Andrew Bishop, the regional restoration manager for The Nature Conservancy, discusses how the TNC has worked to improve our region’s water quality and restore habitats for rare and threatened species.

He also shares how the Conservancy has worked with its partners to improve wetland, flood plain and coastal-plant communities along Lake Erie, in the Great River and Cuyahoga River watersheds, and right here in Mentor.

Finally, he concludes by offering tips on how you can help!

By the way, if you’re interested in conservancy, discover how you can be a better backyard steward for bugs during a free online program we’re hosting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 2. Danae Wolfe – conservation educator and founder of Chasing Bugs – will share six simple conservation practices to preserve and protect the bugs in the backyard.

She’ll discuss light pollution, integrated pest management, eliminating invasive plants, and more.

Wolfe’s talk is free to watch and will be hosted via Zoom. To get the Zoom link, you can either register on our website or call us at (440) 255-8811 ext. 247.