Guest Speaker Amy Meltzer Shares Pollinator Info Resources
Thanks so much for all who attended our annual trust meeting!
Our guest speaker Amy Meltzer shared some wonderful info about Pollinators and Gardening for Biodiversity with native plants.
Thanks to Amy Meltzer of the Massachusetts Pollinator Network for providing the following information:
Where to Do Native Plant Research
Native Plant Trust Plant Finder
https://plantfinder.nativeplanttrust.org/Plant-Search
Excellent search tool. Experiment with how many
variables you enter.
Prairie Moon Nursery https://www.prairiemoon.com/
Excellent for looking up plants. Get pictures,
descriptions, cultural info, native geographical
location, ecological benefits. Great search terms.
Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center
LBJWC-Home
Good photos and descriptions, cultural
requirements. Prairie Moon is more accurate for
bloom time in our location.
Native Plant Lists
Keystone plants of New England
https://www.nwf.org/-/media/Documents/PDFs/Garden-for-Wi
ldlife/Keystone-Plants/NWF-GFW-keystone-plant-list-ecoregi
on-8-eastern-temperate-forests.pdf?sc_lang=en&hash=C475
FADDFCC2622C7539F25935F5DAA1
Native Pollinator Plants by Season of Bloom
https://wildseedproject.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Pollin
ator-Plants-by-Season.pdf
Rugged native plants for replanting after invasive
species removal
https://wildseedproject.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Invas
ives-to-Natives.pdf
Native Plant List by growing conditions
https://wildseedproject.net/comprehensive-plant-list/
Resource Slides_ Gardening for Biodiversity – Nov. 19, 2025
WCT Annual Meeting – Wednesday, November 19th at 7 pm – PCA (Parish Center for the Arts) , Westford Center
Members and friends are invited to join us for our Annual Trust Meeting. We will have a brief Trust business meeting followed by the presentation of our 2025 Conservation Trustee Award to Beatrice Chaney for her generous donation of land to the trust. This award recognizes a member of our community who dedicates their time and energy to further the cause of conservation and the protection of wildlife and natural resources. This year the will highlight the role of land conservation and protection in raising awareness about good stewardship of our local and global community. Our guest speaker will round out the evening. Light refreshments will be served. We hope you can join us!
Guest Speaker Amy Meltzer Will Present: Gardening for Biodiversity with Native Plants: Providing Habitat for Pollinators, Birds, and Other Essential Wildlife
Amy will focus on the current biodiversity crisis; the evolutionary history among native plants, insects, birds and fungi, and how these interdependent relationships among diverse species are necessary for their survival. She will discuss how growing native plants and using ecological landscape practices can simultaneously reverse biodiversity loss, increase resilience in our landscapes, and slow climate change – all while creating a beautiful garden! A question and answer session follow’s her presentation.
Amy Meltzer is co-chair of the steering committee of the Mass Pollinator Network. She is an active member of Grow Native Massachusetts and is on the Research Team of Elders Climate Action. Amy has been researching and growing native plants for more than twelve years.
Guest Speaker Amy Meltzer Will Present: Gardening for Biodiversity with Native Plants: Providing Habitat for Pollinators, Birds, and Other Essential Wildlife
Amy will focus on the current biodiversity crisis; the evolutionary history among native plants, insects, birds and fungi, and how these interdependent relationships among diverse species are necessary for their survival. She will discuss how growing native plants and using ecological landscape practices can simultaneously reverse biodiversity loss, increase resilience in our landscapes, and slow climate change – all while creating a beautiful garden! A question and answer session follow’s her presentation.
Amy Meltzer is co-chair of the steering committee of the Mass Pollinator Network. She is an active member of Grow Native Massachusetts and is on the Research Team of Elders Climate Action. Amy has been researching and growing native plants for more than twelve years.
