UNL's Sunday with a Scientist program will explore backyard plant life in a 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. July 21 program at the University of Nebraska State Museum. The family-friendly research event will be led by Justin Evertson and Kim Todd.
The "Beneficial Backyards" program will feature information on how building a better backyard benefits humans, insects, birds and other creatures in the community. Topics will include native plants, drought tolerant plants, cultivating biodiversity and attracting pollinators.
The program will offer tips and facts about plants. Topics include the "Indiana Banana," stinging nettles, honey locust thorns, milkweeds and monarch butterflies, tumbleweeds, bees, and coffee trees and their hard seeds.
Evertson is the green infrastructure coordinator for the Nebraska Forest Service and the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum. Todd is associate professor and UNL Extension landscape specialist in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture. Todd is also host of NET's Backyard Farmer.
Sunday with a Scientist is a series of events that highlight the research of UNL scientists, while educating children and families on a variety of topics related to science and nature.
For more information, go to http://www.museum.unl.edu.