Need help planning your pollinator garden? Want to incorporate more native plants into your existing landscape? Need help getting rid of those pesky invasives? These questions and so many more will be answered Thursday, May 7th from 7 – 8pm during Woodstock NY Pollinator Pathway’s Pollinator Garden Talk: Planning Your Garden Q&A with Experts. Join a conversation with ecological gardeners Del Orloske, Angela Sisson, and invasive species expert Dan Snider about how to plan your pollinator-friendly garden. The experts will field questions about getting started with native or ecological planting. Some key points they’ll focus on include: analyzing the current site conditions of one’s landscape; starting small by taking baby steps into a landscape project, and landscaping for pollinators. Register for the free program at the link below,
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6sTIf4f9Q9CrujgdkNsotg.

Del Orloske M.A.L.D., B.E.S. received his graduate degree in sustainability and land planning at the Conway School in Massachusetts. A consultant for landscape architects, wetland scientists, engineers, both in New York State and Connecticut with a focus on mitigation, restoration, and stormwater management using native plants.

Angela Sisson has been involved in ecological landscaping using native plants for over fifteen years. After receiving a degree in landscape design from the Conway School, she developed a special passion for wildflower meadows and enjoys helping others who are interested in learning about native meadows and how they support pollinators.

Dan Snider is Field Projects Manager with the Catskill Regional Invasive Species Partnership a program of the Catskill Center. He assists with local education and outreach projects related to invasive species. Snider attended the University of Maryland at College Park, where he received a degree in Ecology and Evolution. Originally from Bowie, Maryland, Dan interned for four months with the National Park Service in New River Gorge, West Virginia releasing Laricobius nigrinus and controlling invasive species.

The Woodstock NY Pollinator Pathway is helping to create essential habitat in our community for our vital and vulnerable pollinators. Woodstock NY Pollinator Pathway is a project of Woodstock Land Conservancy, The Catskill Center, Woodstock NY Transition, The Woodstock Environmental Commission and Community Member Partners.

Project website is www.pollinator-pathway.org/woodstock