Cornell Cooperative Extension

Orange County
What can I plant to support native wildlife? Keystone Native Plants

Learn all about how to support native wildlife by planting Keystone Native Plants!

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2025 Keystone Native Plant Programs

  • Thursday, March 6, 2025, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Monday, March 24, 2025, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Thursday, March 27, 2025, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Wednesday, April 2, 2025, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Thursday, April 3, 2025, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Sunday, April 6, 2025, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Saturday, April 12, 2025, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Thursday, April 17, 2025, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Tuesday, April 22, 2025, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Friday, April 25, 2025, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Tuesday, April 29, 2025, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Tuesday, June 17, 2025, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

What can you do to help support native wildlife? Plant keystone native plants!!

Want to learn more? Join the Master Gardener Volunteers from Cornell Cooperative Extension and learn more about native plants that are critical to the food web and necessary for many wildlife species to complete their life cycles. Without keystone native plants in the landscape, butterflies and native bees would not be able to survive resulting in detrimental effect on our birds as 96% of our terrestrial birds rely on insects supported by keystone plants.

We have partnered to libraries throughout Orange County to bring you this educational program, they are listed alphabetically below. Find the event closest to you! 

Click on the location to register for this free event!

Location Date & Time
Chester Public Library Monday, March 24th @ 6:30 pm
Cornwall Public Library Tuesday, June 17th @ 1:00 pm
Goshen Public Library & Historical Society Thursday, April 17th @ 6:00 pm
Highland Falls Library Tuesday, April 29th @ 6:30 pm
Middletown - Thrall Library Wednesday, April 23rd @ 6:00 pm
Monroe Free Library Thursday, April 3rd @ 3:00 pm
Newburgh Free Library Thursday, March 27th @ 6:30 pm
Pine Bush Library Friday, April 25th @ 2:00 pm
Tuxedo Park Library Sunday, April 6th @ 1:00 pm
Walden - Josephine-Louise Public Library Tuesday, April 22nd @ 6:30 pm
Warwick - Albert Wisner Public Library Wednesday, April 2nd @ 6:30 pm
Woodbury Senior Center Wednesday, April 23rd @ 6:00 pm

Fee

Free

Last updated May 27, 2025