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PROJECTS
Learn more about our Free the Fern projects below:
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Native Food Forest
In 2023 we will be planting a Native Food Forest.
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Douglas Fir Teaching Garden
In 2021 we planted the Douglas Fir Teaching Garden
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Stewardship
Our network of stewards have been busy restoring the Champlain Heights Trail system.
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Plant Propagation
We have been experimenting with plant propagation from soft wood cuttings.
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Weeding & Weaving
Since March 2022, we have been offering public workshops on weaving baskets with invasive ivy.
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Lending Library
Free the Fern offers a lending library of nature-themed books.
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Art for Plants Fundraiser
In March 2021, Free the Fern launched an Art for Plants Fundraiser.
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““The human brain now holds the key to our future. We have to recall the image of the planet from outer space: a single entity in which air, water, and continents are interconnected. That is our home.”
David Suzuki