Workshops
We regularly host informative and fun workshops!
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Tuesday, October 13, 2026
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Old Orchard Beach High School | 40 E. Emerson Cummings Blvd.
Whether your yard acts like a sieve or a bathtub, water plays an important role in your gardening success. Learn how to move, store, and absorb rainwater in your yard to keep your plants healthy while conserving your time, costs, and water!
Public and professional staff are invited to learn about Nature Based Strategies for Coastal Bluff Protection and recommendations for Willard Beach.
Wednesday, October 14, 2026, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Workshop will be held on Willard Beach in South Portland in front of Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) Dining Hall.
WHAT ARE NATURE-BASED STRATEGIES? Nature-Based Strategies are the use of recreating natural processes to protect and restore ecosystems.
Public and professional staff are invited to learn about Nature Based Strategies for Coastal Bluff Protection and recommendations for Mitchell Field.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Workshop will be held on the beach, south of the jetty, at Mitchell Field in Harpswell.
WHAT ARE NATURE-BASED STRATEGIES? Nature-Based Strategies are the use of recreating natural processes to protect and restore ecosystems.
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
South Portland Public Library | 482 Broadway
No registration required!
Are you enjoying your yard as much as you’d like to? This class will provide you with ways to reduce your lawn and associated maintenance by swapping it for pollinator gardens, edible landscapes, rain gardens, vegetative buffers, groundcovers, wildflower meadows, and other natural landscapes you can pick and choose from to make your yard work for you.
Bring a layout of your yard (copy of tax map, drawings, satellite image, pictures) to start designing your landscaping changes at the end of the workshop with free technical assistance from the instructor. Additional free site visits may be available to workshop participants.