Doug Tallamy has inspired people all across the country to restore nature in their own yards. If you are not familiar with him, this article in Smithsonian Magazine paints a portrait of Tallamy and reviews teachings from several of his books. “Tallamy is 68, graying, soft-spoken and diffident. In his talks he cloaks the urgency of his message with an understated wit, as when he presses the unpopular cause of poison ivy, whose berries at certain times of the year are an important food for the downy woodpecker and other birds. ‘When do you get a rash from poison ivy?’ he asks an audience. ‘When you try to pull it out! Ignore your poison ivy. You can run faster than it can.’” We are proud to host him for our Sunday Audubon Afternoon, this weekend, and we hope you will tune in. Register here.
