CK Audubon Features Heather Evans on
Yardscaping for Birds in January Talk
Yardscaping for Birds in January Talk
2024 January 16
On Monday, January 27, at Christ Episcopal Church, Heather Evans will speak about Salt Tolerant Yardscaping for Bird Lovers. There will be a meet and greet at 4pm, followed by Heather’s talk at 5pm.
Evans will talk about native plants that tolerate occasional salt inundation, like the ones many Cedar Key yards experienced in the past year, as a result of hurricanes Idalia, Debby and Helene. She'll cover why insects are vital for the resident backyard bird’s survival. And, she'll give specific recommendations for plants to support various species of terrestrial birds that migrate to or live year-round in Cedar Key, including both salt tolerant and quick-to-recover native species.
Master Gardener Heather Evans writes and teaches about designing yards filled with native plants that restore humans and support wildlife. Her Design Your Wild newsletter has garnered a following of 10,000+ subscribers who appreciate her research-based advice. Heather, and her daughter Zoe, also offer the website Design Your Wild which includes an online course on transforming your yard.
Heather brings to landscape design decades of experience managing designs in a variety of industries, including apparel, media, and hospitality. Heather’s approach to design has long balanced creativity with analytic rigor and her original research has been published in peer-reviewed journals. An accomplished educator, Heather developed the Design Management MPS curriculum for Pratt Institute and has taught at Harvard, NYU, and Parsons. She has a B.A. in philosophy and an MBA from Harvard
Heather is currently replanting her own yard in Cedar Key with salt water inundation in mind.
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