Forest Service illustration by Savannah Halleaux
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Since native plants are the KEY to survival for most species, how can we help plant species to move northward as temperatures rise? The disruption of our heavily paved surfaces and man-made structures inhibits plant movement. In this zoom talk, we will look at the role humans play in helping to move plants as well as helping animals to move more freely to aid in seed dispersal.
In the face of climate change species of animals, insects, and plants need to migrate to areas that will allow them to find the right habitat to survive. Since the climate is changing faster than any time in history, species can’t naturally adapt fast enough, so we must help them by making our properties stepping stones on the landscape. That is the goal of the Aspetuck Green Corridor, changing your yards to allow for free flow of movement across the fragmented landscape. Learn how to add the right plants in the right place to enhance this migration.
Eva Monheim
Eva Monheim is a speaker, ISA Certified Arborist®, an award winning educator, and a faculty member at Longwood Gardens for the Professional Horticulture Program and Continuing Education Department. She was an assistant professor at Temple University where she taught thirteen different subjects to undergraduate and graduate students in horticulture and landscape architecture.
Monheim’s other endeavors are the award-winning The Plant a Trillion Trees Podcast which is heard in over 110 countries. She is the author of Shrubs & Hedges: Discover, Grow, and Care for the World’s Most Popular Plants, which was nominated by The Council on Botanical & Horticultural Libraries for outstanding contributions to the literature of horticulture. Monheim is co-principal of Verdant Earth Educators, LLC (VEE), a company that writes educational documents and standards, SOPs, landscape management plans, and trains professionals in the green industry.
Monheim is also an accomplished artist.