This program will be in keeping with the Hallowell Landcare Management Ordinance and the Hallowell 10-Year Comprehensive Plan.

Many families want healthy eco-friendly yards with open grassy areas for their children and pets to play on. This program will offer practical tips and ideas for creating and maintaining an attractive, sustainable, chemical-free yard that supports pollinators, birds, and other wildlife. 

In this engaging and informative program The Personal Ecologist will cover: 

• How to reimagine and renovate our yards for wildlife and human health

• A few of the best lawn alternatives for different soil and sun exposures

• How to thoughtfully approach the problem of so-called “weeds” 

• Tick habitat and how to manage risk and exposure

• How to detect, monitor, and manage invasive plants and how to restore infested areas with native plantings

• Sourcing plants, nativars, cultivars, and more.

The presentation will be held in the City Hall Auditorium.