STOCKTON GARDEN CLUB
DIG DEEPER
Resources for Learning
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as we become aware of them.
PODCASTS
Bug Banter by Xerces Society Dive into the mysteries of native insects and other invertebrates in North America.
The Permaculture Podcast with Scott Mann Includes interviews with Douglas Tallamy
The Joe Gardener Show with Joe Lamp'l National gardening TV host, podcast is devoted to all things gardening
All the Dirt Podcast with Steve Wood and Deryn Thorpe Gardening, sustainability, food and organics
Green Acres Garden Podcast with Kevin & Austin from Green Acres Nursery For newbies and seasoned gardeners alike
Cultivating Place with Jennifer Jewel "Conversations on natural history & the human impulse to garden"
BOOKS
Books by Douglas W. Tallamy:
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Nature's Best Hope
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The Nature of Oaks
Rewild Your Garden by Frances Tophill
Heather Holm is a pollinator conservationist and award-winning author:
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Pollinators of Native Plants
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Bees
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Wasps
Endless Forms: The Secret World of Wasps by Seirian Sumner
Dig really deep in this book about the fascinating world of wasps and their essential role in our ecosystem
Books for Kids:
Flight of the Honey Bee by Raymond Huber
Are You A Bee by Judy Allen
The BeeMan by Laurie Krebs
WEB PAGES
Each of us can adopt four simple steps: growing pollinator-friendly flowers, providing nest sites, avoiding pesticides, and spreading the word.
Learn all about pollinators and what, where and how we can protect and bring them to our gardens.
Offering educational resources for students
Education on the biology and ecology of native bees
SacValley California Native Plant Society
Nursery in Rancho Cordova and demonstration gardens, promoting awareness of benefits of Native plant habitat, community involvement and source of local native plants . Website has pdf's such as seed propagation, irrigating with grey water, etc.
YOU TUBE CHANNELS
Nationally known horticulturist & gardening expert dedicated to inspiring and educating individuals, families and communities.
Introduces you to the joys of gardening and growing your own vegetables, fruits and flowers. Currently best organic gardening channel on YouTube.
Seeking to engage community scientists to locate and map ground nesting bee nesting sites. Ninety percent of all bees are solitary and seventy percent of bees nest in the ground.