Why go Native?? The Importance of Biodiversity

November 7th - 10:00 am:

Robert Wells, Certified Tree Expert and Associate Director of Arboriculture Outreach of the Morris Arboretum, will be at the old Princeton Nursery headquaters located at 145 Mapleton Road in Kingston (now the Kingston office for the D & R Canal State Park) to discuss NJ native plants and the importance of biodiversity. His presentation will be based on Dr. Doug Tallamy’s book, Bringing Nature Home: How native plants sustain wildlife in our gardens.

Did you know:

Around 50,000 alien species of plant and animals have colonized North America.

Native plants supported 35 times more caterpillar biomass (amount by weight) than did alien plants.

96% of North American birds rely on insects, and the spiders that eat them, to feed young.

One large sugar maple can sequester 450 pounds of CO2 per year!

Fall is a perfect time to landscape your yards. Please join us in learning how landscape designs can create critical wildlife habitat, and the importance of "Going Native". The presentation will last approximately 45 minutes. Afterwards visitor are encouraged to explore the trails in the Mapleton Preserve. Registration is NOT required and admission is FREE!

For MapQuest/Google directions to the site, use 145 Mapleton Road, Princeton 08540 as the address, as the D&R Canal Kingston office has a Princeton mailing address.