All Monthly Program Meetings take place (unless otherwise directed) on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 7pm. Check the specific meeting to determine if it is in person, via Zoom, or both.
All Tampa Bay Sierra Club program meetings are free and open to the public.
October
Replacing Toxic Landscapes
Speaker: Karina Veaudry
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 – 7:00pm
Room opens at 6:45 and Program starts at 7:00pm
https://meet.google.com/ywj-ybch-afs
Karina Veaudry will be speaking on replacing "toxic" landscapes with landscapes for pollinators and wildlife, and the benefits for us humans too.
Program:
Fascinating facts about Florida’s native plants and their importance to saving birds, butterflies and other pollinators from extinction. Learn about how traditional landscapes pollute the environment and why traditional lawns need to be eliminated or reduced if we are to save a cross section of our native biodiversity.
Speaker Bio:
Karina Veaudry is a past Executive director of the Florida Native Plant Society and has been a native plant landscape architect for 32 years. Amongst her contributions was spearheading the development of a native plant friendly model ordinance to guide municipalities toward more sustainable landscape development for their communities.
She has guided cities and counties throughout Florida to add language to their landscape ordinances to promote a minimum percentage of native plants and water conservation initiatives. She has been involved in conservation efforts in Central Florida for many years and was the recipient of a Sierra Club Award in 2010.
Past Programs
Insects of Tampa Bay…. Pest? or Beneficial?
