Do you want to attract more birds and pollinators to your yard? Are your current maintenance practices supporting them and our local ecosystems? Come and learn with us! Go home with great ideas!

Dr. Doug Tallamy, renowned expert on natural ecosystems, and co-founder of Homegrown National Park, will present insights into surprising natural processes unfolding in our own yards. Dr. Tallamy is an entomologist, conservationist, and professor at the University of Delaware, whose work has transformed our understanding of the relationship between native plants and wildlife.

After the presentation, attendees can speak with experts and enthusiasts from the local organizations represented to ask more about how our yards interact with native savannas, wetlands, prairies, and woodlands that surround us. These experts will provide helpful information about topics such as introducing more native plants to your yard; providing habitat for birds and pollinators; deterring pests and managing weeds in environmentally safer ways; using autumn leaves to promote beneficial life and more.

Exhibitors & Experts

Lake County Forest Preserve District • Lake Forest Open Lands Association

Lake Bluff Open Lands Association • Lake County Audubon Society

League of Women Voters - Lake Michigan Region • Growing Native Habitat Lake Bluff

University of Illinois Extension Master Naturalists

Dr. Giovanni Aloi, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago & Author

Garden Club representatives from Lake Forest and Lake Bluff/Knollwood

Hosted by League of Women Voters Lake Forest/Lake Bluf Area

Reserve Your Spot at www.lwv-lflb.org

$10 per individual, $15 per family Attendance is limited.

Attendees can sign up at the event to win a “Prairie in the Garden” tour for 6 with Bill Kurtis and Donna LaPietra.

Tours to other local native gardens will be offered.