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Come work alongside Annemarie Fussell of Wildland Restoration Volunteers preparing locally collected plant material for the Weld County Native Seed Swap on November 7th.

By cleaning seeds, you help ensure that more native plants are used in Weld County gardens and small restoration projects, supporting local wildlife, reducing water and pesticide use.

All tools, seeds and guidance provided. No experience necessary. Limited to 30 adult/teen participants. Click here for more information and to register.

Join us for a seed cleaning event at the Sam Gary Denver Public Library Branch as we clean and prepare our collected seeds for the Seed Swap. 

We'll provide to tools and seeds and guidance. No experience needed and you don't need to bring seeds to contribute! 

Bring your seed heads and kitchen equipment like funnels, colanders, mixing bowls, sieves, cookie sheets and anything else you find useful.  (Not sure? Get in touch!  We will also have extra!) This is a good time to bring seeds to clean, although there will be extra. We will demonstrate “how to”--prior experience is not necessary--please join us. We are also collecting nursery pots and trays for reuse and clean, empty, wide-mouth plastic containers of various sizes for seeds.   This is a social event, a friendly event, a kid-friendly event (with supervision), and a mostly seated event.  If you have questions, please get in touch with one of the Boulder/Broomfield Counties regional coordinators.

Bring your seed heads and kitchen equipment like funnels, colanders, mixing bowls, sieves, cookie sheets and anything else you find useful.  (Not sure? Get in touch!  We will also have extra!) This is a good time to bring seeds to clean, although there will be extra. We will demonstrate “how to”--prior experience is not necessary--please join us. We are also collecting nursery pots and trays for reuse and clean, empty, wide-mouth plastic containers of various sizes for seeds.   This is a social event, a friendly event, a kid-friendly event (with supervision), and a mostly seated event.  If you have questions, please get in touch with one of the Boulder/Broomfield Counties regional coordinators.

Free and open to the public! No matter your gardening experience, you’ll find something of interest!

We’ll have a variety of seed including annuals, perennials, grasses, and shrubs. We will also have information about how to grow native seed. You don't need to bring seed to attend the event or bring home seed.

If you do have native seed to share, please label each species with this information:

* Botanical Name

* Common Name

* Collection City or County, Elevation, and Year 

* Your First Initial and Last Name

* If your seed is from a wild population rather than a garden site, add “WILD”

We happily accept seed from species native to Colorado and adjacent states. Please avoid cultivars, which might not support native pollinators and wildlife. We do NOT accept seeds from plants designated as noxious weeds.

You can drop off seed before the event in Greeley. Email [email protected] to coordinate. Or if you plan to bring seed the day of the event, please email the species name(s) ahead of time so that we can prepare information for attendees about your seed.

Please collect your native seeds responsibly! For more information on collecting seeds responsibly go to https://nanps.org/seed-collecting/

We need volunteers to make this inaugural event a success! Click here to learn more and sign up for a slot.

For more information please email [email protected]