You are cordially invited to join
the directors & staff
of Brandywine Valley Association
for the
Sixty-Third Annual Meeting
Thursday, October 23, 2008
at
Mendenhall Inn Mendenhall, PA
$55.00 per person
R.S.V.P. by October 17, 2008 to 610-793-1090
~Members are encouraged to bring guests~
Schedule
5:30 P.M...................... Reception (Cash Bar)
& Silent Auction
6:30 P.M....................... Dinner
7:30 P.M....................... Annual Meeting
Program
President's Report - Duncan Allison
Treasurer's Report - Tom Varley
Election of Directors - Fred Smith
Environmental Educator Awards
Clayton M. Hoff Award
The Year in Review
Robert G. Struble, Jr.
Executive Director, Brandywine Valley Association
Keynote Address
Dr. Doug Tallamy
"Raising the Carrying Capacity of Your Property"
Closing Comments & Adjournment
Duncan Allison
Doug Tallamy
For most of his life Doug Tallamy has been intrigued by nature. As a child in New Jersey he observed nature firsthand in the “wild” places discovered in his neighborhood. This childhood interest became his vocation. Doug Tallamy is professor and Chairman of the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware. His undergraduate and graduate degrees in Biology and Entomology have prepared him well for this position. He has authored more than 65 research papers on such topics as the impact of alien plants on native ecosystems, plant-insect interaction, and insect parental care.
Doug Tallamy’s passion for nature was most recently expressed in a new book “Bringing Nature Home; How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens." This book which received the 2008 Silver Medal by the Garden Writer’s Association, explored the changes that take place in insects, birds, and other animals when native plant species disappear or are replaced by alien exotics. Dr. Tallamy will be relating his years of experience in a message relevant to BVA members and pertinent to our work in watershed conservation and education.
1760 Unionville-Wawaset Road
West Chester, Pennsylvania 19382
T: 610-793-1090 F: 610-793-2813
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