Join Keweenaw Wild Ones Cassandra Reed-VanDam and Marcia Goodrich at the Calumet Public Library on Wednesday, Nov. 20, at 6:30 p.m. for this free hands-on workshop.
Learn about the importance of monarch butterflies and how you can create a habitat for them in your own backyard.
This family-friendly workshop will lead kids and adults alike in making their own common milkweed seed balls that they can easily plant outdoors. All materials will be provided.
Cassandra’s love of plants stems from growing up in her family’s garden in the Keweenaw. She worked as a garden-based educator downstate for six years and received her Master Gardener certificate before returning home to the Keweenaw to get her Master in Applied Ecology. She lives in Calumet and is a board member of Wild Ones Keweenaw.
Marcia is president of the Wild Ones Keweenaw Chapter and has been gardening with native plants since the early 2000s. Her Houghton garden features four different species of milkweed.