Connecticut Sea Grant is offering an upcoming talk titled “The New Lawn: Landscaping for Long Island Sound” on Nov. 6 at 10:30 a.m. at the Bill Library in Ledyard. Admission is free. The talk will be given by Judy Preston, the Long Island Sound outreach coordinator for Connecticut Sea Grant. For more information reach out to Judy Preston at Judy.preston@uconn.edu or 860-395-8335.

“Let’s rethink the lawn and learn about what ‘native’ is, why that matters, and how to attract and sustain wildlife, while also managing our landscapes to reduce water, fertilizer and chemical use, all to the benefit of our local waterways and Long Island Sound,” she said in a description of the talk.