Benzie Master Gardeners will lead a tour of the conventional and native flower gardens they tend at Mills Community House.  Afterwards we will head inside to the auditorium for the 7 pm viewing of Hometown Habitat: Stories of Bringing Nature Home, a 90 minute documentary by Catherine Zimmerman featuring Doug Tallamy’s work and includes Sacred Grounds.  Sue Hudnut and Cheryl Gross will host a discussion/Q & A after the screening

Hometown Habitat, Stories of Bringing Nature Home, is a 90-minute environmental documentary focused on educating about how and why native plants are critical to the survival and vitality of local ecosystems with a goal to inspire people to plant native plants, providing a call to action to change our garden choices to include native plants.

Hometown Habitat features renowned entomologist Dr. Douglas Tallamy, whose research, books and lectures on the use of non-native plants in landscaping, sound the alarm about habitat and species loss. Tallamy provides the narrative thread that challenges the notion that humans are here and nature is someplace else. “It doesn’t have to, and shouldn’t be that way.” Inspiring stories of community commitment to conservation landscaping illustrate Tallamy’s vision by showing how humans and nature can co-exist with mutual benefits.

The message: All of us have the power to support habitat for wildlife and bring natural beauty to our patch of the earth.

The goal: Build a new army of habitat heroes!

source:https://themeadowproject.com/hometown-habitat/