Town’s home sustainability workshops

Three-part series throughout March

BY CAMERYN OAKES

The town of North Hempstead will be hosting a three-part series of home sustainability workshops throughout the month of March to garner resident support and involvement for the town’s eforts to combat climate change.

The three workshops will approach three diferent topics of home sustainability: sustainable yard care March 1, native plant gardening March 15 and rain gardens March 29. All three will be held via Zoom and begin at 6:30 p,m. Registration is required beforehand through the town’s website.

The workshops will be hosted by the town’s Climate Smart Community Task Force Coordinator Meagan Fastuca and include informative presentations and opportunities for attendees to ask questions and have discussions about the workshop’s topic. The second workshop will include a presentation from the president of the Long Island Native Plant Initiative, Rusty Schmidt.

Councilwoman Veronica Lurvey said the frst workshop covering sustainable yard care will inform residents about methods such as composting, rain barrels, saving water, pesticide alternatives and much more.

North Hempstead is working towards becoming a Climate Smart Community, Lurvey said, and these work-