Plantology on Tap: Pennsylvania Native Species Day

Join us at The Creamery of Kennett Square for a celebration of the fourth annual Pennsylvania Native Species Day. Established by the Pennsylvania Invasive Species Council in 2022, Pennsylvania Native Species Day seeks to celebrate the state’s diverse native species and increase public understanding of the importance of protecting them against invasive species. Hear from Longwood Gardens Associate Director of Land Stewardship and Ecology Lea Johnson about how Longwood supports native species and how you can better support PA native species in your own garden.

Speaker Bio: Lea R. Johnson, Ph.D. is Associate Director of Land Stewardship and Ecology at Longwood Gardens, where she directs management of more than 700 acres of diverse habitats across Longwood's natural lands. She is a plant ecologist who works to advance the science and practice of improving ecosystem health for people and biodiversity in a changing world. She collaborates across disciplines and professions to address wicked problems in complex social-ecological systems, and she is interested in processes that unfold over time at multiple scales. Her career has taken her to a variety of ecosystems, from the mountains of New Mexico and temperate rainforests of Oregon to the highlands of Guatemala and back woods of New York City. She earned a Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolution from Rutgers University.

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