A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard Written by Scoville Memorial Library Staff
Douglas Tallamy
With all public gatherings postponed or canceled, the Salisbury Forum is offering a special webinar with one of our most popular past speakers, Douglas Tallamy. His topic is very timely with recent headlines about three billion fewer birds in North America, global insect declines, and the impending extinction of one million species world wide.
Douglas Tallamy says that such losses are not an option if we wish to continue our current standard of living on Planet Earth. During his talk, illustrated with lots of colorful photos, he will discuss simple steps that each of us can and must take to reverse declining biodiversity and will explain why we are nature s best hope. His interesting and often amusing talk will show how plants we import for decoration may actually lead to a mass extinction of local birds and animals that depend
National Weather Service Duluth offers Skywarn Spotter Training
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Skywarn Spotter Training: various dates in April, via GoToWebinar. National Weather Service Duluth is offering classes to teach Northlanders about severe weather safety, the science of storms and the importance of weather spotters. Basic Class dates: April 7, 11 a.m.; April 12, noon; April 13, 6:30 p.m.; April 14, 10 a.m.; April 15, 6:30 p.m.; April 21, 6:30 p.m. Advanced Class dates: April 27, 10 a.m.; April 28, 2 p.m.; April 29, 6:30 p.m. Free. Recorded versions of classes will be available. More info and registration at weather.gov/dlh/skywarn.
$7.00 per person
Recent headlines about global insect declines and three billion fewer birds in North America are a bleak reality check about how ineffective our current landscape designs have been at sustaining the plants and animals that sustain
us. Such losses are not an option if we wish to continue our current standard of living on Planet Earth. The good news is that none of this is inevitable. Join Pickering Creek as Dr. Doug Tallamy will discuss simple steps that each of us can- and must- take to reverse declining biodiversity and will explain why we, ourselves, are nature’s best hope.
Youth Archery Club: 6:30-8 p.m. every Tuesday, March 23-April 13, Washington Center gym, 310 N. First Ave. W., Duluth. This club covers topics like basic safety and technique, and progresses to games, challenges and competition-style scoring practice. All equipment provided. Hosted by Duluth Parks and Recreation. Ages 10-14. Cost $40. Registration deadline March 15. Register at secure.rec1.com/MN/duluthparks/catalog/index.
Basic Compass Skills: 10-11 a.m. March 27, Bayfront Festival Park s Family Center, Duluth. Learn the basics of using a compass and practice skills in a riddle-solving game. All equipment provided. Hosted by Duluth Parks and Recreation. Ages 8 and older. Cost $5. Registration deadline March 24. Register at secure.rec1.com/MN/duluthparks/catalog/index.
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