After the end of the work day on July 23, 15 apprentices gathered together at Kettle Pond Visitor Center in Charlestown for a workshop about gardens and bugs. Christie Milligan, RINLA’s Director of Workforce Programs and self-proclaimed bug-lover led a survey of the remarkable native plant garden and the invertebrates it supports.
Kettle Pond Native Plant Garden is a demonstration garden located at the Kettle Pond Visitor Center located at 50 Bend Road in Charlestown, RI. The University of Rhode Island Master Gardener Program and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service partnered to establish this native demonstration garden. This project showcases an important conservation message with the creation of native plant landscape gardens designed for different environmental conditions.”
The Apprentices discussed biodiversity, practiced their plant identification skills with RINLA’s Director of Education and Training, Jordan Miller, and collected lots of great photos of the invertebrates and native plants they found.
