It Starts with a Seed: An Introduction to Native Plant Seeds of New Brunswick—Free Webinar
Date: November 27th at 10:00 am AT Discover native plant seeds from New Brunswick, and explore their role in biodiversity, pollination and healthy ecosystems. Learn about winter sowing, where to source native plant seeds, and how to bring native plant education into your learning environments and activities with young people.
You will learn:
- What makes a plant native, non-native or invasive?
- What are native plant seeds, and how do they support local biodiversity?
- The relationship between native plants, pollinators, birds, insects, and healthy ecosystems
- Introduction to some familiar New Brunswick Species
- About winter sowing
- Where to source and order native seeds
- How to bring native plant education into your classroom, learning environments and activities with young people
Webinar recording available to all registrants. Please note that the Q & A and discussion portions will not be included in the recording.
Event Information
| Event Date | Nov-27-2026 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
| Speaker | Samuel LeGresley |
| Location | Online |
| Categories | Sustainability Education Alliance, Webinars |
Speakers
Samuel
LeGresley
Samuel LeGresley is a Butterfly Way Ranger for the David Susuki Foundation Butterflyway Project , a designer and multimedia artist, and nature educator with a passion for native plants and human-environment connections.
He leads beginner plant -identification workshops and webinars and manages communications, outreach and storytelling for Nature NB. In 2024, he received the Young Nature Leaders Grant from Nature Canada's Women for Nature program to develop a 101 Guide for Wildflower Seed Librarians.
Through his work, Samuel inspires curiosity about the natural world and encourages people to build a deeper connection with plants and ecosystems around them.Samuel LeGresley est Patrouilleur de l’Effet papillon au projet Butterflyway de la Fondation David Suzuki, designer, artiste multimédia et animateur pédagogique spécialisé dans la nature, passionné par les plantes indigènes et les liens entre l’humanité et l’environnement.
Il anime des ateliers et des webinaires d’initiation à l’identification des plantes et gère la communication, la sensibilisation et la narration pour Nature NB. En 2024, il a reçu la bourse « Young Nature Leaders » du programme « Women for Nature » de Nature Canada afin d’élaborer un guide d’initiation destiné aux gestionnaires de banques de graines de fleurs sauvages.
À travers son travail, Samuel éveille la curiosité pour le monde naturel et encourage les gens à tisser un lien plus profond avec les plantes et les écosystèmes qui les entourent.
