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SUMMARY:Saving Plant and Insect Diversity in a Time of Climate Change: Lessons from the Field
DESCRIPTION:  \n\nSaving Plant and Insect Diversity in a Time of Climate Change: Lessons from the Field\nA Lisa Lofland Gould Program\nSunday\, November 15 | 2:00- 4:30pm \nURI Pharmacy Bldg.\, Avedesian Hall\, RM 170\, \n7 Greenhouse Road\, Kingston | driving & parking directions \nREGISTER BELOW \nA panel discussion with:\nCasey Johnson\, pollinator ecologist\, University of Rhode Island \nGeorge Christie\, entomologist & plant propagator\, Rhode Island Natural History Survey \nNick Ernst\, habitat restoration practitioner\, United States Fish and Wildlife Service \nClimate change is scrambling the ecosystems we know as “normal” in Rhode Island. Even if we manage to leave our richest ecosystems alone\, that may no longer be enough to sustain them in their familiar form. \nMore and more\, conservationists need to be explicit about the species and communities they are trying to save—and about when and how to intervene. They are looking at active measures such as pollinator pathways\, ecosystem-based adaptation\, and assisted migration. \nMonitoring change and increasing the number of native plants in our landscape projects matter—but what more focused strategies can we use to help? \nField data and practical experience are more important than ever. Join three experienced practitioners for short presentations on their work in the field: what they are seeing\, learning\, and doing; how they are deciding when and where to intervene; and the lessons emerging from their work. A moderated discussion and questions from the audience will follow. \nThe Lisa Lofland Gould Native Plant Program is sponsored annually by the RI Natural History Survey\, RI Wild Plant Society\, and URI Master Gardener Program in honor of Lisa Gould\, a founder of the Wild Plant Society and the Natural History Survey\, and a long-time master gardener resource. Underwritten by the Lisa Lofland Gould Native Plant Program Fund.
URL:https://riwps.org/event/save_diversity/
LOCATION:URI Kingston\, RI
CATEGORIES:General Event,Panel Discussion,Programs
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SUMMARY:Native Seed Sowing Workshop - Rhode Island Wild Plant Society/ReSeeding RI (Saunderstown)
DESCRIPTION:Native Seed Sowing Workshop\nRhode Island Wild Plant Society/ReSeeding RI \n  \nLearn the secrets to growing native plants from seeds – and why local seeds matter\n \n Gilbert Stuart Birthplace and Museum\nNovember 21\, 2026 | 10 am to noon\n815 Gilbert Stuart Rd.\nSaunderstown\, RI\n Native plants are easy to grow from seeds and this is the perfect time to get started! \nLearn why growing native plants from local seeds helps protect our wild plant populations and increases biodiversity. \nThe workshop includes: \n• a brief presentation that demystifies eco-regions\, ecotypes and why local native plants are key to preserving our pollinators\, birds and other local fauna \n• hands-on seed sowing: participants will leave with a tray of 8 pots they have sown with native seeds \n• written instructions for seed sowing and information about where to place the pots for the winter\, when to look for germination next spring and when to plant them in the ground\, as well as other helpful resources. \nThank you for supporting RIWPS/ReSeeding RI\, our partner farms and land trusts and for restoring habitats by sowing local eco-typic seeds! \nAdvance registration required – Fee $25.00\nSubmit a separate registration for each person.
URL:https://riwps.org/event/sowing-workshop-riwps-rsri/
LOCATION:Saunderstown\, RI
CATEGORIES:Programs,Workshop,Workshops
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