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This film explores how native plants build resilient landscapes and provide food for local wildlife. The screening will be followed by a 30-minute guided nature walk.
After the film screening, the Friends of Princeton Open Space stewardship team will lead a 30-minute guided nature walk, highlighting native plants and the active habitat restoration projects at the Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve. This spring, FOPOS volunteers will plant over 2,000 native trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants to restore degraded ecosystems at the Preserve! Learn how FOPOS can teach you the land stewardship skills to create healthy wildlife habitats in your yard and community.
About the film:
"Gardening For The Planet," a feature-length documentary film, explores what the disappearance of millions of plant, insect, and animal species means for our global home. The central theme of "Gardening For the Planet" revolves around encouraging landscaping with native plants that have evolved in a specific region over thousands of years. These plants are adapted to local conditions, making them hardy and resilient. In the documentary, experts and enthusiasts share their insights on how landscaping with native plants can transform ordinary gardens into thriving ecosystems. "Gardening For the Planet" is a tool that scientists, teachers, and neighborhood gardeners can use to engage gardeners and students in discussions about the use of native plants in combatting climate change. As Doug Tallamy, who is featured in the film, and others insist, there are strategies that we can adopt for our home garden to make a difference. We can plant gardens that work aesthetically and culturally for different communities while also working ecologically for insects and wildlife. By reducing our lawns and planting native meadow grasses, native trees, and native perennials and trees, each of us can make a difference.
Venue details
Mountain Lakes House
57 Mountain Ave
Princeton, NJ 08540
Drive down the long paved driveway entrance to the Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve, marked by a series of black mailboxes along Mountain Avenue. The gravel parking lot is located on the left, approximately 1/2 mile down the driveway.
Presented in partnership with the Friends of Princeton Open Space and the Garden Club of Princeton.
