Horsford's is excited to partner with Audubon Vermont on an outdoor spring outing for beginner to advanced birders and gardeners! Everyone is welcome. 

Native plants provide food and shelter for birds and wildlife. To survive, birds need native plants and the insects that have co-evolved with them. Bird-friendly landscaping provides food, saves water, and fights climate change. Join Gwendolyn Causer of Audubon Vermont for a workshop at Horsford's about why native plants matter: What are the threats? What are the solutions? We’ll talk about Audubon’s Plants for Birds Native Plant database and have a conversation about the power of native plants to help grow a better world for birds.

This is also a birding event! We will use both sight and sound to witness our avian neighbors around the nursery, observing their behavior as they return to Vermont from their migration journey and prepare for the nesting season in Vermont.

Horsford's will be donating 10% of native plant sales from this day to Audubon Vermont.

Mask policy: Please have a mask on hand. We understand some people may choose to wear a mask when outdoors and distanced due to health concerns. We ask program participants to be respectful of their choice too. Program participants should feel comfortable to ask others to physically distance.

About Gwendolyn Causer: Gwendolyn Causer has been teaching environmental education programs with Audubon Vermont since 2005. Gwendolyn’s first love in nature is botany and she does most of her birding by ear. She is passionate about creating equitable access to nature for communities not traditionally included in the environmental movement. 

Audubon Vermont’s inquiry-based science programs encourage exploration, foster critical thinking, and build confidence. They inspire conservation actions that impact local communities: forest management, climate action, and native plants for birds.

Photos:

Baltimore Oriole with Serviceberry. Photo: Deborah Bifulco/Audubon Photography Awards

Red-eyed Vireo with Burr Oak. Photo: Putneypics/Flickr Creative Commons