The Spark: Bringing Biodiversity To Your Own Backyard

The Spark: Bringing Biodiversity To Your Own Backyard
The Spark: Bringing Biodiversity To Your Own Backyard Welcome back to The Spark, our monthly newsletter that’s all about how people just like you are creating positive change, one meaningful step at a time. 🐦 Simple tips for restoring biodiversity to the land around your home 🌱 How to start a seed library 🪸 Help monitor coral reef health without ever putting on a swimsuit “Nature is not optional”: How to restore your yard’s biodiversity When Doug Tallamy bought his 10-acre property in southeastern Pennsylvania in 2000, the former hayfield was covered in invasive plant species. “I’m an entomologist, so I always look for insects, and right away I saw that the insects are not eating these plants,” he recalls. After tackling the non-native species and introducing native plants — though most of them were planted by the animals themselves — the land is now a thriving forest ecosystem. Some 62 species of birds come to the area to breed, and Tallamy has documented 1,360 species of moths to date.…