How Climate Change is Changing our Plants (Arboretum Society)

From the San Mateo Arboretum Society’s website:

via ZOOM and small in-person group.

FREE!​ Registration required​.
Call 650-579-0536 x3 or visit https://www.sanmateoarboretum.org/classes–events.html#August
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It has become obvious that our current land management practices are ineffective in sustaining the plants and animals that sustain us. Recent research has shown that 41 percent of the world’s insect population is in decline. Fewer insects would be devastating to amphibians, birds, fish, and reptiles that need these insects as a food supply. With global warming added to this scenario, it is like pouring gas on an already raging fire. In this seminar I will explore how the plants and birds are reacting to heterogeneous climate change and how we can modify this trend one garden at a time.

Instructor: Frank Niccoli
​Frank Niccoli has been a gardener for over 50 years. He was seven when his grandmother taught him the magic in seeds. He has a degree in horticulture having studied at the Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and at the College of San Mateo and also has a degree in Business Psychology and is an instructor in the Environmental Horticulture Dept at Foothill College. He is the past president of the founding chapter of the California Landscape Contractors Association and served on the Board for the Association of Professional Landscape Designers.