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Wild Gardening "Our Role in Stopping a 6th Mass Extinction." Historically, conservation organizations have fostered images of pristine wilderness. Yet such images leave humans out of the equation at a time when we play a pivotal role in slowing biodiversity loss. Can the metaphor of gardening help us cultivate a new, engaging conservation ethic? What would it mean to see ourselves as earth's gardeners? Dr. Amy McEuen, Associate Professor and Program Director for Biology at University of Illinois at Springfield will discuss these ideas in her program for the Third Thursday Pr...

Third Thursday Presentation Springfield Audubon Society presents Backyard Bird Feeding by Wild Birds Unlimited. Get tips on attracting certain birds to your feeders while deterring squirrels and raccoons, keeping starlings from taking over and reducing house sparrow numbers.

The Springfield Audubon Society was created in 1932 as the Springfield Nature League. Since its inception the society has offered nature hikes, classes and educational...