Douglas Tallamy author of
Bringing Nature Home How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens March 16, 2009 7:00 p.m. John B. Davis Lecture Hall Ruth Stricker Dayton Campus Center Macalester College AS MORE AND MORE of nature disappears under bulldozers and chain saws, gardeners may just be the salvation of birds and other wildlife. Wild creatures are losing places to live and breed at an alarming rate, and their food sources are shrinking. Tallamy clearly makes the case for natives and against alien plants. He shows how non-native plants are nearly invisible to native insects and other wildlife. Research shows that 96 percent of North Americans land birds rely on insects to feed their nestlings, and insects rely on native plants. We help decide which animals will make it and which will not every time we plant or remove something from our yards, Tallamy says. For everyone interested in the conservation of birds and other wildlife and everyone who gardens, this is a dont miss event. Free and open to the public. Many birders, gardeners, and landscapers are already great fans of Tallamys book and viewpoint. An entomologist and dynamic speaker, he will discuss the clear link between native plant species and native wildlife. St. Paul Audubon and Audubon Minnesota present Grand Avenue St. Clair Avenue Snelling Ave. S Ruth Stricker Dayton Campus Center N ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
