Free and open to the public!

Madison's lakes are in need of home owners and community members to take action and take care of them... from their own yards! John Shillinglaw will describe how folks can participate in protecting the Madison area watersheds by adding to habitat for pollinators, and provide ideas for ways you can make a real difference simply by managing your yard in watershed-friendly ways! Native gardening, composting, leaf management, and more. Plus, your watershed-friendly yard will look great and attracts lots of fun insects, birds, and other wildlife.

About the speaker:

John Shillinglaw is a retired ophthalmologist and moved to Madison in 2013. He has been an Audubon member for 45 years and was active with the Fox River Valley Audubon Society. He is a restoration biologist with a special interest in dry prairies. Hobbies include birdwatching, paddling, biking, fly fishing and hiking. He has been a Madison Audubon board member since 2017, and is especially interested in Madison Audubon's education programs.

Cosponsored by Madison Audubon and Community Shares of Wisconsin

Header photo by Richard Hurd, Flickr Creative Commons