Past Lectures

Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens ( Pinellas County Extension, 12520 Ulmerton Road, Largo, FL, from Dec 08, 2009 08:00 PM to Dec 08, 2009 09:30 PM)

Lecture and book signing at Holiday Conservation Celebration.

Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens (Norrisville Library, 5340 Norrisville Road, Norrisville, MD, from Nov 21, 2009 01:00 PM to Nov 21, 2009 02:30 PM)

 

Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens (NCC Conservation District Office, Glasgow, New Castle County, DE, from Nov 17, 2009 07:00 PM to Nov 17, 2009 08:30 PM)

 

Gardening for Life (Irvington Library, Main and S. Astor Streets, Irvington, NY, from Nov 17, 2009 11:00 AM to Nov 17, 2009 12:15 PM)

 

Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens (Johnson Education Center, One Preservation Place, Princeton, NJ, from Nov 12, 2009 07:00 PM to Nov 12, 2009 08:30 PM)

The unbreakable link between native plant species and wildlife will be discussed.

Bringing Nature Home (ARSHT HALL, UD Wilmington Campus, Wilmington, DE, from Jun 17, 2009 11:00 AM to Jun 17, 2009 12:15 PM)

Because our gardens are part of the terrestrial ecosystems that sustain humans and the life around us, we must keep them in working order. Tallamy will discuss the important ecological roles of the plants in our landscapes, emphasize the benefits of designing gardens with these roles in mind, and explore the consequences of failing to do so. Gardening in this crowded world carries both moral and ecological responsibilities that we can no longer ignore.

Treasures Among Our Natives (Millersville University, Millersville, PA, from Jun 05, 2009 09:15 AM to Jun 05, 2009 10:15 AM)

"A growing number of gardeners and landscapers are using native plants to help conserve local biodiversity, but many know little about the animals they are helping. Tallamy will describe some of the fascinating ways animals interact with the native plants they depend on. Anticipating, observing, and understanding these relationships will enrich our lives and further justify the use of natives in our yards."

Bringing Nature Home (Butterfly Pavilion & Insect Center, Westminster, CO, from May 30, 2009 10:00 AM to May 30, 2009 11:00 AM)

"Since 2004, The Butterfly Pavilion has observed Plant Conservation Day to celebrate the importance of plants in our lives and the health of the plant's ecosystems...The day will also include a lecture from Dr. Douglas Tallamy, author of Bringing Nature Home, about the importance of native plants in wildlife habitats. "

Bringing Nature Home (West Palm Beach Marriott, West Palm Beach, Florida, from May 22, 2009 09:10 AM to May 22, 2009 10:05 AM)

"...You will learn: Why we need biodiversity; Why we need to change landscape paradigms to save biodiversity; Why animal diversity depends on native plants and What a sustainable suburban ecosystem might look like."

Native Plants, Insects, Birds and the Future of Biodiversity in Suburbia (Francis Scott Key Holiday Inn Conference Center, Frederick, MD, from May 15, 2009 07:00 PM to May 15, 2009 09:00 PM)

Lecture and book signing

Bringing Nature Home (Wenonah Community Center, Mantua Ave. and N. East Ave. in Wenonah, NJ , from May 14, 2009 07:00 PM to May 14, 2009 09:00 PM)

Lecture and book signing sponsored by the Gloucester County Nature Club. "We also conduct our annual plant sale (with an emphasis on native species) at 6:00 P.M. on the date of our May meeting."

Bringing Nature Home (20 Gilsland Farm Road, Falmouth, ME, from May 11, 2009 07:00 PM to May 11, 2009 09:00 PM)

With as many as 33,000 species imperiled in the U.S., it is clear that we must change our approach to gardening and landscaping if we hope to share the spaces we live and work with other living things. Native plants will play a key role in the restoration of our landscapes because only natives provide the coevolved relationships required by most animals. By supporting a diversity of insect herbivores, native plants provide food for a large and healthy community of natural enemies that keep herbivores in balance and our gardens aesthetically pleasing. Gardening in this crowded world carries both moral and ecological responsibilities that we can no longer ignore.

Designing a Landscape with Native Plants (Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Visitor Center, from May 10, 2009 10:00 AM to May 10, 2009 12:00 PM)

"Using data and illustrative designs in his presentation on Sunday, May 10, at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Douglas W. Tallamy will expand on the information he presented at the May 9 symposium. He’ll dispel misconceptions and suggest ways to make your property a showpiece without losing its ecological function in the local ecosystem. A discussion period will provide opportunities to learn even more during this enlightening program."

How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens (Kerr Hall Visitor Center, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay, ME 04537, from May 09, 2009 09:45 AM to May 09, 2009 10:45 AM)

"Doug Tallamy's talk will expand upon the theme of his book that details how the accelerating pace of development and subsequent habitat disruption affects the pressures on wildlife populations to a greater extent than ever before in our nation's history....By favoring native plants, gardeners can provide a welcoming environment for wildlife of all kinds."

Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens (Meadowwood Nursery, Hummelstown, PA, from May 02, 2009 09:00 AM to May 02, 2009 04:00 PM)

Meadowwood Nursery will host The Manada Conservancy's 9th Annual Native Plant Sale on Saturday, May 2nd, 2009, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., with guest Dr. Doug Tallamy, Professor & Chair of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, University of Delaware, and author of Bringing Nature Home.

Native Plant Connection: A new look at how landscapes can support biodiversity (Atlantic Sands Hotel and Conference Center, Rehobeth Beach, DE, from May 01, 2009 02:30 PM to May 01, 2009 03:30 PM)

"Sprawl has replaced natural areas throughout the East, leaving suburbia as the primary living space for our biodiversity. If we want to sustain our natural heritage into the future, we must stop replacing native plants with alien ornamentals that most of our wildlife cannot eat, and start planting the native plant species that nourish our local food webs."

Bringing Nature Home (Monument Mountain Regional High School, Great Barrington, MA, from Apr 25, 2009 10:30 AM to Apr 25, 2009 12:00 PM)

Sponsored by Project Native.

Cherish our Natural Heritage: Planting Natives to Promote Biodiversity (Recreation Center, Ridgefield, CT, from Apr 25, 2009 04:00 AM to Apr 25, 2009 05:00 PM)

With as many as 33,000 species imperiled in the U.S., it is clear that we must change our approach to gardening and landscaping if we hope to share the spaces where we live and work with other living things. Native plants will play a key role in the restoration of our landscapes because only natives provide the coevolved relationships required by animals. By supporting a diversity of insect herbivores, native plants provide food for a large and healthy community of natural enemies that keep herbivores in balance and contribute to biodiversity of species. Planting native TREES, SHRUBS & PLANTS in this crowded world carries both a moral and ecological responsibility that we cannot ignore.

Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens (Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504, from Apr 24, 2009 05:00 PM to Apr 24, 2009 06:00 PM)

Part of Arbor Day celebration.

Raising the Carrying Capacity of Suburban Landscapes (Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, from Apr 22, 2009 07:30 PM to Apr 22, 2009 08:15 PM)