2020 Virtual Spring Conference
The goal of the Zoom Carolinian Gardening Conference was to help backyard gardeners make a difference in our community in preserving native species of plants, insects, birds and wildlife.
Topic 1: How Big Is Your Family? Learning from Haudenosaunee Eco-Family Teachings
Keynote Speaker: Daniel Coleman, McMaster University Professor
Topic 2: Carolinian Gardening – Design, Planting & Maintenance
Speaker: Mara McHaffie, Ecologist and Arborist
Topic 3: Daylighting Chedoke Creek: Why would you, or why not?
Speaker: John Terpstra, Poet & Writer
Topic 4: Managing our backyard feeders to optimize the health of birds
Speaker: David Wood, owner Wild Birds Unlimited