Workforce Development & Community Education

30 | Visit us online at www.sunywcc.edu/wdce Textbook Required NEW! The Four-Season Native Garden Create a beautiful garden for all seasons. Learn which native plants extend the showiness and textural interest of your garden through fall and winter with beautiful foliage, striking structure, colorful branches, berries, and seed pods. CE-GRDN 2118, 1 Fri., Oct. 11, 10:00 am– 1:00 pm, CLA-100, $80. K Eierman. #87900 NEW! Maintaining an Indoor Moss Garden Learn to identify common woodland mosses and proper watering techniques. Then create an indoor garden with fresh, commercially grown moss to take home. CE-GRDN 2121, 1 Sat., Oct. 19, 11:00 am– 1:00 pm, KNC-4, $55 (+ $35 materials fee, payable to instructor). M Colletti. #87902 NEW! Landscaping for Higher Ecosystem Function A landscape may be beautiful but have little ecological value. Find out how to leverage the ecosystem function in your landscape to support wildlife and people. CE-GRDN 2064, 3 Fri., Oct. 18-Nov. 1, 10:00 am–12:00 noon, CLA-100, $130. K Eierman. #87544 Designing Native Plant Gardens Learn how to assess and analyze an existing site and how to develop a beautiful, beneficial design plan that encourages birds and pollinators and incorporates sustainable principles. CE-GRDN 2015, 2 Tues., Oct. 22 & 29, 7:00–9:00 pm, KNC-3, $90. L Becker. #87543 SPECIAL EVENT Back to School with Go Native U Attracting and Supporting Pollinators Friday, September 27 Earn 6 LA-CES credits Register for one, two, or all three courses Jump-start your certificate! Classroom Building, Room 100, Park in Lot #4 Pollinators provide invaluable services, most especially in plant reproduction for food and flowers. Yet their populations are in decline. Support these important creatures in accommodating ways you maintain your gardens and landscapes. Discover the native plants that sustain bees and other pollinators and how to create beneficial habitats; learn to identify different bee species so you can make a difference. Schedule: Native Perennials: Summer/Fall 10:00 am–12:00 noon Lunch (on your own 12:00 noon–12:45 pm Meadowscaping at Home 12:45–2:45 pm Break 2:45–3:00 pm Identifying and Supporting Local Wild Bees 3:00–5:00 pm Native Perennials: Summer/Fall Discover the many lovely herbaceous plants that will enhance your garden while providing food and shelter for native bees, butterflies, and more. CE-GRDN 2008, $55. B Fischer. #87545 Meadowscaping at Home Consider turning part of your lawn into a beautiful, low maintenance, and ecologically beneficial haven. Learn how to create a native meadow or a meadow-like garden using the best native plants for pollinators. CE-GRDN 2041, $55. K Eierman. #87546 NEW! Identifying and Supporting Local Wild Bees Explore the different groups of wild bees that make their homes in the New York metropolitan area. Learn about their identifying features, nesting habits, and more. The class may move outdoors depending on weather. CE-GRDN 2120, $55. S Kornbluth. #87913 The Go Native U Certificate Program is a collaborative effort between Westchester Community Collegeand The Native Plant Center. A percentage of tuition supports the work of The Native Plant Center.