Evergreen Garden Club of Deer Isle Maine

 This looks VERY interesting! And a tremendous opportunity for education about wildflower pollinators and DO something about it. Click on the READ MORE to access the link. Inspire Your Community to Protect Local Pollinators | Discover Magazine

  Smithsonian Article: Meet the Ecologist Who Wants You to Unleash the Wild on Your Backyard. Fed up with invasive species and sterile landscapes, Douglas Tallamy urges Americans to go native and go natural. Meet the Ecologist Who Wants You to Unleash the Wild on Your Backyard | Science | Smithsonian Magazine

  University of Georgia entomologist Nancy Hinkle said in a press release that these "beautiful creatures" offer "free pest control." "Joro spiders present us with excellent opportunities to suppress pests naturally, without chemicals, so I'm trying to convince people that having zillions of large spiders and their webs around is a good thing," Hinkle said. https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/zillions-of-big-spiders-are-about-to-invade-the-east-coast/ar-AAUXoKV?ocid=msedgntp&fbclid=IwAR2mssisI1vpy5T-DNGpy45enXbWozyyw76fCKYc-qXZSTU6cJQkKr3yEM0

  Heather Holm's webinar is available at https://youtu.be/-SWq26siR-M. I immediately ordered Heather Holm's book, Pollinators of Native Plants , following the session. Engaging speaker and gorgeous photos.

EXCELLENT RESOURCE Wild Seed Project HERE: https://wildseedproject.net/... LINK HERE Native Plant Trust: https://www.nativeplanttrust.org/ LINK TO THEIR PAGE ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/groups/246308762689499 Butterfly info: https://extension.umaine.edu/publications/7151e/

 Check out some of these free webinars. Doug Tallamy is one of the presenters.  Webinars - Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes  ( https://wildones.org/webinars/ )