Lane County SWA Annual Seedling & Native Plant Sale

ByTom Atkinson January 31, 2022January 31, 2022

Our local Small Woodlands Asociation chapter is holding their Annual Seedling & Native Plant Sale next Saturday, February 5, 2022 in Alton Baker Park in Eugene.

If you want to stock up on seedlings it looks like an early start will be required, the event opens at 8:00am but in 2021, it had sold out by 9am, so plan to come early!

More detailed information about the sale is below, as well as a flyer for the sale. Feel free to download and share either or both.

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Rebuilding the Vida McKenzie Community Center

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