Did you know that native plants - once established - do not require the use of chemicals such as herbicides and pesticides to maintain their beauty? Or that they don’t require extra watering from our precious supply of potable water? Did you know that our native pollinators and birds generally prefer native plants for nectaring and seed?

You are invited to attend this free showing of Hometown Habitat - Stories of Bringing Nature Home. Through its profile of 7 hometown habitat heroes, this film will help to answer these questions for you. The narrative thread of this 8-part documentary is provided by renowned entomologist Douglas Tallamy, Ph.D., whose research, books, and lectures about the use of non-native plants in landscaping sound the alarm about habitat and species loss. The screening will be followed by a brief discussion and tour of Tiverton Public Library's NEW native seed library and native plant demonstration garden, part of the new Grow RI Native Seeds (GRINS) network, a collaboration among libraries across the state aimed at empowering Rhode Islanders to grow and champion native plants via seeds, information, and programming.

Made possible in part by a grant from the RI Office of Library and Information Services using funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

View event information on the Tiverton Public Library website.