“Afascinatingstudyofthetrees,shrubs,andvinesthatfeedtheinsects,birds,andotheranimalsinthesuburbangarden.“--TheNewYorkTimesAsdevelopmentandhabitatdestructionaccelerate,thereareincreasingpressuresonwildlifepopulations.InBringingNatureHome,DouglasW.Tallamyrevealstheunbreakablelinkbetweennativeplantspeciesandnativewildlife--nativeinsectscannot,orwillnot,eatalienplants.Whennativeplantsdisappear,theinsectsdisappear,impoverishingthefoodsourceforbirdsandotheranimals.Butthereisanimportantandsimplestepwecanalltaketohelpreversethisalarmingtrend:everyonewithaccesstoapatchofearthcanmakeasignificantcontributiontowardsustainingbiodiversitybysimplychoosingnativeplants.ByactingonDouglasTallamy’spracticalandachievablerecommendations,wecanallmakeadifference.
