In the midst of an expansive no-mow area of Darden Towe Park, a pocket of native wildflowers and grasses are emerging from winter dormancy, eager to meet the sun. We invite you to join us as we prepare and plant the remainder of the first phase of an ambitious restoration project that urges us, as a community, to reconsider our relationship with the land and organisms we live with. Prompted by the dream of a Peabody student, this is a public restoration of one of Eastern North America’s most diverse yet forgotten ecosystems: the Piedmont grassland.
Learn the methods we have been using, the plants that are native and natural in this grassland ecosystem, the obstacles we have encountered, and how you can do this at home or in your community. Or, simply spend some time seeing the magic and biodiversity that has returned to the restored space. This will be a hands-on workshop guided by Piedmont Discovery Center and Peabody students, who will share plant ID cards, information for obtaining native, local genotype seeds and plugs, and tips for how to get started in your own space. Local genotype plants will also be for sale!
If traveling by car, please park by the soccer fields or pickleball courts.
The GPS points for the restoration are 38.040847, -78.448991.
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