π Support Native Plants & Pollinators: a Lakeshore Learning Event
November 1 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Support Native Plants & Pollinators: a Lakeshore Learning Event
with the Friends of Lake Quannapowitt and Wakefield’s Environmental Sustainability Committee
Sunday 11/01/2026
3:00pm – 5:00pm
Location: Gertrude Spaulding Park (north end of the lake)
Join us for a fun afternoon featuring…
- Invasive and native plant identification
- Native plant seed collecting and sowing
- Invasive plant removals
- Litter cleanup
About the Event:
This casual learn-and-do event includes learning about the pollinator-friendly native plants growing at the lake, the invasive plants competing for resources, how to identify plants by their seed heads, and sowing native seeds to help increase the beneficial plants growing along the lakeshore. Weβll also clean up any litter we find in the area.
Details:
- This is a hands-on event. Attendees are encouraged to participate in whatever ways theyβd like: removing invasive plants, sowing seeds, and cleaning up litter.
- Come any time between 3:00 and 5:00pm.
- Adults and children are invited – children under 15 must be accompanied by an adult
- Bring garden gloves if you have them! Tools and trash bags will be available as needed.