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Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation

On this edition of Your Call’s One Planet Series, entomologist Professor Doug Tallamy discusses his book, “Nature’s Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard.”

He says we can no longer tolerate actions that degrade our local environment. We must collectively act now to put our ecosystems back together again. What actions can we take to heal our damaged landscapes?

Guest:

Doug Tallamy, Professor of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Delaware

Resources:

Smithsonian Magazine: Meet the Ecologist Who Wants You to Unleash the Wild on Your Backyard

 The Washington Post: Many California native plants adapt to fire. Some are threatened by it.

 LAist: Fact Check — Could brush clearance have prevented the Palisades Fire? 

Malihe Razazan is the senior producer of KALW's daily call-in program, Your Call.