Episode 4: Doug Tallamy, Author and Co-Founder of Homegrown National Park

Doug Tallamy, co-founder of “Homegrown National Park,” joins the podcast to discuss how individuals can regenerate biodiversity in their own backyards. Doug shares insight into how the addition of native plant species, combined with the removal of invasive plants, can covert lawns into habitats that sequester carbon from the atmosphere. The man-made effects of climate change can be reversed by employing these techniques on an individual level, leading to the survival of our species as a whole. Check out Environment Sandy Springs here: https://environment-sandysprings.org Subscribe to our Wild in the City newsletter here: https://environment-sandysprings/newsletter Email us your thoughts: info@environment-sandysprings.com Hosts: Jim Newbury and Janet Wells Guest: Doug Tallamy Producer: Tucker Wells Theme Song: Jason Wells Recording of owl hoots: Tom Herrmann Doug Tallamy is a professor in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware, where he has authored 97 research publications and has taught insect-related courses for 40 years. Chief among his research goals is to better understand the many ways insects interact with plants and how such interactions determine the diversity of animal communities. His book Bringing Nature Home, published by Timber Press in 2007, was awarded the 2008 Silver Medal by the Garden Writers’ Association. Among his awards are the Garden Club of America Margaret Douglas Medal for Conservation and the Tom Dodd, Jr. Award of Excellence, the 2018 AHS B. Y. Morrison Communication Award, and the 2019 Cynthia Westcott Scientific Writing Award.