Join the Midvale Heights Green Team for coffee, conversation, and (practical) climate action.
We welcome Susan Carpenter, the Native Plant Garden curator and gardener at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum who will share information about the importance of planting native trees and shrubs. While native flowers and grasses are important for pollinators, native trees and shrubs are just as beneficial for the environment, wildlife, and your garden and yard. And of course native garden plants, native trees and shrubs are all native plants!
After the talk, there will be time for Q&A. Light refreshments and coffee will be available--you're invited to bring your own reusable mug.
About the presenter: Susan Carpenter is the Native Plant Garden curator and gardener at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum. Since 2003, she has worked with students and community volunteers to maintain and monitor a 4-acre garden representing the plant communities of southern Wisconsin. A graduate of Stanford University, Susan earned her MS in Botany and MS in Science Education at UW–Madison. Her professional interests include plant ecology, ecological restoration, pollinator conservation, and science education.