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Roots of Change: Creating a Prairie Ecosystem at School
2026-04-30 13:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | Google Meet
St. Andrews EcoSAS Club
Starting a prairie on school grounds transforms an underused lawn into a vibrant, living classroom that supports biodiversity, pollinators, and hands-on learning. By replacing traditional turf with native grasses and wildflowers, schools can create habitat for butterflies, bees, and birds while reducing mowing, water use, and long-term maintenance costs. Students can be involved in every step—from site preparation and seed selection to planting and monitoring—building connections to ecology, conservation, and local landscapes. Over time, the prairie becomes a dynamic outdoor space for science, art, and observation, demonstrating how small actions can restore ecosystems and make a meaningful environmental impact.

Emily Dickinson Where Botany Meets Poetry
2026-04-29 17:00 - 18:30 | RT Jones Library, Cherokee County, GA, 116 Brown Industrial Pkwy, Canton, GA, 30114, United States
Celebrate National Poetry Month and America’s Semiquincentennial by learning about one of America’s great poets, Emily Dickinson. Join Southeastern Grasslands Institute for a presentation about how her herbarium, a collection of pressed plants, influenced her poetry. Then learn how to create and press your own flowers after the presentation. Herbarium specimens supplies are limited.
Photo: Marginalian
