Landscaping for Bird Diversity

When:
Saturday, Jun 08, 2019 9:30a -
11:30a

Where:
Grow Native Massachusetts at Bentley University
175 Forest St
Waltham, MA 02452

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Admission:
$28/38

Event website:
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Join us for this intensive workshop program, taught by Claudia Thompson and presented by Grow Native Massachusetts.


Do you aspire to create landscapes with genuine ecological value for a wide array of avian species— from songbirds, to raptors, owls, woodpeckers, and more? Claudia will lead an in-depth exploration of the principles and practices for achieving this objective, based on understanding the essential habitat requirements for bird survival. Our examination starts with the importance of native plants. Then we will take a deeper look at the value of different canopy layers, preferred planting strategies, techniques for providing water, and the critical role of active ecological systems to avian survival. We finish by considering our human interactions with birds. What are the pros and cons of feeding birds directly through seed and suet? Do nest boxes really help our native songbirds to breed? And given the threats from both human activity and non-native bird species, how can we tilt the balance in favor of our native songbirds?


Claudia Thompson founded Grow Native Massachusetts in 2010. She is nationally recognized as a leader in the native plant movement, and was featured as one of the “Wild Ones” in Garden Design magazine along with Doug Tallamy, Darrel Morrison, and others. She has had an extensive career as an ecologist and environmental educator. Claudia’s happiest moments are spent in her own garden where she has recorded 80 species of birds—including woodpeckers, migrating songbirds, and even rare woodcocks— all using the habitat she and her husband have created on their small urban parcel in Cambridge.


Continuing education credits will be available.

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