Gardening for Wildlife: Planting with Purpose

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When:
February 26, 2025 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm America/Chicago Timezone
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Online via Zoom
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Free
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Wednesday, Feb. 26 | 12:00 – 1:00 pm CT

Free Presentation held on Zoom

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Offered at prime time for garden planning, this presentation by Master Naturalist Anna Graether explores the radical impacts of native gardening vs. traditional lawn management, native gardening’s role in revitalizing local ecosystems, and practical steps to incorporate it into your own outdoor space.

Learn about the opportunities in your own backyard to…

  • Create precious habitat for pollinators while beautifying your outdoor space
  • Restore local food webs and increase biodiversity
  • Discover a joyful and grounding way to practice your love for the planet
This event is geared toward those who are “native plant curious” – we will focus on typical suburban-sized gardens instead of prairie plantings or large acreages. Examples will be Midwest-based, but the process is applicable no matter where you’re gardening.
Together, we’ll learn about the inter-relationship between plants and insects (and us!), and why it’s important to honor these relationships by creating native plant landscapes.
Presented by gardening aficionado and Extension Master Naturalist Anna Graether, this presentation offers the opportunity to ask Anna your personal questions about native gardening to better guide you on this exciting journey. Anna has successfully created, planted, and maintained many native gardens in her time – check out one of her garden plans as laid out in this blog post.

Come prepared to ask questions, take notes, and in general, fill your cup with native gardening inspiration! ✨

 

Anna Graether

Anna is a lifelong learner and leader, currently working to create and encourage landscapes that are not only beautiful but sustain life, sequester carbon, feed pollinators and manage water. Trained in commercial interior design, Anna worked at the intersection of design, facilities and sustainability for corporate, non-profit and government employers for thirty years.

In this, she was happiest when focused on good design that supports people in the workplace while reducing the impact of buildings on the environment. Anna has been on the boards of Burroughs Audubon, Kansas City Community Gardens and MainCor.