This summer, our summer program students helped raise or metamorphose over 80 monarchs—but the monarchs weren’t the only ones who metamorphosed.
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Discover your role in saving monarchs from extinction in this Monarch Masterclass with Monarchs Matter founder Cynthia Zhang (New York, US) and The Monarch Missions founder Olivia Xing (British Columbia, Canada). These two youth environmentalists will dive into raising monarch butterflies, restoring monarch habitat, participating in community science projects, and more!
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In this presentation, ReWild Summer Program Student Organizer Dora Fields explores how organic waste, particularly human hair, can be transformed into valuable resources that contribute to sustainability efforts. Human hair, instead of ending up in landfills, can be repurposed to clean up oil spills, remediate contaminated soil, and more. This not only reduces waste but also helps protect our environment.
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Light Pollution disrupts nature, affects human health, and results in energy waste. In this webinar, Susan will discuss the economic and environmental impact of light pollution and offer solutions to ineffective, wasteful, harmful to flora and fauna and obtrusive outdoor lighting.
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Join native plant and habitat specialist Joy Cirigliano as she explores ways to attract more wildlife to our properties, using water and native wetland plants. Learn about different ways that a pond, bog, or small stream can be easily incorporated into a garden design, and the ecological benefits it may bring. Find out how to create small water features, and the wildlife that may be attracted to a property with the addition of one. Discover which native plants thrive in watery environs, saturated soils, and frequently flooded areas and how they can be used to enhance specific water features.
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With attention now focused on cutting down on food waste, it's the perfect time to take a new look at the power to transform leftovers. Jacquie Ottman will show us how to save money and cut down on climate emissions by reinventing what's left over from last night's dinner into something new and delicious.
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Since the last glacier retreated from Long Island, grasslands characterized the landscape of Long Island's southern half, from the vast tallgrass prairie of the Hempstead Plains to the maritime grasslands of the South Fork. In this webinar, you will learn about the impacts humans since colonial times have had on the grasslands, from degradation and erasure of these ancient habitats to restoration efforts. Slides illustrate the diverse indigenous grassland flora and fauna.
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Exposure to PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) and excess nitrogen can negatively effect human health. In this webinar, Patti Wood and Lauren Krueger talk about how conventional lawn fertilizers containing biosolids and slow-release fertilizers, which also contain PFAS as well as high levels of nitrogen are endangering our fresh water supply--and what you can do about it.
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Regina Dlugokencky discusses fireflies (aka glow worms and lightning bugs): their life cycles, value as predators of pest insects, the threats to their existence and how you can help conserve and support them!
ReWild promotes five practices that are key to sustainability, easily memorable as CROWN - Composting, Recycling, Organic Gardening, Watering Wisely, Nurturing Natives. Each month, we draft up a few suggestions on these practices that are practical and timely to help you ReWild your space.
Got tips to share? Email us or join our sustainable garden calendar team.
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ReWild promotes five practices that are key to sustainability, easily memorable as CROWN - Composting, Recycling, Organic Gardening, Watering Wisely, Nurturing Natives. Each month, we draft up a few suggestions on these practices that are practical and timely to help you ReWild your space.
Got tips to share? Email us or join our sustainable garden calendar team.
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Given the alarming 80% decline in monarch butterfly populations over the last 50 years, monitoring monarch butterflies has become increasingly critical for conservation efforts.
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Stay up to date with our weekly newsletter, which includes our calendar for webinars, live events and chapter projects as well as updates on our programs: Community Gardens, Speakers & Gardeners, Summer Program, Native Plant Sales and the Compost Project. Plus, learn about upcoming internship opportunities. ReWild yourself and your community, too.
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ReWild promotes five practices that are key to sustainability, easily memorable as CROWN - Composting, Recycling, Organic Gardening, Watering Wisely, Nurturing Natives. Each month, we draft up a few suggestions on these practices that are practical and timely to help you ReWild your space.
Got tips to share? Email us or join our sustainable garden calendar team.
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Stay up to date with our weekly newsletter, which includes our calendar for webinars, live events and chapter projects as well as updates on our programs: Community Gardens, Speakers & Gardeners, Summer Program, Native Plant Sales and the Compost Project. Plus, learn about upcoming internship opportunities. ReWild yourself and your community, too.
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Stay up to date with our weekly newsletter, which includes our calendar for webinars, live events and chapter projects as well as updates on our programs: Community Gardens, Speakers & Gardeners, Summer Program, Native Plant Sales and the Compost Project. Plus, learn about upcoming internship opportunities. ReWild yourself and your community, too.
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ReWild promotes five practices that are key to sustainability, easily memorable as CROWN - Composting, Recycling, Organic Gardening, Watering Wisely, Nurturing Natives. Each month, we draft up a few suggestions on these practices that are practical and timely to help you ReWild your space.
Got tips to share? Email us or join our sustainable garden calendar team.
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At the From Seed to Sanctuary Workshop, ReWild speakers Raju Rajan, Safa Sayeed, Hasana Sayeed, and Cynthia Zhang and beginner native gardener Maha Akhtar shared their story, advice, and insights on rewilding and monarch conservation. Read this blog to explore their resources for creating a native habitat and protecting monarch butterflies on a budget!
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It’s no secret that butterflies are disappearing from our gardens. In order to stay on top of this nationwide decline and to inform effective conservation strategies, researchers need up-to-date observation data collected from the public. This summer, our Raise, Tag, and Release (RTR) Summer Program students have volunteered to become citizen scientists for two monarch community science projects. Read this blog to learn how you can too!
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From a creamy-white egg, to a very hungry caterpillar, then a gold-speckled chrysalis, and finally the iconic orange and black-veined butterfly—learn how you can raise monarch butterflies at home like Raise, Tag, and Release (RTR) Summer Program students to witness the full, eye-opening metamorphosis of a monarch butterfly.
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