Inviting Nature Home to Your Backyard: An Inspirational Story of One Community Eco-Garden
Online/Virtual
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Join us for this virtual presentation by Dennis Swiftdeer Paige to hear the story of how one residential association in Chicagoland transformed their lawn into a stunning collection of prairie, woodland, and wetland wildflowers, sedges, grasses, and rain gardens that flourished through all four seasons. Learn how you can get started in reshaping your own native eco-friendly landscape while enhancing not only beauty but also biodiversity and environmental health.
This event is hosted in partnership with the Oak Park Public Library in Oak Park, IL
Bio:
Dennis Swiftdeer Paige is an author, environmental educator, conservation practitioner and native landscaper. He is the winner of several prestigious awards in native landscaping and habitat preservation, including the 2011 Conservation and Native Landscaping Award from USEPA and the Chicago Wilderness Alliance. A former Illinois resident, he currently lives in Conifer, Colorado. His book Community Eco-gardens: Landscaping with Native Plants was published by Mcfarland and Company in 2013 with a foreword by noted native garden expert Doug Tallamy. Check out this clip from WTTW Chicago Tonight to learn more.