The Social Life of Trees with Mina Vescera

North Shore Land Alliance 2023 Lecture Series The Social Life of Trees Thursday, February 16, 2023, 6:00 pm Cold Spring Harbor Library 95 Harbor Road, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724 Mina Vescera, Cornell Cooperative Extension – Suffolk Did you know that soil components foster communication among trees, working together to build a healthy forest? This presentation will focus on the important role fungi play in the complex living, organic soil ecosystem. Join Mina Vescera, Nursery and Landscape Specialist at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County, for a fascinating conversation about how tiny plants, fungi and animals found in soils interact to affect forest health. Registration This event is free, but advance registration is strongly required, as space is limited. Questions? Contact Jane Jackson at 516-922-1028 or [email protected].

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Nature’s Best Hope: A Conversation with Doug Tallamy

Nature’s Best Hope: A Conversation with Doug Tallamy Tuesday, March 7, 2023, 6:00 pm (Book signing to follow) Planting Fields Arboretum, Coe Hall 1395 Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay, NY 11771 North Shore Land Alliance in partnership with North Country Garden Club, Planting Fields Foundation and the Nature Conservancy are pleased to present a lecture by Doug Tallamy, Chair of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware – a rock star in his field! Professor Tallamy will discuss his book Nature’s Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Stats in Your Yard. This New York Times bestseller urges homeowners to take conservation into their own hands by turning their yards into conservation corridors that provide wildlife habitats. Tallamy argues that empowering each of us to do our part to support nature in our backyards might just be nature’s best hope for survival and he will discuss simple steps that each of us can and must take to reverse declining biodiversity. The lecture will be followed by a book signing and light refreshments. Books will be available for purchase onsite. Our online registration is closed due to seating limitations. Please visit Planting Fields Foundation website for more information. https://plantingfields.org/happenings/natures-best-hope-a-conversation-with-doug-tallamy/ Events are subject to change, so please check our website for updates.  If you cannot attend a program you have registered for, please contact us so we may contact those on the waiting list. Questions? For more information please contact Contact Deb Wiener at 516-922-1028 or [email protected].

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