Chapters in Maine

Amy Thomas, Keystone Native Landscapes, Wild Ones Midcoast Maine, Camden Native Plant Sale
Amelia Tracy, Youth Climate Leadership Initiative

Join us for an engaging workshop that explores the critical role of native species corridors in restoring ecological balance and how we can create public awareness and action through the Youth Climate Leadership Initiative. 

Participants will learn about the challenges of rewilding landscapes, from the unintended consequences of many commercially available seed mixes, aggressive exotic nursery plants, to the harmful use of systemic herbicides and pesticides, and introduce the Youth Climate Leadership Initiative, a program dedicated to engaging youth for climate leadership. By engaging young people to learn about the need to create native habitat and become involved in building native habitat throughout our bioregion, we can develop healthy landscapes that are prepared for the changing conditions of the climate crisis.

Providing green home builders and their clients information and a framework to make habitat landscaping an integral part of green homebuilding to offset land fragmentation which often occurs with development, home building and even renovation, ranging in scale from a few feet to thousands of acres.

“The Buzz on Native Plants” explores the relationship between native plants and pollinators and how they can benefit local ecosystems in our ever changing climate. The goal of the film is to raise awareness about the importance of biodiverse native ecosystems in our ever changing climate. The screeneing will be followed by a Panel Discussion

Annual Camden Native Plant Celebration & Sale featuring cash and carry plant sales with local plant nurseries and environmental groups supporting native plant awareness in Midcoast Maine.