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Members, please register here for lunch ($18) and the program, or program only, by midnight, November 7th. Doors open at 11:30 am; lunch is at noon; the presentation begins at 1 pm.

Guest of AAF&G members are welcome to attend the presentation at no cost (registration required). Members, you can register your guest here for lunch ($18) and/or the presentation only. Doors open at 11:30 pm. Please register by midnight, November 7th.

Non-AAF&G members are welcome to attend the program for a $5 admission fee. All funds support Ann Arbor Farm & Garden’s annual garden-related grant and scholarship awards. Doors open at 12:30 pm. Please register by midnight, November 7th.

Presentation: 
Join your AAF&G friends as we learn about, "Attracting and Supporting Insect Diversity in your Garden ” 

We' will explore the why (from pest control and pollination to backyard birding), the what (what insects are there already and how can I tell?), and the how (which flowers attract which pollinators and how can I create winter homes?). 

Speaker: Sheila Schueller, Ph.D., Lecturer IV, UM School for Environment and Sustainability

Sheila completed her MS and PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Michigan, and is currently a Lecturer and Academic Program Specialist at UM School for the Environment and Sustainability (SEAS), where she teaches graduate level courses in Ecology, Conservation, and Restoration. She has served as an Instructional Consultant for the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching and as Assistant Director of the Ecosystem Management Initiative, including work as an adaptive management consultant for various organizations. Her research has focused on pollination and herbivory of invasive plants, as well as the ways human landscapes, from agriculture to green infrastructure to backyards, support biodiversity. In all endeavors she seeks to integrate academic activities with the real-world data needs and sustainability challenges of natural resource planners and managers.