbside Pre-Order Pick-up available on Saturday, May 11
*Delivery or shipping is not available for your order. KLSWCD Plant Sale pick-up and Cash ‘n Carry will be at Union Fairgrounds again this year, located at 1 Fairgrounds Lane, Union, ME.
Find more information about the KLSWD Plant Sale including the full item listing catalog.
https://www.knox-lincoln.org/spring-plant-sale
***Want to join us in Union helping prepare for the event? Send email to:
<[email protected]> to confirm your participation.
Thank you, and we hope to we will see you there.
***Thank you to everyone who came to our Earth Day celebration in Rockport. It wonderful to meet other native plant healthy environment supporting folks and to share information and fun.***
Wild Ones Midcoast Maine, in partnership with Roots n Shoots Nature Base After School Program in Rockport and SEA (Stewardship Education Alliance), invite you to this celebration of the Earth on Sunday April 21, 2024.
Bring your family and friends for learning, building, celebrating, digging, feeding, hiking, scavenger hunting, playing, and more. Tell someone you know about this event!
WOMM Wednesday Walk & Talks Resume
Join WOMM for talks and walks. We will be visiting area nurseries, nature preserves, conservation districts, supporting area organizations, volunteering, clearing invasives, planting natives and always learning.
May 22 – Wild Ones Midcoast Maine hosts a Native Seed & Plant SWAP! With extra care to prevent any unwanted critters tagging along, we will require all plants to be supplied in bare root form. Hose down all roots before you come, and WOMM will provide damp wood chips/saw dust to provide plants protected trip home. 10:30 AM
May 31 SEA Fair
June 5 – Native Plant Nursery visit with Crystal Lake Farm & Nursery 10:30 AM
Additional Thursday – July 18, 1:00 PM hands-on workshop in collaboration with the Camden Garden Club
August 7 – Native Plant Nursery visit at Blue Aster Native Plants 10:30 AM
Wild Ones Midcoast Maine Speaker series continues on September 5, 2024.
WOMM Speaker Series continues in the Fall in preparation for the Wild Ones Midcoast Maine Native Plants Sale at Camden Public Library on Thursday September 15, 2024, Amy Thomas will present on Thursday, September 5, in collaboration with the regular Library series.
Amy Thomas, WOMM Program Chair, MSW, MNRD, will present “Ecological Principles to Create Aesthetically Beautiful Wildlife Habitat Using Native Plants – No Matter Your Garden Size“.
This presentation is geared to any size yard or property, urban or rural.
We’ll begin with a brief overview of the ecological and environmental benefits and importance of using native plants in landscapes and gardens.
We’ll explore the differences between “cultivars,” “nativars” and “true native” plants, and each of their possible potential impacts on pollinators and wildlife.
Next we’ll enjoy a list of side-by-side photo comparisons of “Plant This, Not That,” identifying some basic alternative native species which make transitioning portions of your garden to natives easy. The native species in this section have been selected for their similar visual characteristics, bloom time and foliage shapes of often seen cultivars, but possess pollinator / wildlife enhancing qualities cultivars lack.
We will also discuss local nursery sources for safely grown native plants, and have some time for Q&A.
A Facebook Live will provide online access and a posted recording following the event.
Join with these experts as we learn how we can improve our landscapes and gardens, encouraging native plants and pollinators.
Wild Ones Midcoast Maine chapter’s Camden Native Plant Celebration & Sale is postponed until Fall of 2024.
Thank you to everyone who was interested in and supportive of our Camden Native Plant Celebration and Sale efforts. We are unable to reschedule this event this year, and in the interest of consistency and familiarity, we will continue with a Fall date, September 15, 2024.
Please consider a volunteer position with our chapter. Send a message: <[email protected]>
Pictured: Black Eyed Susan (rudbekia hirta) image by Lisa Looke, Wild Seed Project
Please Join Us September 15, 2024
NATIVE PLANT
CELEBRATION & SALE
CAMDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY AMPHITHEATRE
About Us
We are a native plant gardening and natural landscaping group based in Camden and serving Midcoast Maine.
We promote environmentally friendly, sound landscaping to preserve biodiversity through the preservation, restoration, and establishment of native plant communities in Midcoast Maine.
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