11:30 Doors open to public
Lunch available, donated by GVST members.
Author books available for purchase:
+ Natural Habitats and Wildlife Gardening: Inviting Nature into Your Backyard (limited availability). Please feel free to order from your favorite bookseller and bring a copy.
+ Inviting Pollinators and Other Wildlife Into Your Garden (limited availability, paperback only, please feel free to bring your own copy for signing).
+ Gardening for Wildlife in the arid south west regions: A short introduction This book is no longer in Print.
Forms of payment accepted: Venmo, cash. $30 per book
12 noon – 3 p.m. Encore author Shaun McCoshum presents from his most recently published book, “Natural Habitats and Wildlife Gardening: Inviting Nature into Your Backyard”.
Session 1: Ecological processes regulate habitats in healthy ecosystems. Native plants are an essential part of habitats that support insects and animals, but vegetation alone does not provide the necessary resources for most creatures to complete their life cycles. During this talk, natural regulating processes of habitats and resource creation are broken down with easy ways we can mimic those events in our own yards.
(15-minute break)
Session 2: Creating robust habitats in our gardens should include ecology to turn your backyard into a thriving haven for pollinators, birds, and other wildlife. How-to integrate key resources into gardens will be presented. Examples for specific species will also be provided throughout the talk to illustrate ways we can recreate vibrant, gorgeous, natural habitats in your own yard while appealing to neighbors and friends.