I am a native plant enthusiast, having come to that from a lifelong interest in birds and trees, with a growing appreciation for ecological issues, especially the connections between plants, insects and birds. I recommend these writers if you haven't read them: Doug Tallamy, E. O. Wilson, John Graves, Aldo Leopold, May Thielgaard Watts, Hope Jahren,..

I am an avid pawpaw forager, and sprout the seeds from the fruit I harvest every year. Mixed results so far, but I do have a few saplings in my heavily shaded yard now, along with a growing collection of native plants nurtured as volunteers or purchased at the Lichterman Nature Center Plant Sale. I am also a member of the Wolf River Conservancy and Overton Park Conservancy.