Since the 1980s, the Western monarch butterfly population has declined by more than 90%. In this talk, we will take a look at the Western monarch butterfly, why its population has declined, and most importantly – how we can help them right now – by gardening using the right native plants.
Shelkie Tao is a landscape designer and founder of www.WaterEfficientGardens.com, an online landscape design business that excels in low water and native garden designs. She is the Landscape Committee chair of Valley Water. Prior to Water Efficient Gardens, Shelkie worked over 10 years in the high-tech industry in Silicon Valley. She received her Certificate of Achievement in Environmental Horticulture and Design from Foothill College and an MBA from the Anderson School at UCLA.
Sun Feb 16 @10:00AM - 02:00PM Walk on South Slopes of San Bruno Mountain (South San Francisco) |
Fri Feb 21 @ 9:00AM - Edgewood Restoration |
Sat Feb 22 @ 8:00AM - 10:00AM Lake Cunningham Native Garden |
Sat Feb 22 @ 9:00AM - 11:00AM Community Work Day at the Native Plant Garden in Kirk Park |
Sat Feb 22 @ 9:00AM - 11:00AM Cataldi Park Native Garden |
Tue Feb 25 @ 7:00PM - 08:30PM Easy to Grow Native Plants, a Talk by Madeline Morrow |
Tue Feb 25 @ 7:00PM - 09:00PM Native Plant ID |
Thu Feb 27 Red Rock Canyon State Park (Mojave Desert) |
Fri Feb 28 Red Rock Canyon State Park (Mojave Desert) |
Fri Feb 28 @ 9:00AM - Edgewood Restoration |