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What are Those Bugs on Our Trees? How to Build Tree Resiliency & Health

Are those insects on your trees good or bad? Are some of them killing your trees? Explore the natives, non-natives, and invasives - both trees and insects - in our Rhode Island landscapes with Alana Russell, a research entomologist and manager of the URI BioControl Lab. Learn the actions you can take to counteract and prevent insect pests and invasive trees. Find out what Rhode Island and URI are doing to combat invasives and support the health of our trees.

Managing Trees for Trending Climate Change

John Campanini, technical director of the RI Tree Council, will present a program that covers the following topics.
- Native, Non-Native and Invasive Trees: The How-Tos and Why-To's. How to identify an invasive tree. How and why to remove an invasive tree.
- Biodiversity of Trees: Strength in Numbers. Why is biodiversity of trees in our community important? Does that biodiversity include non-invasive, non-native trees? How can each person participate in providing biodiversity of trees?

Creating holiday mantels, tablescapes and front entries

Jenna Kinghorn owns Styled by Jenna Home Decor & Design Services in Newport. She is known for her take on modern coastal farmhouse design- creating homes that are warm, cozy and inviting.
Jenna will be sharing creative and low cost tips for creating holiday mantels, tablescapes and front entries that will be remembered, stop in to her store in Washington Square in downtown Newport RI to see what’s new.
Get Tips on Decorating your Mantel, Table or Front entry for the Holidays to WOW Everyone. We will make a holiday decoration. The materials fee is $15 for this workshop.

Fall Clean up

Fall Clean Up is here. If we’ve had frost, it’s time to put the geraniums and annuals to rest, prune the hydrangeas, cut back the climbers if their growing onto a pathway, plant bulbs and get beds ready for winter. Native Jamestowners, Roger Marshall and Mary Jo Diem will answer your fall clean up questions.

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