About this Event
Native Seed Saving for Propagation
Learn how to collect, save, and share native seeds! Growing native plants from seed is an inexpensive and rewarding way to add native plants to your garden while supporting biodiversity and watershed health. Native plants help absorb stormwater, reduce runoff, improve water quality, and provide important habitat for local wildlife.
The workshop will begin with a short presentation covering the basics of native seed collection, which seeds are suitable for storage, and how to properly clean, package, and store seeds for future propagation. Participants will then get hands-on experience packaging native seeds for seed-saving initiatives, including the Otis Library Seed Bank, and will have the opportunity to take home some seeds to grow themselves.
This event is presented in partnership with Otis Library, Wild Ones Mountain Laurel Chapter, and the Eastern Connecticut Watershed Network.
Space is limited. Registration is required.
This event is supported by the Eastern Connecticut Watershed Network (ECTWN), funded by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation through the Long Island Sound Funders Collaborative, in partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Long Island Sound Partnership, and administered by the Community Foundation of Middlesex County.
Event venue & nearby stays
Otis Library, 261 Main Street, Norwich, United States
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