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Nibbling on Natives in Your Back Yard and Beyond with Russ Cohen

Wed, Sep 29

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Webinar with Russ Cohen

Join Russ Cohen, expert forager and author of Wild Plants I Have Known…and Eaten, for a 60-minute slide show featuring at least two dozen species of native edible wild plants. Archived recording available for viewing.

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Nibbling on Natives in Your Back Yard and Beyond with Russ Cohen
Nibbling on Natives in Your Back Yard and Beyond with Russ Cohen

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Sep 29, 2021, 7:00 PM

Webinar with Russ Cohen

About the Event

There’s an increasing interest among homeowners, property managers and others to utilize more native species in their landscaping, thanks to books like Doug Tallamy’s Bringing Nature Home, which extol the virtues of native plants over exotic ornamentals for attracting and sustaining beneficial insects.  Yet, for some people, this alone may insufficient motivation to “go native”.  The fact that many of our native species are edible by people too provides an additional incentive for people to plant them in their yards and landscapes that might otherwise be insufficiently induced to do so for the ecological rationale alone. Juneberries (Amelanchier spp.), for example, are equally edible by animals (songbirds, e.g.) and people alike.  The taste of the ripe fruit is like a cross between cherries and almonds (they’re all related species in the Rose family).  Join Russ Cohen, expert forager and author of Wild Plants I Have Known…and Eaten, for a 60-minute…

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