Every garden is part of a larger ecosystem. Join us and learn some basic ecological principles that can help you make better design, planting, and management decisions for your garden. From learning what ecosystem you live in to how food webs work, Sylvan will introduce concepts that explain how a designed landscape will interact with its surroundings and can be more sustainable. Gain a better understanding of how your landscape can support clean water, improve wildlife habitats, and lower maintenance costs while providing a healthy, beautiful environment for you to live in and enjoy.
Dr. Sylvan Kaufman is a Citizen Scientist Volunteer and Master Naturalist who has been tracking plant phenology at the Leonora Curtin Wetland for the last 3 years. As an ecologist, she taught in the Sustainable Landscape Design program at George Washington University and was a founding member of the Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council. She has worked and gardened in New Mexico for more than a decade now.
Talk Tuesdays are free for volunteers and $10 for members. RSVP with [email protected].Â
