Molly McKay Williams and Jen Bargar
If you care about the environment — really care — there’s quite a bit you can do. Jen Bargar knows that for a fact.
With a degree in biology from Syracuse University, Jen set out to make a difference for the local honeybee species. When that endeavor changed her worldview, she started Nature’s Haven, a native plant nursery on six acres in Camas, WA, dedicated to the importance of planting native species to positively impact our local ecosystems. Native species support local wildlife, like butterflies and birds that rely on these plants for food and reproduction. In this conversation, Jen and her friend Molly McKay Williams take some time to imagine what a difference humans could make if we worked like bees to improve our environment.
This conversation was recorded Dec. 16, 2024.
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Cited books/websites
The Little Things That Run the World (The Importance and Conservation of Invertebrates) Author(s): Edward O. Wilson Source: Conservation Biology, Vol. 1, No. 4, (Dec., 1987), pp. 344-346 Published by: Blackwell Publishing for Society for Conservation Biology Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2386020
Nature’s Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard by Douglas W. Tallamy
What Bees Want: Beekeeping as Nature Intended by Susan Knilans and Jacqueline Freeman
nwf.org/nativeplants: Learn the best host plants for your area
natureshaven.earth
Backyard Habitat Certification Program (https://backyardhabitats.org)