Native gardens and wildlife: Tallamy to speak in Portland 11/15

[Joel Geier]

Hi all,

This message from Bruce Newhouse (on the Native Plant Society of Oregon list) 
was passed on by Stephanie Hazen. I forwarded this earlier to the Mid-Valley 
Nature list (sort of accidentally) but the content got clipped. 

So here it is again. It could be interested to birders as well as general 
naturalists, particularly if you're interested in promoting insectivorous 
songbirds in your yard.

Joel

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Oregon-Community-Trees/138787932858746

From the above page:

Dr. Doug Tallamy Professor and Chair of the Department of Entomology at 
the University of Delaware and author of Bringing Nature Home: How Native 
Plants Sustain Wildlife in our Garden is coming to Portland.

What: Dr. Doug Tallamy Speaks on The Importance of Native Gardens

Where: Portland Garden Club 1132 SW Vista Ave. Portland, OR 97205

When: Thursday, November 15th at 10:15am

FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC

Have you noticed fewer butterflies flitting around your garden in recent 
summers? Well, so has our November speaker, Dr. Doug Tallamy, Professor 
and Chair of the Department of Entomology at the University of Delaware in 
Newark, N.J., and the author of Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants 
Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens.

Dr. Tallamy believes that the loss of insects (it's not only the 
butterflies) is the beginning of a series of unforeseen and unfortunate 
events: bugs nourish our other garden visitors like frogs and song birds 
either directly or indirectly. Too many gardeners, he believes, adhere to 
the unsustainable aesthetic of broad grassy lawns, non-native species and 
"pest"-free ornamentals. Our speaker will present his case for native 
gardening and tell us how to create more sustainable habitats for our 
six-legged friends.

A life-long lover of bugs, Dr. Tallamy received his B.S. in Biology at 
Alleghany College, his M.S. in Entomology at Rutgers University, and his 
Ph.D. in Entomology from the University of Maryland. He's a member of the 
Entomological Society of America and the Animal Behavior Society.

In an article in the N.Y. Times, Doug Tallamy said, "I'm not trying to 
recreate an ancient ecosystem. That is gone. I'm trying to create 
biodiversity."

Please join your two-legged friends and consider inviting a guest to the 
Garden Club on Thursday, November 15, to hear Dr. Tallamy present his case 
for native gardening. 

--
Joel Geier
Camp Adair area north of Corvallis