Tune in to this zoom talk to learn how to design an ornamental herb garden like the ones at the chateaus in France but on a smaller scale and for under $50 in seeds!  While you can use any herbs in your design, Fromer focuses on culinary herbs.  A general discussion of design and plants […]

Tim Shaw  will lead an online presentation called, Breakwater Birds , hosted by Merryspring Nature Center on Tuesday, January 14, at 12:00 pm. One link for the whole series via Zoom:  https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83922205228 Shaw’s photography is simply amazing and he catches the lives of the birds in a unique way.  Why is the Breakwater a focus […]

In her slide talk, Lee Schneller Sligh will talk about how Japanese garden design principles can be used to create beautiful gardens in New England, whether the gardens appear Japanese or not.  Lee is recently retired from Lee Schneller Fine Gardens, where she designed and built hundreds of gardens over nearly thirty years.  She has […]

Maine State Horticulturist, Gary Fish will lead a Zoom presentation on Maine’s Terrestrial Invasive Plant Do-Not-Sell List at Merryspring Nature Center on Tuesday, January 28th at 12:00 pm via Zoom.  He will cover the 30 new plants that are no longer allowed for sale or import in Maine and explain why those plants were added. He will […]

An exploration of the Green Belt conservation project between the former East and West Germanies and its relationship to emergent ecosystems, trauma, and memorialization. The first book-length scholarly treatment of Germany's largest conservation project, the Green Belt, Mnemonic Ecologies by Sonja Pieck presents a new interdisciplinary approach: that effective restoration and conservation of wounded land must merge […]

Spotted Salamander, Coyote, Fisher, Bobcat, Otter, Nudibranch, Owl, Purple Sandpiper, Black-legged Kittiwake, etc., etc., etc.. The run down of mid-coast Maine wildlife is basically a ‘who’s who’ of incredible critters - a hefty and diverse list, ready to be observed and learned from.  Some critters you might see, hear or smell ‘in the flesh’, and […]

Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) are aquatic plants and animals of nonnative origin that when introduced to a new ecosystem have the potential to cause ecological harm, economic harm, and harm to human health. The State of Maine currently identifies 15 aquatic plants as invasive threats, which includes 8 plants currently present and 7 more that […]