The North Shore Audubon Society will hold its monthly program on Tuesday, April 24, 2018, from 7pm to 9pm, at the Manhasset Public Library, 30 Onderdonk Avenue, Manhasset NY 11030. All are invited, free of charge.
Public transit users: This location is a half-mile walk from the Manhasset LIRR station. Prof. Rusty Schmidt will explain why our native plants are important, show how to determine if a plant is native to Long Island, and describe how to place these plants together for an aesthetic habitat for your yard. He will also explain what is a native cultivar and why we should use them as a second choice. By using native species in a habitat rich environment, we will have a positive impact on our fauna, especially birds and insects. Rusty is a landscape ecologist employed by Nelson, Pope and Voorhis in Melville, NY. He also is an Adjunct Professor in the Horticulture Department at Farmingdale State College, NY. He is President of the Long Island Plant Initiative (LINPI). He designs and constructs alternate ways of managing stormwater runoff, creating hundreds of designs for habitat restorations, complete restorations of ecosystems, and many rain gardens bio-infiltration swales, bio-retention basins and stormwater ponds, ranging in size from a small backyard to multi-acre projects. He co-authored three books “Plants for Stormwater Design”, Vol 1 and 2, and a homeowner’s guide, “ Blue Thumb Guide to Raingardens”. For more information on NSAS programs and weekly walks, see www.northshoreaudubon.org <http://www.northshoreaudubon.org/> Nancy Tognan Publicity volunteer, North Shore Audubon Society nancy.tog...@gmail.com <mailto:nancy.tog...@gmail.com> -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --