Connections Meeting - Spring Fever! Planning beautiful and beneficial native plant gardens with Janet Oppedisano

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Spring Fever! Planning beautiful and beneficial native plant gardens with Janet Oppedisano

Native plant gardens are beautiful and benefit the environment.  Learn about the native plant movement and planning native plant gardens that increase biodiversity. We will also discuss using native plants to address site challenges in your garden (rain gardens, shade, pine trees, lawn alternatives, etc.,).  Bring your ideas & questions! 

Janet is concerned about the increasing global decline in biodiversity. Elizabeth Kolbert has eloquently described how we are currently living in the “sixth extinction.” Loss of species and ecosystems combine with global warming to threaten our planet. This leads to ecosystems losing resiliency with the result that many species face extinction… including ours.

With formal training in evolutionary ecology (Biology B.S.; Evolution and Ecology, M.S.) and inspiration from global conservation leader Jane Goodall, Janet decided to “Be Hopeful” and do what she can to make a difference. Focusing on local and native plant-animal systems can increase local biodiversity through intentional gardening in our own yards. She is committed to planting native plants and sharing what she learns with others.