CMGA events
Speaker Presentation materials & handouts
Event: 2025 Semi-Annual Meeting
Speaker: Peter Picone, wildlife biologist at DEEP
Practical Ways to Improve Your Backyard for Wildlife
Speaker Handouts: Wildlife Natives List Invasives List Meadow
Additional Resources:
Enhancing Your Backyard Habitat for Wildlife
CT Native Tree, Shrub, Perennial Availability List
Winter sowing information
Shade plants listing
Problems with Canada Geese from CT DEEP
Event: CT Audubon Society Virtual Presentation, April 16, 2025
Speakers: Joyce Leiz, Executive Director of the CT Audubon Society and Board Member and author of the Homegrown Habitat series, Sarah Middeleer.
Planting for and Protecting Our Pollinators
Speaker Handouts: Resources Do Not Buy Pesticides
Event: McCue Nursery Plant Sale 2025 Fundraiser, June 11
Handouts:
Best Plants for Butterflies
Best Plants for Bees
Native Alternatives for Invasives
Plant List Xeriscapes Ground
Event : 2020 Annual Meeting, November 14.
Speaker: Jana Milbocker, the principal of Enchanted Gardens Landscape Design in Holliston MA.
The Magic of the Winter Garden
Stripped of summer foliage and flowers, the success of a winter garden lies in its structure, basic design and choice of plant material. This richly illustrated lecture provides inspiration and tips on choosing the best trees, shrubs and perennials, and grouping them to create arresting vignettes for winter interest.
Program: Speaker Handout - Jana Milbocker
For more information visit her website at Enchanted Gardens
Event : 2019 Annual Meeting, November 2.
Speaker: Dr. Kirby Stafford, CT State Entomologist
Lyme Disease and Tick Control
Dr. Stafford covers the latest information on tick-borne diseases in CT, the epidemiology of Lyme disease, the biology of the tick vector, the basic symptoms of Lyme disease, tick bite prevention and tick control.
Program: Presentation by Dr. Kirby Stafford on “Lyme Disease and Tick Control”
For more information visit the CAES website - Tick Related Information