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October 2025
Free Webinar: "Next Steps for Nature" with Doug Tallamy
Hosted by Wild Ones NationalOnline/Virtual
Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation
Even after reading books and attending talks, many still have pressing questions about ecological landscaping. In this talk, Tallamy addresses common concerns on biodiversity, invasive species, native plants, and conservation strategies, providing practical guidance and motivation to restore nature in everyday spaces.
Field Walk: Native Seed Collecting in the Arboretum with Anna Fialkoff
Connecticut College Arboretum Center for Education and Resarch (ACER), 33 Gallows Ln, New London, CT, 06320 Map
Public Welcome Registration Required Free Event Seed Handling
The Arboretum’s Horticultural Director Anna Fialkoff will lead a field walk in the Arboretum's Native Plant Collection to collect seed from a variety of native plants. She will help participants identify plants with seeds and determine which have ripe seed ready to collect. Participants will go home with several types of seeds to try propagating. Meet at the Arboretum Center for Education and Research (ACER) at 33 Gallows Lane. This program is free and open to the public, but registration is required due to limited capacity.
All Things Pollinators Fall Event
Public Welcome Family-Friendly
SAVE THE DATE! Menunkatuck Audubon and Community Placemaking Engagement Network (CPEN) will host another fun fall event to teach people about the diversity and importance of pollinators and their ecological relationships with native plants. Wild Ones will have an information table advocating gardening practices that support pollinators. There will be a free workshop for native seed sowing in plastic milk jugs. Each participant will be able to take home a milk jug sown with native plant seeds with instructions for how to care for it over the winter so that the seeds will germinate next spring. This event will take place, rain or shine.
November 2025
Board Meeting Members Only
Online/Virtual
Members Only Chapter Board Meeting
All members are welcome at chapter Board business meetings. Email chapter in advance to receive Zoom link if you wish to attend.
Smaller American Lawns Today (SALT) Conference
Connecticut College (Oliva Hall, Cummings Arts Center), 270 Mohegan Ave Pkwy, New London, CT, 06320 Map
Paid Event Public Welcome Registration Required Conference/Symposium Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Explore the challenges that shifts in climate and the tendency for more extreme weather events pose to garden design, maintenance and plant health. Learn strategies for creating garden spaces that are more resilient to our increasingly unpredictable weather.
Full-day conference includes morning coffee/continental breakfast, four speakers, lunch and a panel discussion. This annual conference is organized and hosted by Connecticut College Arboretum and sponsored in part by Wild Ones Mountain Laurel Chapter.
Session Topics & Speakers
Resilient Coastal Landscape Design: A Multi-pronged Approach to Heal, Protect and Enhance Shoreline Ecosystems
Tara Mahobn VIncenta, PLA, FASLA
Artemis Landscape Architects
Climate Forward Tree Care
Christopher Roddick
Sweet Birch Land & Tree
Brave New World for a Coastal Forest
Juliana Barrett, PhD
Connecticut Sea Grant, University of Connecticut
Rain, Rain, Go Away: Reducing Runoff One Garden at. Time
Nicole Davis
Save the Sound
Seating is limited. Registration: $70 ($60 for members of Connecticut College Arboretum or Wild Ones)
A limited number of free or subsidized registrations are available to students, non-profits and emerging industry professionals.
Full session descriptions, speaker bios and registration instructions can be found on the SALT conference webpage.
Free Webinar: "Living in the Liberated Landscape" with Larry Weaner
Hosted by Wild Ones NationalOnline/Virtual
Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation
Details coming soon!
December 2025
Board Meeting Members Only
Online/Virtual
Members Only Chapter Board Meeting
All members are welcome at chapter Board business meetings. Email chapter in advance to receive Zoom link if you wish to attend.
Free Workshop: "Turn That Patch Into a Plan" with Zoe & Heather Evans
Hosted by Wild Ones NationalOnline/Virtual
Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation
Designing with native plants isn’t just about what you grow, it’s about how you shape your space. In this hands-on workshop, Zoe Evans (Plan it Wild) and Heather Evans (Design Your Wild) guide you through the process of creating a cohesive yard plan that supports both your lifestyle and biodiversity.
January 2026
Free National Webinar- January 2026
Hosted by Wild Ones NationalOnline/Virtual
Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation
Details coming soon!
February 2026
Special Benefit Webinar with Richard Louv
Hosted by Wild Ones NationalOnline/Virtual
Paid Event Public Welcome Limited Access Recording Program/Speaker Presentation
Details coming soon! This will be a paid webinar with all proceeds supporting the Seeds for Education Program.
March 2026
Free National Webinar- March 2026
Hosted by Wild Ones NationalOnline/Virtual
Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation
Details coming soon!
September 2026
Free National Webinar- September 2026
Hosted by Wild Ones NationalOnline/Virtual
Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation
Details coming soon!
October 2026
Free National Webinar- October 2026
Hosted by Wild Ones NationalOnline/Virtual
Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation
Details coming soon!
November 2026
Free National Webinar- November 2026
Hosted by Wild Ones NationalOnline/Virtual
Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation
Details coming soon!