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Making the most of your wildlife and pollinator garden in the monsoon!
Join native plant expert Carianne Funicelli for an early evening dive into the many ways you can deliver water to native plants in desert landscapes, from passive and active water harvesting to drip irrigation, with a few other novel techiniques as well. We will then explore 25 native plants that are compatible with water harvesting earthworks. These microhabitats can become islands of diversity to support insects and birds as the climate continues to change, and with strategic plant choices you have the power to create refuges of diversity. Let's diversify our plantings to make the most of these opportunities to create resilient spaces within our urban areas!
The presentation will be online via Zoom, and there will be plenty of time for questions and answers. All participants will receive a plant list in bloom calendar format.
Sign up now and receive a packet of monsoon wildflowers in the mail as well as the link for participation.
Carianne Funicelli is a well-known advocate for native plant conservation and restoration, and has conducted projects large and small throughout the region. She designs, implements, and monitors science-based restoration projects in both urban and wildland settings, and specializes in developing applied vegetation ecology methodologies to support site-specific restoration prescriptions. Her most recent work explores restoration approaches and methods that maximize resources for pollinators, particularly through the thoughtful use of diverse native plant palettes. She is an Advanced SmartScape Instructor with the UA/Pima County Cooperative Extension, and has served on the Board of the Society for Ecological Restoration, Southwest Chapter, as the President of the Tucson Chapter of the Arizona Native Plant Society, and as the Wildlife Habitat Representative on the City of Tucson's Landscape Advisory Committee. She has worked in the government, business, and non-profit sectors over the past 20 years, and recently has started her own consulting firm, Strategic Habitat Enhancements, LLC.
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