Join us for a panel discussion with three highly-qualified gardeners who between them teach classes in the sciences at Bay College and serve as presidents for two Upper Peninsula Wild Ones chapters, This will be informative and inspiring.
Joining us are:
Marsha Goodrich: Over twenty years ago Marcia became amazed with the beauty and ecological value
of native plants when she visited Prairie Nursery in Wisconsin. In 2014, after retiring from her work as a writer and editor at Michigan Technological University, she had the time and energy to organize the Keweenaw Chapter of Wild Ones. With the help of other founding members the group was chartered in 2019.
Marcia gets her hands dirty helping to grow and maintain a number of public native gardens in the Copper Country, managing to bring order to her own landscape when she takes a break from that. Her favorite summer evening activity is watching birds and bugs flit about her native garden while enjoying a gin and tonic with her husband Bill Deephouse.
Brian Black: Brian defines himself as a serious fan of Bob Dylan, a biker/hiker/paddler, and a person who loves to watch plants grow. He earned many degrees over 20 years as a student, culminating in a dual PhD from MSU in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Behavior. An instructor at Bay College in Escanaba, Brian’s passion for living things began in grade school after seeing and smelling the effects of pollution in Lake Winnebago in Wisconsin. That set him on the path to becoming a life-long environmentalist.
Laurie Johnson: Laurie is president of the Central Upper Peninsula Chapter of Wild Ones, and has been an adjunct instructor of biology at Bay College in Escanaba for 23 years. Besides being a native plant advocate, she is an avid birder and takes a special interest in promoting natural landscaping that supports birds.
Please join us at 6:30 p.m. by clicking on this link and then entering the passcode 730864. Our webinar platform allows 500 participants to join us for the live presentation. In addition, the webinar will be recorded for viewing at a later time for those who can't join us on March 1.
