Rocky Hills Environmental Lecture Series: Healthy Garden Habitats
Chappaqua Library
Thu, May 18, 2017
7:30 PM
Do our gardens help or harm our native pollinators? Or perhaps both? How can we manage gardens to help provide a healthy habitat to benefit pollinators throughout their life cycle? Join us for a talk by Shaun McCoshum on practices that are beneficial to native bees and butterflies, as well as how-to advice and information on additional resources for this topic.
Westchester Land Trust Preserve Manager and Educator Shaun McCoshum brings extensive experience and study of ecosystems to his discussion on the significance of native pollinators and their relationship to other elements in the garden. He is responsible for the care and enhancement of Westchester Land Trust’s 29 nature preserves and implements educational programming and outreach throughout Westchester County’s diverse communities. He holds a PhD in zoology from Oklahoma State University, where his research focused on pollinators and native bee communities, and a master's degree in botany from Miami University in Ohio. In addition to his academic work, Shaun spent two years with the Catalina Island Conservancy in California, helping to halt the spread of invasive plants and restore habitat for endemic and endangered organisms. A native of the West Coast, Shaun credits his Northern California roots as the source of his passion for the natural world.
Date and Time
Thursday, May 18
7:30 p.m. lecture, followed by reception
Location
Chappaqua Library
195 South Greeley Avenue
Chappaqua, NY
Registration
Free; no registration required
About the Rocky Hills Environmental Lecture Series
The Rocky Hills Environmental Lecture Series honors and continues the legacy of Henriette Suhr, a staunch environmentalist and the creator, together with her husband, William, of the gardens at Rocky Hills, an eight-acre strolling garden within a rugged (and rocky) natural woodland of Mount Kisco, NY. The thirteen-acre property is protected in perpetuity by a conservation easement held by the Westchester Land Trust. The lecture series has highlighted horticultural and environmental topics since 2007.
This talk is presented by the Garden Conservancy, Westchester Land Trust, and Chappaqua Library.