Featured Keynote Speaker
Monday, October 17, 2022
3:30pm–4:30pm
Jaret C. Daniels, Ph.D
Curator, Florida Museum of Natural History, McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity and Professor, UF/IFAS, Department of Entomology and Nematology
We are pleased to welcome Jaret Daniels as a featured keynote speaker at the 2022 Master Gardener Volunteer Conference.
A nature photographer, author, and naturalist, Dr. Daniels will present on Butterfly Gardening and share some of his insights into how to transform landscapes into wildlife-friendly spaces for butterflies and other pollinators. And to help us educate homeowners looking to make better plant choices, Dr. Daniels will tell us about his collaborative efforts to develop a UF wildlife-friendly plant certification program as well as provide insights into an urban landscaping initiative in partnership with Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden to aid imperiled butterflies in south Florida. He has authored many successful field guides, gardening books, and general interest titles on butterflies, insects, wildflowers, native plants, and wildlife landscaping. Stay afterward for a Book Signing and a chance to meet the author! Jaret will have the Second Edition of Your Florida Guide to Butterfly Gardening available.
Book Signing
Monday, October 17, 2022
4:30pm–6:00pm
Stay afterward for a Book Signing and chance to meet the author! Jaret will have the Second Edition of Your Florida Guide to Butterfly Gardening for sale and autographing.
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About Jaret Daniels
Dr. Daniels is a Curator at the Florida Museum of Natural History’s McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity and Professor in the Department of Entomology and Nematology at the University of Florida. His lab specializes in insect ecology and conservation with a focus on at-risk butterflies and native insect pollinators.
He has authored many successful field guides, gardening books, and general interest titles on butterflies, insects, wildflowers, native plants, and wildlife landscaping including Your Florida Guide to Butterfly Gardening, Butterflies of Florida Field Guide, Native Plant Gardening for Birds, Bees & Butterflies: Southeast, Backyard Bugs: An Identification Guide to Common Insects, Spiders, and More, Native Plant Gardening for Birds, Bees & Butterflies: Southeast, Wildflowers of Florida Field Guide, Vibrant Butterflies: Our Favorite Visitors to Flowers and Gardens, and Insects & Bugs for Kids: An Introduction to Entomology. He lives in Gainesville, Florida with his wife Stephanie.
