Sherwood Oaks summer worker Ben Brown with the grounds crew cuts the grass at the facility in Cranberry Township. Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry is hosting a free workshop at Butler County Community College March 3 to teach homeowners how to make their yards sustainable and beneficial to wildlife.

The Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry is hosting a free workshop to teach homeowners how to make their yards sustainable and beneficial to wildlife.

The “Making the Most of Your Piece of Nature” program is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. March 3 at the Succop Theater at Butler County Community College, 107 College Drive.

Area experts will make presentations on subjects including birds, wildflowers and invasive species. Local nonprofit organizations and service providers will share resources available to help property owners.

“The decisions you make even on a small property make an impact on the larger landscape,” said Celine Colbert, a forester with the Bureau of Forestry. “Invasive and non-native plants have a bigger impact on pollinators and the ecosystem as a whole than people realize. We can recommend native plants depending on a homeowner’s objective for landscaping. This way we connect with the homeowner that has an acre or half acre.”

Registration information and a full agenda for the workshop can be found at yourpieceofnature.eventbrite.com.