Doug Tallamy Lecture - Nature's Best Hope

Whether you are seeking ways to enhance the impact of your garden, or just getting started in your gardening journey, this inspirational lecture will empower you with the knowledge and insight into how your garden can have a positive impact on our globe.

Doug Tallamy is the T. A. Baker Professor of Agriculture in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware, where he has authored 120 research publications and has taught insect related courses for 45 years. Chief among his research goals is to better understand the many ways insects interact with plants and how such interactions determine the diversity of animal communities.

His books include Bringing Nature Home, The Living Landscape, co-authored with Rick Darke, Nature's Best Hope, a New York Times Best Seller, The Nature of Oaks, winner of the American Horticultural Society’s 2022 book award, and his latest book How Can I Help. In 2021 he co-founded Homegrown National Park with Michelle Alfandari (HomegrownNationalPark.org). His awards include recognition from The Garden Writer’s Association, Audubon, The National Wildlife Federation, Allegheny College, Ecoforesters, The Garden Club of America, The Herb Society, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, and The American Horticultural Society.

The lecture includes light refreshments and a chance to experience the first large lecture in the new Debra J. Edson Family Education Center. A tour of the Anishinaabe Foraging Meadow and Medicine Wheel will follow.