World of Discovery: How Science and Heart Can Make You a More Ecological Gardener

July 6 @ 1pm

Explore the vibrant realms of our outdoor surroundings with Nancy Lawson, nature writer, habitat consultant, and founder of The Humane Gardener, LLC. Discover how plants and animals perceive the world and learn to create sensory refuges for wildlife. This session emphasizes the impact of conventional landscaping and how to mitigate it.

Cost: Free for members or with paid admission. Book signing to follow.

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About the speaker:

Nancy Lawson is the author of The Humane Gardener: Nurturing a Backyard Habitat for Wildlife and Wildscape: Trilling Chipmunks, Beckoning Blooms, Salty Butterflies, and other Sensory Wonders of Nature. A nature writer, habitat consultant, frequent speaker, and founder of The Humane Gardener, LLC, she pioneers creative wildlife-friendly landscaping methods. Certified as a Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional and master naturalist, Nancy co-chairs Howard County Bee City in Maryland and co-launched a community science project, Monarch Rx, after discovering a little-known butterfly behavior in her own garden. Her work has been featured in Science Magazine, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Oprah magazine, Entomology Today, and Ecological Entomology. Her most recent book, Wildscape, received an honorable mention in the American Horticultural Society's national book awards and was a finalist for the 2024 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books.

Book Signing to follow: Wildscape: Trilling Chipmunks, Beckoning Blooms, Salty Butterflies, and other Sensory Wonders of Nature