Because our yards and gardens are essential parts of the terrestrial ecosystems that sustain humans and the life around us, it is essential that we keep them in working order.  Dr. Tallamy will discuss the important ecological roles of the plants in our landscapes, emphasize the ecological, educational, physical and emotional benefits of designing landscapes with these roles in mind, and explore the consequences of failing to do so.  Managing landscapes in this crowded world carries both moral and ecological responsibilities that we can no longer ignore. Doug Tallamy is the author of Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens which was awarded the 2008 Silver Medal by the Garden Writers' Association. His book The Living Landscape, co-authored with Rick Darke, was published in 2014. Tallamy is a professor in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware.

Thanks  to  the  sponsors  who  made  this  event  possible:      

Monarch  Watch Grassland  Heritage  Foundation  

Kansas  Land  Trust/Chad  and  Joanna  Voigt    Burroughs  Audubon  Society  Kansas  Native  Plant  Society Jayhawk  Audubon  Society     Applied  Ecological  Services    

Idalia  Society  of  Mid-­‐‑American  Lepidoterists  

Saturday, March 21, 7 p.m. Woodruff Auditorium

Kansas Union, fifth floor  

“Bringing Nature Home” A free lecture by author

Doug Tallamy

Book signing to follow | Books available for purchase

presents    

A  program  of  the  Kansas  Biological  Survey