Aspetuck Land Trust's Haskins Lecture
Thu, Nov 07
|Saugatuck Congregational Church
Dr. Doug Tallamy: “Restoring the Little Things that Run the World”
Time & Location
Nov 07, 2019, 7:30 PM
Saugatuck Congregational Church, 245 Post Rd E, Westport, CT 06880, USA
About the event
“A world without insects is a world without humans,” said Dr. Tallamy. His talk will discuss the importance of planting more native plants and modifying gardening and land use practices so insect populations are again healthy enough to enhance agriculture plus sustain the diverse animal communities which feed on them. Learn more about Dr. Tallamy’s work.
Dr. Tallamy has authored 95 research publications and has taught insect related courses for 39 years. His book Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens was published by Timber Press in 2007 and was awarded the 2008 Silver Medal by the Garden Writers' Association. The Living Landscape, co-authored with Rick Darke, was published in 2014. Dr. Tallamy’s new book 'Nature's Best Hope' will be published by Timber Press February 2020. Among his awards are the Garden Club of America Margaret Douglas Medal for Conservation and the Tom Dodd, Jr. Award of Excellence, the 2018 AHS B.Y. Morrison Communication Award and the 2019 Cynthia Westcott Scientific Writing Award.
The Haskins Lecture Series honors noted scientists Caryl and Edna Haskins who bequeathed their Westport estate on Green Acre Lane to the Aspetuck Land Trust in 2002 creating the 16 acre preserve named after them.
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