Did you know that there are some things that you can do as an individual to combat climate change? Join us for an enlightening and empowering seminar where we will delve into the pressing issues of our time and explore effective strategies for positive change. Recent headlines about global insect declines and three billion fewer birds in North America are a bleak reality check about how ineffective our current landscape designs have been at sustaining the plants and animals that sustain us.  Such losses are not an option if we wish to continue our current standard of living on Planet Earth. The good news is that none of this is inevitable. Choosing the right plants for our landscapes will not only address the biodiversity crisis but help climate our climate crisis as well. Tallamy will discuss simple steps that each of us can- and must- take to reverse declining biodiversity, why we must change our adversarial relationship with nature to a collaborative one, and why we, ourselves, are nature’s best hope.

Doug Tallamy is the T. A. Baker Professor of Agriculture in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware, where he has authored 112 research publications. His books include Bringing Nature Home, The Living Landscape, co-authored with Rick Darke, Nature’s Best Hope, a New York Times Best Seller, The Nature of Oaks, winner of the American Horticultural Society’s 2022 book award. In 2021 he cofounded Homegrown National Park with Michelle Alfandari. His awards include recognition from The Garden Writer’s Association, Audubon, The National Wildlife Federation, Allegheny College, Ecoforesters, The Garden Club of America and The American Horticultural Association.

Following Dr. Tallamy’s talk, the UAB School of Public Health will be co-sponsoring a networking reception with UAB Sustainability from 11:30am-1:00pm in the Hill Student Center Ballrooms. This is a great opportunity to connect with fellow attendees and experts to discuss climate action, share ideas, and build valuable connections.

Community partners and UAB organizations are invited to table during this reception. registration can be found here. The deadline to register for a table is Friday, January 19th at 5 PM CT.

If you have any questions about this event, please contact Ms. Meena Nabavi at mnabavi@uab.edu.