Milford CT Garden Club
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Conservation/Environmental Project for 2009-2010
Milford Garden Club's Conservation /Environmental Awareness Committee
Members: Joan Costello, Kathy Kobishyn, Katherine Patrick,, Letty Malone, Judy Piscitelli, Connie Wood,
Terry Pitt,Chair
Project:
Educate MGC members on Tallamy's principles in "Bringing Nature Home" by presenting summaries of chapters each month; educate the community next year.
Goal:
MGC members will know they make a difference by the native plants they have and add to their gardens.
Next year, Milford will work to become CT;s first NWF-certified community habitat.
Month Chapters email/handout Presenter
Sept Preface
1. Restoring Natives to Suburbia 9-1-09 Terry
2. The vital role of the Suburban
Garden Native plant list
Oct 3. No Place to hide Connie 4. Who Cares about Biodiversity?
Nov. 5. Why Can't Insects Eat Alien Plants? Judy
6. What is Native and What Is Not?
7. The Costs of Using Alien Ornamentals
Jan 8. Creating Balanced Communities Letty
9. Gardening for Insect Diversity
Feb 10. Blending In with the Neighbors Katherine
11. Making It Happen
Apr 12. What Should I plant? Kathy
13. What Does Bird Food Look Like?
May 14. Answers to Some Tough Questions Committee
Panel
The Milford Garden Club has fans all over the globe!! Our newest fan is Gieselle Schwartz who met with Terry Pitt this year . Terry presented a Going Green Milford Garden Club T shirt to Giselle . We are spreading our message of Going Green all over the planet.
