BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.0.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7@worcesterconservation.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251210T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251210T193000 DTSTAMP:20251124T162015Z URL:https://worcesterconservation.org/events/backyard-habitat-chat-with-br eeka-li/ SUMMARY:Backyard Habitat Chat with Breeka Li DESCRIPTION:Discover how to transform your outdoor space into a thriving ha ven for local wildlife and resilient native plants in this online interact ive one-hour workshop. Please note this is an online\, Zoom event.\n\nBack yard Habitat Chat invites residents to explore practical\, sustainable way s to attract birds\, pollinators\, and beneficial insects while enhancing the ecological health of their own yards. Participants will learn how to s elect native species\, design wildlife-friendly gardens\, and support biod iversity in the face of climate change and other environmental stressors. Whether you have a small balcony\, a suburban yard\, or several acres\, th is session will offer actionable tips and local resources to help you crea te a beautiful\, climate-smart habitat that supports both people and natur e.\n\nScroll down to register\n\nAbout our Presenter:\n\nBreeka Li (bree- kah lie) is a certified Professional Wetland Scientist and Certified Ecolo gical Restoration Practitioner (in Training). She holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Natural Resources with a minor in Sustainability\, and graduate coursework from OSU and SNHU. She is currently working on a graduate cert ificate in the Master Melittology Program through OSU and her arborist cer tification through the ISA.\n\nBreeka Li has conducted numerous wetland d elineations\, restorations\, and other environmental studies. One of her f ondest memories is collaring and tagging black bears in northern Minnesota and sharing a bear hug with a yearling cub during her undergraduate cours ework. Breeka Li has also worked with gray wolves\, little brown bats\, woodpeckers/emerald ash borers\, and box turtles. Despite holding the desi gnation of “Professional Wetland Scientist”\, Breeka Li considers he rself a general ecologist. She prefers to look at landscapes\, their conne ctions\, and their intricacies\, noting the centralized importance of wate r and wetland ecosystems to landscape inhabitants (i.e.\, “Water is Life ”).\n\nBreeka Li strives to create a culture of land stewardship and en courages everyone to learn about ecology\, ecological restoration\, and th e reciprocal relationship one can have with the planet. When Breeka Li i s not working\, she is either volunteering or working on her permaculture farm with her family\, pet pig\, cat\, and chickens. Breeka Li utilizes her ecological knowledge to raise native solitary bees\, grow organic (not certified) produce and herbal medicine while utilizing native companion p lants\, and restoring portions of her farm to pre-disturbance conditions. If Breeka Li were to have a middle name it would be “sustainable subsi stence”.\n\nBreeka Li also has experience in wildland firefighting\, Ph ase I/Phase II ESAs\, and has put in significant hours for continuing educ ation through the MN Wetland Professionals Association\, NAWM\, Institute for Wetland &\; Environmental Education &\; Research\, Southern New Hampshire University\, Ecological Research Institute\, and University of M innesota.\n\nPlease register below and take the first step toward making y our property part of a larger network of healthy\, connected ecosystems. T he Zoom information will be emailed to you upon registering.\n\n[wpforms i d="24313" title="true"]\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://worcesterconservation.org/wp-content/upl oads/2025/11/241088200_10215809650313187_8661877050193944912_n-e1774963997 833.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR