Ginny Stibolt takes an active and optimistic approach to dealing with our changing climate with actions for property owners and managers.

This presentation takes an active and optimistic approach to dealing with our changing climate by summarizing some of the actions that property owners or managers (homeowners, communities, and municipalities) can take now to become more Earth-friendly. In general, each action suggested accomplishes at least one of three objectives: 1) to help the landscape survive climate change, 2) to help wildlife survive climate change, and 3) to help to actually mitigate climate change. This presentation is inspired by the book "Climate-Wise Landscaping: Practical Actions for a Sustainable Future," coauthored by Ginny Stibolt, botanist and Florida garden writer and Sue Reed, a landscape Architect in Massachusetts. Doug Tallamy wrote the foreword, which ends with this message, "Read this book carefully. Everything you need to know to help heal our relationship with planet earth and empower you to make a much-needed difference is within these pages."

Ginny Stibolt is a lifelong gardener, garden writer, and a botanist with a Master of Science degree in botany from the University of Maryland. She's been gardening in northeast Florida since 2004. She’s written five peer-reviewed Florida gardening books—all published by the University Press of Florida. She also coauthored the award-winning Climate-Wise Landscaping: Practical Actions for a Sustainable Future with Sue Reed (2018) published by New Society Publishers. She’s also written hundreds of articles—both print and online. She manages the Sustainable Gardening for Florida Facebook page and writes for her blog, www.GreenGardeningMatters.com.

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Sponsored by Cheshire Pollinator Pathway.