January Meeting

Tuesday, Jan. 14, 1 p.m. at the Canby Public Library

Speaker Cindy Hines of Gladstone will share information on planting for pollinators by using plants native to our garden area. Hines is a community education instructor, a naturalist gardener, and a partner in Pond Hag Natives, a group that creates and restores native habitats and sells native plants at popup events. She recently helped acquire a grant from the Xerces Society to plant 102 new plants at the Gladstone Nature Park. Hines will share her favorite books on growing native plants and local seed sources. She added Doug Tallamy, author of Nature’s Best Hope, is one of her favorite writers.

“Butterflies used to reproduce on the native plants that grew in our yards before the plants were bulldozed and replaced with lawn. To have butterflies in our future, we need to replace those lost host plants, no if’s, and’s or but’s. If we do not, butterfly populations will continue to decline with every new house that is built.”
― Douglas Tallamy

The Canby Garden Club in cooperation with the City of Canby Park+Rec Department planted a Native Big Leaf Maple in October 2024. The tree was placed in the Maple Street Park and will provide a home for wildlife and shade for local residents. Thanks to the local native plant nursery, Bosky Dell of West Linn, for growing this tree. photos-Janel Pugh and Katie Halicki.

We held short dedication ceremony for the Native Plant Sanctuary on Friday, October 25th at 10:30 am at Canby Community Park. We have had over 100 community members participate in restoring the sanctuary. Hundreds of hours were required to restore the sanctuary and now it’s time to celebrate.