Birds, bees, and the plants that support them

July 5, 2024

toxomerus_marginatus, Dr Sponsler

Black-throated Blue Warbler, Dr Weckstein

Jason D. Weckstein and Douglas Sponsler talk about the plight of birds and bees and what could be done to help. Jason D. Weckstein, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Biodiversity, Earth & Environmental Science, Drexel University – Associate Curator of Ornithology, Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University: biodiversity surveys of birds and their parasites and pathogens. Douglas Sponsler, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Scholar, Penn State University, Research Associate, The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. Academy research associate whose current research is on insect pollinators.
Miriam Fisher Schaefer talks about how her views on gardening were transformed by reading Doug Tallamy’s book Bringing Nature Home How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens.