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Heather McCargo
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Heather McCargo

Founder and Former Executive Director
The Wild Seed Project
North Yarmouth, ME

"Wild Seed Project: Grassroots Seed Propagation of New England Native Plants"

Mark your calendar for the next NEBC Meeting on Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 7pm ET at Harvard University in Haller Lecture Hall (Room 102), Geological Museum, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA 02138 (door to right of Harvard Museum of Natural History entrance)

Non-members may register for the meeting access link here.

Abstract: In 2014 Wild Seed Project, a Maine based 501c3 non profit organization, was founded to demystify native seed propagation and encourage a grassroots movement to get more native plants grown from genetically diverse wild type native seeds back into our human dominated landscapes. The seeds of New England native plants have different germination requirements than the seeds of domesticated horticultural plants. This talk will discuss the different types of strategies needed to collect and sow northeastern wildflowers, ferns, shrubs, and trees with an emphasis on outdoor seed sowing in pots or growing beds using organic nursery practices. Learn about Wild Seed Projects journey as a young organization to inspire a wide range of citizens to participate in increasing native plant populations with seed grown native plants.