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Have you ever noticed that, in no time at all, bare soil suddenly starts sprouting green plant growth? How does that happen? Yes, it's typically because there were seeds in the soil that now germinate and grow. But have you thought about how those seeds got in there in the first place? Where did they originate?
Plants have evolved over eons to do some pretty amazing things. They can't move from the place where they're rooted, so (if they're spore- or seed-producing plants) in order to propagate, they must disperse their propagules to a suitable place where they can grow to be new offspring. There are a number of methods plants use to accomplish that dispersal. Some are commonplace, such as when seeds just fall to the ground, or are carried by the wind. Others are a bit more involved, as when seeds have hooks that attach them to passing animals (or us!), to be taken some distance away.
But there are even more "ingenious" ways some plants get their kids out of the house. That's what our film Old Forest or Young Meadow -The Marvel of Seeds is all about. There
are some really fascinating things to see in the variety of seed
dispersal schemes, and we thoroughly enjoyed finding and witnessing many
of them. We'd like you to see them as well. We guarantee you'll see
some things you've likely never witnessed, even from common plants found
near home.
And you can do that on Tuesday evening, May 19, 2026, when we'll present the film at the Bishops Corner Senior Center in West Hartford, CT. Co-sponsored by Traprock Ridge Land Conservancy and the Sustainable West Hartford Commission.
Screen time is 7:00pm.
Registration is required: please sign up here, at Traprock Ridge Land Conservancy.
We'll hold a Q&A session following the film.
Bishops Corner Senior Center is located at 15 Starkel Rd. West Hartford.
