MNA Speaker Series: Planting Native Species
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Join the Marquette Neighborhood Association’s Green Spaces & Trees Committee to learn about planting native species as a way to support insects from Dane County Extension Horticulture Educator, Lisa Johnson.
Location: Aubergine (1226 Williamson St)
Date: November 18th, 2026
Doors open at 6:15 pm
Talk begins at 6:30 pm
There will be drinks and snacks provided!
About the talk:
Planting native species that support insects is a critical action you can take to support the foodweb and the environment. This talk will address the importance of planting natives (or nativars if appropriate) as food sources for native insect species, including specialist feeders. We will talk about insect life cycles and how to support them at all life stages in your garden, and focus on a few keystone plant species for sun and shade that support the largest number of insects.
About Lisa:
Lisa has a bachelor’s degree in Horticulture from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a master’s degree in Life Sciences Communication. Prior to that she worked for 8 years in the horticulture industry in nurseries, greenhouses and landscaping. She has been the Dane County Extension Horticulture Educator since 2004, and previously worked at the Milwaukee County Extension office from 2000-2004. Among her responsibilities are providing continuing education for the public and members of the green industry, overseeing management of the Dane County Extension Teaching Garden, working with the supporting Healthy Black Agriculture program through Urban Triage and acting as staff for the Dane County Tree Board. She has a weekly column in the Wisconsin State Journal, gives frequent presentations to garden clubs, and libraries in southern Wisconsin, holds the online Green Thumb Gardening class series in spring, fall and winter and is a regular guest on Larry Meiller’s ‘Garden Talk’ program on Wisconsin Public Radio.
In her spare time, she attempts to keep her garden under control, volunteers with Angel’s Wish (a cat rescue non-profit), Warrior Songs, a non-profit using art and music to help heal veterans with PTSD and a folk music cooperative called the Wild Hog in the Woods Coffeehouse. She is also in a folk-music duo called ‘Leafy Greens’. Lisa released her first music CD, ‘The Season’ in 2018; the title track is dedicated to all the Master Gardener Volunteers she has been privileged to work with since 2003, and released her second CD in 2022.
Location: Aubergine (1226 Williamson St)
Date: November 18th, 2026
Doors open at 6:15 pm
Talk begins at 6:30 pm
There will be drinks and snacks provided!
About the talk:
Planting native species that support insects is a critical action you can take to support the foodweb and the environment. This talk will address the importance of planting natives (or nativars if appropriate) as food sources for native insect species, including specialist feeders. We will talk about insect life cycles and how to support them at all life stages in your garden, and focus on a few keystone plant species for sun and shade that support the largest number of insects.
About Lisa:
Lisa has a bachelor’s degree in Horticulture from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a master’s degree in Life Sciences Communication. Prior to that she worked for 8 years in the horticulture industry in nurseries, greenhouses and landscaping. She has been the Dane County Extension Horticulture Educator since 2004, and previously worked at the Milwaukee County Extension office from 2000-2004. Among her responsibilities are providing continuing education for the public and members of the green industry, overseeing management of the Dane County Extension Teaching Garden, working with the supporting Healthy Black Agriculture program through Urban Triage and acting as staff for the Dane County Tree Board. She has a weekly column in the Wisconsin State Journal, gives frequent presentations to garden clubs, and libraries in southern Wisconsin, holds the online Green Thumb Gardening class series in spring, fall and winter and is a regular guest on Larry Meiller’s ‘Garden Talk’ program on Wisconsin Public Radio.
In her spare time, she attempts to keep her garden under control, volunteers with Angel’s Wish (a cat rescue non-profit), Warrior Songs, a non-profit using art and music to help heal veterans with PTSD and a folk music cooperative called the Wild Hog in the Woods Coffeehouse. She is also in a folk-music duo called ‘Leafy Greens’. Lisa released her first music CD, ‘The Season’ in 2018; the title track is dedicated to all the Master Gardener Volunteers she has been privileged to work with since 2003, and released her second CD in 2022.
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1226 Williamson St, 1220 Williamson St, Madison, WI 53703-3755, United States
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