Breakfast on the Marsh: Native Plants

Breakfast on the Marsh is a monthly program sponsored by Little River Wetlands Project and presented at Indiana Wesleyan University Fort Wayne.  
Today's talk was presented by Emily Wells. She is an education specialist for the Allen County Partnership for Water Quality. They focus on education and empowerment.  
Much of what is covered in the Breakfast on the Marsh series is integrated with previous talks. That was true again during this talk. When walking through the marsh hikers encounter signage that identifies strengths and contributions of wetlands. Well, those very same qualities can also be attributed to growing native plants.  
Emily stated that native plants protect land from erosion. Native plants require less direct watering and are therefore more sustainable. They require less fertilizer. Like wetlands, native plants provide natural filters to remove toxins and they provide greater flood control.  
It was clear from the questions by the audience, and by their participation that his was a topic of interest and that they were listening.