Certificate in Native Plants - Understory Planting (aka Soft Landings) to Support Insect Biodiversity
Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute (TNACI), 175 Baylor School Rd, Chattanooga, TN, 37405 Map
Paid Event Public Welcome Registration Required Program/Speaker Presentation Hands-On/How-To Workshop Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
We are seeing more and more research on the importance of plantings around and under established trees. From overwintering sites for moth and butterfly larvae/pupae, nursery sites for the beloved lightning bugs, protection for amphibians, mini habitats for the lesser known insects. Understory/soft landing plantings offer the opportunity to support pollinators by providing nectar and host plant resources, but also as a functioning ecosystem of its own.
Join Lucy Ellis, Natural Resources Project Manager for the city of Chattanooga for this Certificate in Native Plants Class. Learn about the small, yet mighty organisms who call the understory home, and what YOU can do and plant to support them.
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Registration Opens in mid February.