The Ridges Sanctuary

Leader: Karen Smith 

Native plant seed saving can be a rewarding, educational, and budget-friendly way to grow resilient landscapes that thrive naturally. Utilizing native plant seeds in home landscapes supports local wildlife, restore ecosystems, conserve genetic diversity, and create gardens perfectly suited to local climates. While seed saving has been a tradition in farming for centuries, saving and spreading native plant seeds to expand pollinator habitat can help promote biodiversity through seed preservation. 

Participants in this session will review the essential elements for seed collection, cleaning, drying, storing, and germination techniques. Participants will also get some hands-on experience with seed processing and receive pollinator plant seeds collected from the Ridges property to start a home pollinator garden. Suitable for ages 12 & up.  

CENTRAL. MEET: Cook-Albert Fuller Nature Center 

Limit: 12