Big River Big Woods

Video recording of Dr. Dale Gentry’s presentation at the April 24, 2025, Chapter Meeting.

Wildlife conservation strategies emphasize the value of large, unfragmented parks and reserves but this approach implies that our smaller patchy yards are of little value. However, recent science has revealed that urban and suburban habitats not only can be valuable, but they are more important than we realize. In this talk, Dr. Dale Gentry discusses some of the latest discoveries in why and how to create bird-friendly communities.

View Preston’s presentation on “Eat Your Yard” from the March 20, 2025 chapter meeting.   Video Link: https://youtu.be/4-DaeDyaaVw 

View Gordon Dietzman’s presentation on “The Hidden Life of Cities” from the February 20, 2025 chapter meeting. 
 
Video Link: https://youtu.be/sgnrUOlnzsg?si=2P8OxlJ-EQfJ7S6f
 

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View the presentation on Living Mulch that Kaitlyn O’Connor gave at our April 27, 2023, chapter meeting.  Video link: https://youtu.be/t3BvMcjeW-s

Clinton Dexter-Neinhaus’s 2/23/23 presentation to the Big River Big Woods and Prairie Edge Wild Ones chapters: video recording

James Faupel’s presentation on 9/27/22.

Video of 1/27/22 lightning talks.

Short video featuring 2021 LEAP award winner Island Lake pollinator garden.

Rebecca McMackin’s presentation for 2/16/22.