Native Plant Conservation Campaign News: NPCC welcomes Doug Tallamy, celebrated entomologist and native plant advocate, as our newest Advisor.

April 26, 2016

 

Doug Tallamy has agreed to join the NPCC as an Advisor. Professor Tallamy will work with the NPCC to increase awareness of the importance of conserving native plant diversity at all scales, from the garden to the landscape. 

 

Doug Tallamy is a professor in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware, where he has authored 84 research publications and has taught Insect Taxonomy, Behavioral Ecology, Humans and Nature, Insect Ecology, and other courses for 34 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: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens was published by Timber Press in 2007 and was awarded the 2008 Silver Medal by the Garden Writers' Association. The Living Landscape, co-authored with Rick Darke, was published in 2014. Among his awards are the Garden Club of America Margaret Douglas Medal for Conservation and the Tom Dodd, Jr. Award of Excellence.

 

We are grateful and excited that he is onboard!