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The 2023 Connecticut Land Conservation Conference will take place March 25 at Wesleyan University in Middletown, featuring 57 workshops and roundtables on a variety of topics, organized under seven subject matter tracks. Keynote Speaker Anne-Sophie Pagé will share her hopes for the future through the lens of her global wildlife research. Click here for more information and to register.

“March Into Spring at the Soup Symposium” this Saturday with the Hardy Plant Society of New England, CT Chapter. It includes talks by Tom Christopher, Nancy DuBrule-Clemente and a hearty lunch. Saturday, March 18, 10:00am – 2:30pmWethersfield United Methodist Church (WUMC), 150 Prospect St., WethersfieldWalk-ins welcome. Registration open day of event.Click here for event info …

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Page Dickey, gardener, writer, speaker, will be our guest speaker for the March 13 at 1pm for the Founders Day event, co-sponsored with the Farmington Public Library. She will speak in the main meeting room of the library at 1pm. The event is free. Page has been gardening passionately since her early twenties, and writing …

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Bartlett Arboretum and & Gardens is offering a fun “Animal Detectives Hike” on Sat., March 11 from 3-4:30pm. Register here. Join Environmental Education Specialist, James Flynn for a hike in the forest and look for clues that tell stories of winter survival. From tracks in fresh snow to scat, this hike explores the diet, shelter, …

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CT NOFA’s 41st winter conference starts on Monday, and includes a robust roster of virtual workshops throughout the week, March 6-10. They are also offering a full day, in-person conference and celebration on March 11 at Wesleyan University in Middletown ⏤ the first live conference they’ve had since 2020. Read on for details about the day …

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The Connecticut Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects presents: Sustainable Design & Construction: A Materials ShowcaseThurs., March 16    8am-3:45pmO&G Industries Earth Products Showcase, Bridgeport (Directions) A Continuing Education Program for Landscape Architects, Architects, Engineers, Landscape Contractors, and Green Industry Peers. Sponsored by O&G Earth Products ShowcaseRegistration Join ASLA for this full-day continuing education program. Continental breakfast and lunch …

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Check out some fun and educational events at Hill-Stead Museum this month: Hill-Stead is teaming up with Clatter Ridge Farm to host a wool extravaganza. The sheep will be shorn in the barns while fiber artists and vendors demonstrate skirting, carding, spinning, weaving, knitting, crocheting, felting, and more. There will be free hayrides to and …

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Award-winning speaker, garden designer, consultant, and author Kerry Ann Mendez is offering several seminars this spring. Click here to learn more about her.Each one-hour webinar includes pages of lecture notes and a CEU form for Master Gardeners and Green Industry Professionals. All webinars are on Saturdays at 11:00 a.m. ET.  Each webinar is only $13.95, …

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Gardening for Good: Full Circle Gardening is the title and theme of this year’s Connecticut Master Gardener Symposium on March 11, kicking off virtually at 9am. The importance of gardening and our relationship with nature has come to the forefront during the COVID pandemic as we found ourselves turning to nature and to gardening to …

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