Nature's Best Hope:
A New Approach to Conservation
that Starts in Your Yard
Tuesday, May 2 at 7 pm via zoom
Hosted by Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center and cosponsored by Green Mountain Conservancy
Headlines about global insect declines and three billion fewer birds in North America are a bleak reality check about how ineffective our current landscape designs have been at sustaining the plants and animals that sustain us. To create landscapes that enhance local ecosystems rather than degrade them, we must 1) remove the invasives on our property and 2) add the native plant communities that sustain food webs, sequester carbon, maintain diverse native bee communities, and manage our watersheds. If we do this in half of the area now in lawn, we can create Homegrown National Park, a network of viable habitats throughout the U.S. that will provide vital corridors connecting the few natural areas that remain. This approach to conservation empowers everyone to play a significant role in the future of the natural world. It is also enormously restorative for those who take action. Join us to find out how you can be involved.
Douglas Tallamy, PhD, is one of the clearest voices calling for restoration of native plants across our landscape. His research has shown the impacts of our landscaping choices on native biodiversity. His books include: Bringing Nature Home; the New York Times bestseller Nature's Best Hope; and most recently, The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees.
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