Amy speaking to The Inland Empire Gardeners about the research of Dr Douglas Tallamy

I created this talk when I was invited to speak at the Herbal Faire. A while later I got an email from TIEG (The Inland Empire Gardeners, which is one of our largest local gardening clubs) requesting I give the same talk for them at a luncheon at Orlando’s – heck yeah! I revamped the talk, added a few key details and had a lovely lunch with local gardeners! (If you haven’t been to Orlando’s restaurant in Spokane Community College, I highly recommend it. It’s run by the culinary students and the menu changes all the time. While you’re there, the bakery is across the hall. Also, they just remodeled that building so it’s a whole new experience now! The hours are really limited, so check the school’s website before going.)
I’ve learned a lot from reading Dr. Tallamy’s books, as well as watching several videos of his presentations. In this talk I summarize what I’ve learned so far.

Here are the links I gave everyone on that handout:

Books by Dr Douglas Tallamy
– Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants, Updated and Expanded Sep 1, 2009
– Nature’s Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard Feb 4, 2020
– The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees Apr 27, 2021
– Nature’s Best Hope (Young Readers’ Edition): How You Can Save the World in Your Own Yard Hardcover – April 4, 2023 (Pre-order only at this time!)
Order directly from the publisher here: https://www.timberpress.com/authors/douglas-w-tallamy
They are also available as audiobooks on Audible!

Websites:
(Please note that some of these are region specific and others are not. You will want to contact your local Extension Office or Noxious Weed Board for local advice.)
Native Plant Finder – https://nwf.org/nativeplantfinder – Enter your zip code & lists of native plants, rated by keystone value, will populate for your county
BONAP – http://www.bonap.org/
WSU Extension Office & Spokane Master Gardeners – https://extension.wsu.edu/spokane/master-gardener-program/
Washington Noxious Weed Lists – https://www.nwcb.wa.gov/printable-noxious-weed-list
Cal Scape for Californian Gardeners – https://www.calscape.org/

Socials:
Facebook Pages that discuss these practices:
Pollinator Friendly Yards – https://www.facebook.com/groups/QuietOrganicYards/
Gardening with Native Plants – https://www.facebook.com/groups/gardeningwithnativeplants/
Pollinator Gardening – https://www.facebook.com/groups/129418800986988/
Washington Native Plant Society – https://www.facebook.com/groups/WashingtonNativePlants/

Chapters
00:00 – Intro
00:30 – Who I am
04:04 – Who Dr Tallamy is
05:45 – The Problem At Hand
07:54 – Describing Native vs Non-native
10:08 – How Invasives Got Here & How they Spread
17:40 – Solutions
21:04 – What You Can Do!
33:48 – Q&A

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