ELN Workshops

The ELN coordinates an ongoing series of workshops. Many of them are hands-on, providing participants with the practical knowledge they can bring to their own yards. Topics covered in past workshops include invasive plant species, site assessment, composting, native plants, plant and insect relationships, lawn alternatives, and native plants and wildlife habitat.  Some topics planned for future workshops include lawn alternatives, butterfly gardens, pond management, edible landscapes, and rain gardens.

Past Workshops

Some of the following documents require Adobe Acrobat .

• Diversity on a suburban Lot: Creating a Backyard Wildlife Habitat
• Creating Compost: Black Gold for the Homeowner
• Wildflowers: An Alternative to Lawn Brochure July 2006 (175 KB)
• Backyard Conservation for Wildlife Brochure June 2006 (169 KB)
• Rain Gardens - May 2004
• Components of Composting - October 2003
• Maximize Your Yard, Minimize Your Lawn - April 2003
• Planting with Nature - March 2003
• Landscaping with Nature - November 2002

• Principles of Organic Land Care
• Site Assessment and Analysis
• Why You Should Care About Invasive Plant Species (site walk)
• Plant and Inspect Relationships - Friend or Foe?
• Native Plants: Right Plant, Right Place
• Alternatives to Lawn
• Creating Spaces for Wildlife Using Native Trees, Shrubs, and Wildflowers
• Plant Identification (site walk)
• Components of Composting (demonstration)
• Rain Gardens: Benefits, Case Study, Demonstration, Hands-On Soil Assessment

Photos from Past Workshops

Workshop participant learns to identify a native shrub.

Workshop attendees watch hawk near nesting site.

Workshop participants learn to assess soils for suitability for rain garden.

For more information, contact Vivian Felten, Resource Conservationist, (860) 626-8258, Ext. 202.

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