Join us for a Lecture at the Lagoon, where you will have the opportunity to hear from a diverse range of environmental experts. These knowledgeable speakers specialize in sharing captivating stories about a variety of fascinating topics, from the octopus population under the Blue Heron Bridge in Riviera Beach to the importance of manatees in our ecosystem. Our free lectures are held at 2:00 p.m. on the second Sunday of each month. Don’t miss this chance to learn and be inspired!
Creating Vibrant, Sustainable Landscapes with Native Wildflowers, Grasses and Groundcovers
Join us for our May Lecture at the Lagoon! This talk explores how to create thriving landscapes with native plants that bring in pollinators and butterflies. Different types of sustainable gardens will be discussed, such as creating a wildflower-filled meadow, adding groundcovers to create lively lawns full of butterflies and using native grasses to add color to any landscape.
After moving to South Florida from Chicago in the late nineties, CJ McCartney underwent a shift in interests. Unfettered from her company, and now living in a subtropical climate, she began cycling and hiking natural habitats and started noticing all the wildlife that lived in and depended upon them for survival.
Along with a changing philosophy from “Somebody ought to do something about that, to one day realizing that she could do something,” she started learning how to be a knowledgeable and effective Environmental Steward. Along with training to become a Master Gardener, she started taking a variety of botanical and horticulture classes and seminars to supplement her formal education from Harvard University in public policy and urban management.
Currently, she works with PBC Environmental Resource Management, is the Master Gardner in Residence at Ann Norton Sculpture Garden and serves on several Boards and gardening committees.
Two decades later, that budding interest takes many forms — photographing nature, speaking to community groups as well as designing/installing pollinator and wildflower gardens are just some of the ways it shows up today.
She approaches all her community service with an underlying belief that – together – we can mitigate the loss of natural habitats by creating a patch or a plot of wildlife friendly yards to offer our homeless wildlife and native plants a safe and welcoming haven.
Speaker: CJ McCartney, Environmental Steward, Florida Wildflower Foundation
When: Sunday, May 11, at 2:00 p.m.
Where: 6000 N. Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach, FL 33407
Cost: Free admission, registration recommended.
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