In this episode I will be discussing Nature’s Best Hope by Douglas Tallamy. Tallamy is an ecologist who has written books and papers advocating to use home gardens as a means of ecological restoration through increases in biodiversity and native species. I am joined by Dr. Charlotte Rasmussen, who is the Environmental Sustainability and garden educator at the Seattle Waldorf School. She has a bachelors degree of science degree from the University of British Columbia, a masters degree in Biochemistry from Dalhousie University and a PhD in Genetics from Oregon State University. In our conversation we will touch on topics of gardening, climate change, ecology, teaching, optimism in the face of crisis and more. Here are some links that are referenced in our discussion: https://www.nwf.org/nativeplantfinder/
https://www.audubon.org/native-plants
https://kingcounty.gov/services/environment/animals-and-plants/noxious-weeds/laws/list.aspx
Here is a link to purchase Nature's Best Hope:
