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The Coalition for Buzzards Bay to Host Do-It-Yourself Conservation Lecture April 6, 2005
CONTACT: Michelle Frey, Communications and Outreach Coordinator The Coalition for Buzzards Bay (508) 999-6363, ext. 208
NEW BEDFORD, MA—The Coalition for Buzzards Bay will host a lecture on Do-It-Yourself Conservation on Thursday, April 7 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at the Briarwood Center in Pocasset. Spring is just around the corner and many of us are looking past the snow and imagining all the gardening and landscaping projects we want to take on. Join us for a fun, interactive lecture on Do-It-Yourself-Lawn and Garden Care. Hila Lyman (in conjunction with others) developed the highly-successful outreach program called the Falmouth Friendly Lawn Program. She will walk us through the highlights of the program as it pertains to being good stewards of our environment and still having a “green” lawn. She will also talk about ecological landscaping and how to choose the right native plants for our yard. Ms. Lyman will share photos of landscaping in our community and have native plants on display. Brad Stumcke, President, FACES (Falmouth Associations Concerned with Estuaries and Saltponds), will take you through a hands-on fertilizer tutorial. Mr. Stumcke will provide important information on how to tell if your lawn needs fertilizer, how to read those ever-confusing fertilizer labels, and will go over calculating proper amounts of fertilizer for your lawn. This is the third of four lectures in this year’s Buzzards Bay Lecture Series. The series concludes on April 9 with a morning saltmarsh walk on Brandt Island Cove led by local wetlands legend, Dr. John Teal. All lectures are open to the public. Admission is $3 per lecture for non-members and free for members of The Coalition for Buzzards Bay. Refreshments will be served at all presentations. Please call The Coalition for Buzzards Bay, 508-999-6363, for directions and other information or visit www.savebuzzardsbay.org. Photo and video opportunities will be available.
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