Birds in the Garden: Creating and Enjoying a Bird Oasis

Creating a habitat that invites birds into gardens provides a joyful way to connect with nature and helps support birds and pollinators.

This presentation, presented in collaboration with the Skokie Beautification and Improvement Commission, features Pam Karlson’s photos from the Chicago bird garden habitat she created, illustrating how it’s possible to attract more than 100 bird species.

Tips include landscape enhancements, practices, and plant selection, with an emphasis on native plants. Our location along birds’ migratory route, bird species diversity, habitat, diet/foraging, nesting, supplemental support and community science will also be discussed. Doug Tallamy’s Nature’s Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard and Emily Murphy’s Grow Now: How We Can Save Our Health, Communities, and Planet One Garden at a Time include Pam’s garden habitat, exemplifying the power of urban lots.

Pam Karlson is a career artist and certified professional gardener/garden designer from the School of the Chicago Botanic Garden. As a public speaker and educator, she advocates for creating, restoring, and preserving wildlife habitats. In addition to her professional work, Pam has been rescuing migratory birds since 2004 as a volunteer with licensed wildlife rescue and rehabilitation organizations.

If you have questions about this event, please call the library at 847-673-7774