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RENAISSANCE TIMES NovEMbER, 2012 PAGE A-10
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Renaissance Landscape Committee
Recently, I attended a presentation
by Doug Tallamy, a scientist
and a biologist who is concerned
about our eco-system. He contends
that because we are not sharing our
planet with plants and animals, we
are losing many of our native plants
and animals from within nature’s
habitat.
The more diversified our ecosystem
is, the more services we can
expect from nature. Oxygen, watershed
protection, nature’s water purification,
soil building, moderation
of weather systems, and pollination
are all serviced by nature.
Populations are ever-growing.
Thus, we need more eco-system
services, but we seem to be getting
fewer. Four million miles of
roads have been built in the United
States, an area equal to 37,879
square miles—five times the area
of New Jersey. There are 62,500
square miles of lawns in the United
states—more than 45.6 million
acres, or eight times the size of New
Jersey. Grass is not a native plant.
Our undeveloped land is overrun
with woody plants that have escaped
from our gardens.
Various natural heritage studies
and programs throughout the states,
estimate that 33,000 species of
plants and animals are threatened,
and are so small in number that they
can no longer perform their function
within the ecosystem. Thirty-three
percent of all birds in North America
By Holly Yocum
are endangered. Fifty-four percent
of the land is a mess of cities, suburbs,
or fragments of habitats, now
too small to sustain wildlife. Don’t
forget agriculture—that’s 41% of
our land mass. If you think about it,
natural areas of size are nearly gone
everywhere. Habitats have become
so small that they can support only
small plants, not a decent cross section
of nature and wildlife. We are
forcing these things into extinction.
We can prevent extinction if
we redesign our cities and suburbs
to enable other species to share the
space and maintain some of the ecobalance.
Insects are important. They
transfer energy captured by plants
to animals. If we remove all insects
from the food chain, it will collapse.
Ninety-six percent of birds rely on
insects to feed their young. Studies
show that plants, that are not native
and are strange to insects and birds,
can deprive the birds and wildlife of
food, resulting in no survival and no
reproducing. There are currently 22
fewer species of caterpillars. Have
you seen many caterpillars lately?
We need to begin planting native
plants. As gardeners, we have never
been so empowered to rebuild the
balance of nature. Let us start with
native plants.
Try it! Plant native plants
around your property and see if you
don’t have birds visiting you regularly.
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