Flanders will be hosting Connecticut Master Gardener and Master Composter, William Flahive, as he shares research he has compiled about the "Crazy Snakeworm".
Obliterated during the Ice Age about 15,000 years ago there are no native earthworms left in New England. The earthworms we see now are not natives and some, like Amynthas agrestis or the "crazy snakeworm", are invasive. This means they're eating up the mulch and leaf layers of our forests and even plant roots in our gardens at a rate unsustainable for our native plants, shrubs and trees.
How did they get here? What effects do these worms have on our gardens and forests? Can we do anything to contain or limit their spread? William will be answering these questions and many more at this interesting program.
It takes place on Tuesday, July 7 at 7 PM at the Flanders Studio which is located at 5 Church Hill Road in Woodbury. The Cost is $10 for members and $15 for nonmembers.
Those interested in attending the program may register online at www.flandersnaturecenter.org or call 203-263-3711, ext. 10, for more information.
All proceeds from this class will go directly to benefiting Flanders’ environmental education programming.
About Flanders
Flanders Nature Center & Land Trust is a nonprofit organization that focuses on environmental education, and on the acquisition, conservation, and stewardship of open space. Through its land trust initiatives, Flanders actively works to protect important natural sites and the area’s landscape character and quality of life. Flanders manages over 2,100 acres of preserved land in Woodbury and neighboring towns. Educational programs for children and adults are offered at the Van Vleck Farm Sanctuary, Flanders’ main campus in Woodbury. Trails at its major nature preserves are open to the public at no charge from dawn to dusk. Flanders’ Welcome Center is located at the corner of Church Hill and Flanders Roads in Woodbury. For more information, call 203-263-3711 or flandersnaturecenter.org