Did you know that having a prominent tree on a property raises the value of the property 10%?  Humans need and appreciate natural beauty. Our Lagoon is the basis for our economy. Yet our septic tanks, planting exotics, and lawns harm our Lagoon and wildlife through runoff fertilizers, pesticides and other pollutants.   We all can reduce this lagoon pollution and at the same time reduce probability of climate change! Let’s work together to stop the Lagoon from dying. Fact: one large tree can absorb about 48 pounds of CO2 per year! Planting yards with more plants produces oxygen and reduces carbon dioxide in our atmosphere. Planting native plants reduces fertilizer and water needs, thus saves our precious water and dollars.  Come learn about how each one of us can contribute to saving the Lagoon and our planet.

Join us at our Conference entitled “Transforming Landscapes for a Sustainable Future- Learn to Enhance YOUR Yard with Native Plants” at the Emerson Center, January 19-20, 2018. Professor Doug Tallamy, our keynote speaker on January 19 and author of Bringing Nature home- How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants quotes: “Most of our native plant-eaters are not able to eat alien plants, and we are replacing native plants with alien species at an alarming rate, especially in the suburban gardens on which our wildlife increasingly depends.”  Tallamy thinks we can still stop this “6th Extinction” and save most of the plants and animals, by restoring native plants to our human-dominated landscapes.  Thanks to many supporting diverse sponsors ensuring a low cost event for you: the $25 attendance fee covers food to sustain us (wine & cheese Reception Friday evening; Lunch, Saturday).

Come learn how to landscape in a way that is sustainable, cost-effective and helps enhance our quality of life and our community’s health. Let’s redesign our landscapes to accommodate other species to provide food, shelter, and nesting sites using more native species.

Sign up at:

Pelican Island Audubon Conference Learn to Enhance Your Yard with Native Plants   or see Pelican Island Audubon Society www.pelicanislandaudubon.org

Please forward to clients and friends.  Let’s get all our community working together!

Richard Baker

President

Pelican Island Audubon Society