Sat, Jun 28
|Isla Mar's Classroom
Down in the Dirt: plants of high ecological impact
Join us for this free workshop on ecologically important native plants in Puerto Rico. The workshop includes a guided nature walk, plants and seed-growing materials and participants can join a follow-up program on native plant propagation.
Time & Location
Jun 28, 2025, 8:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Isla Mar's Classroom, Tropical Treehouse, Calle Julio Soto, Rincón, 00677, Puerto Rico
About the Course
Get to know – and promote– plants of high ecological impact
Conoce y promueve plantas de alto impacto ecológico
We invite the public to join us in a workshop to learn about native plant species of high ecological importance in Puerto Rico. Participants will learn about plant characteristics that promote strong symbiotic (mutually-beneficial) relationships with wildlife such as birds and pollinators. The activity will include an interactive presentation by Tomás A. Carlo Joglar, professor of ecology at Penn State University, followed by a guided interpretative walk to observe and identify ecologically important plant and bird species and their functions. Nursery trays and gardening materials for caring and planting of high ecological importance will be distributed among participants. Interested individuals and families will have the option of participating in a follow-up urban ecology program aimed at propagating the distributed seeds and planting in appropriate available spaces. The goal is to provide…