Master Gardener Series: Saving Bats One Yard at a Time

Bats are essential to healthy ecosystems and native plants play a key role in supporting them. Join Laurie Dworak to explore the challenges that bats face today and how native plant gardening can provide critical food and habitat. Learn simple, practical ways your own yard and community spaces can help bats thrive.

Laurie Dworak is a member of Master Gardeners of Hamilton County and Wild Ones Tennessee Valley Chapter. She also volunteers with Waterways, Reflection Riding, and the Tennessee Bat Working Group. Before retiring, she worked for several years for the local schools in a variety of roles. Her passions are conservation, native plant gardening, learning, and travel.