it is snowing here in Albany, NY

thank you all for such a great week of education and information! and to Denise especially for creating such a great series of classes and group studies when the pandemic threatened our 2020 pollinator class!

Thanks so much, Lesa! I’ve edited the link :)

Thanks, Lisa!

Persimmon?

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Doug, you are awesome! Thanks for doing this.

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That is so precious!

Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder, Richard Louv

How do you get those pictures, I have many of the same plants as you, but I seem to be missing the insects. I've changed my 1.5 acres of property for 21 years and I don't see any insects. Many oaks, buckeye, hickory trees. Many native plants I even have a native prairie in my back yard. How do you get those pictures?

Thank-you! A wonderful presentation.

Chester, nice area

I use a yellow porch light but it must not be an LED because I still get so many insects attracted to the light.

What about replacing the turf grass species in lawn? Currently mine has calamint, clover, lungwort, plantain, sedges, blackeyed susans, woodland asters and other native wildflowers that just get mowed along with the grass. The secret? Just stop spraying. That’s all I did. And just for the record, I am a landscape architect.

Wonderful topic! Need to step out, but will finish watching on the recording. Thank you!

Jennifer how do you replace the grass, mine has lots of clover and I would love to have it all clover, how do I go about doing that?

@ Shawna: just don’t spray. The bees will take care of the rest. Clover are Fabaceae (bean family), which means they fix nitrogen in the soil, enrich it, and can spread in some pretty bad disturbed areas if left to their own devices.

My birds also bring in lots of seeds. I have lots of chickadees, too.

I definitely do not spray, can I throw clover seed out there and will it take over more quickly?

Tyler Arboretum near Chester.

Yes, you can overseed a lawn with clover seed

ok great thanks!

My local zoning code does not specify species for lawn, only that it be mown to 8 inches tall or less.

I live in the country so I don't have to worry about anything, I just have a lot of grass.

I love the Persian rug analogy!

Re yellow light, LEDs, etc. Far too much on this topic to post here, but bottom line is to favor the red / “warm” end of the electromagnetic visible window. Lots of municipalities boast the change to “white” LEDs - bad. We want to favor lighting closer to 3000 degrees Kelvin. “White” light is actually in the opposite / “daylight” end of the color spectrum, 5000 to 6500 degrees Kelvin, BAD for all nocturnal life-forms. Do internet search for “lighting degrees Kelvin” for a start. See also “dark sky” initiatives.

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great info. unfortunately I have to leave.

Doug—Would you be willing to talk to my community’s city council, if it came to that?

Thanks so much!!

frmerbeekeeper friend of mine as me when is the best time to plant a tree/

Thanks so much.

Thanks so much! That was EXCELLENT!!!!

thanks Doug, I love your bood Natures best hope, I am over halfway through it!

the decaf wasn’t a factor!

thank you

Fantastic Doug. thx

great ideas! Thanks so much!

awesome awesome talk!

Thank you, Doug. This was inspiring.

Thanks so much for another inspirational talk

thank you Doug

Thanks for Hope.

Thanks Doug

thanks for detailed guidance

This is AWESOME! And puts it all om perspective as well as POSITIVE to see what we can do about it as individuals which contributes to the WHOLE. Thank-you!

This was absolutely wonderful, thank you

Wonderful presentation as always! Thanks for the presentation and all of your great research!

Thanks so much!

Thanks, that was great!

Thank you Doug, this has been very informative and helpful.

thanks Doug for this and all the wonderful inspirational talks you’ve given.

Thank you so much for a motivational lecture!

if I can plant only one or two native oaks which would you recommend

so very very hopeful and informative. And lots of ideas that can be accomplished. Weill refer back to this recording many times. Thank you!!

Thank you A most OUTSTANDING PRESENTATION. Thank you.

A great presentation! I'm inspired to create a more natural setting on my property. Thanks Doug.

Thanks Doug; it is always inspiring to listen to your talks.

Marvelous presentation! Thank you so much. I was writing so fast so that I can share with as many people that will listen to me. Thank you so much!

thank you, thank you, thank you! significant and filled with hope and enables us all to be stewards

Wonderful presentation. Thank you for taking time for us. Mpvating me to increase planting more Natine plants.

Thanks for opening our eyes to a problem in which we can be part of the solution.

Thank you!! This review should be required for home associations!!

Kathy Blair

? he said 20 years ago which really didn’t understand. so he said plant now and then it will be later when what you planted you can see.

I learn so many things from your programs every time I listen - thank you. Can’t wait to share and do.

Tremendous and inspiring presentation. Has given us many facts to share with others

If I want to replace an entire lawn to native plants, what is the best way to do it?

Thank you Doug - great talk - we all can do our part to change things!!! Thank you Denise and OSU for providing these talks this week. I am much more knowledgeable now than when I started the week!

thanks for diving permission to us to change our paradigm. sounds like we have something we can do.

Thank you Doug!! A great presentation as always!!

I let Goldenrod self-seed in my yard. You’ll see many types of Bees, Birds eating the Caterpillars on the Goldenrod. And in Autumn, lots of seeds for smaller resident birds and migrating birds.

thanks.

I loved this talk. I have two types of milk weed, golden rod, bergamot, ,

Love your passion to save us! Thank you so much!

I love goldenrod! Pollen is very protein rich. The flowers make great tea and honey too. And the stems are good nesting for some native bees.

Good method to replace lawn with bed (if you are willing to wait one season): Cut a bed edge in the shape/size you want, lay down 4-6 layers of newspaper making sure sheets overlap, cover with 2-3 inches hardwood mulch. Wait 4-6 weeks. Solarization will kill turf, and newsprint will break down as extra organic matter into soil. You can dig through after that to plant bed. No chemicals required.

I truly appreciate your presentation! I have read your book Bringing Nature Home. I have been putting your recommendations to work in my own landscape with great success. THANK YOU for making ecological landscaping do-able!

lasagna layering also called sheet using cardboard which degrades into the soil and attracts worms. then plant on top after a few months

"Butterfly Delight," remember!

We converted 8,000 sq ft of turf to native plants and love our homegrown national park. Thanks for inspiring this huge change in our yard and lives.

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Informative, inspiraional, optimistic. Thanks, so much!

Also, if working with your local USDA for programs, like EQIP or CRP, or have questions for Private Land, your NRCS staff, Service Foresters with ODNR Division of Wildlife, Division of Wildlife Private Lands Biologists, Pheasants Forever Farm BIll Biologists, and Soil and Water Conservation District Staff can help with some of these questions! Reach out, many great local resource professionals out there.

NRCS has a program that will pay you to plant wildflower meadows.

no, we're here

The hardest part about managing utility corridors is stopping inappropriate mowing and spraying by the utility company after the plant installation.

Thank you so much!

Thank you, Denise, for setting all of this up.

Great series - thank you