Sustainable Landscaping with Wildflower Meadows
New date! Tuesday, June 24, 2025
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Sustainability, wildflowers, and resiliency are on the agenda! The Facilities Management Special Interest Group is a platform for sharing information about office organization and physical plant maintenance, also known as “other duties as assigned.”
This month, we will explore ways that a climate-smart landscaping project can enhance your building’s resiliency. Are you looking for ways to welcome pollinators to your grounds? Then join us to learn how to transform different-sized spaces with wildflowers that support pollinators. If you have a flower box on a busy main street or acres of fields in the back, this SIG is for library workers who want new ideas on how to increase their library’s sustainability.
The SIG will be hybrid, followed by a tour of Southeastern’s wildflower sites. Attendees at the in-person event will get a packet of wildflower seeds to jump start their own meadows!
Agenda (Hybrid meeting: in-person & zoom; Tour: in-person) Goal: Learn about prepping grounds for wildflower planting before getting hands-on experience on June 27.
- 2:00 pm Welcome, house-keeping
- 2:05 pm Starting a Wildflower Meadow: Practical Tips – Presentation by Ulster County Master Gardener Volunteer, Richard Kilberg
- 2:40 pm Q & A, open discussion about facilities management
- 3:00 pm Tour of Southeastern wildflower sites