Educational and Community Resources
Clackamas County Master Gardener 10 min university series
Past classes and lectures
See sample of a lecture below. View more lectures and presentations on the Clackamas County Master Gardener Association website.
March 14, 7 – 8pm Heat of the Moment: How Climate Change Impacts Insects in Our Garden – Dr. Gail Langellotto, OSU
Gardeners have seen the effects of climate change — warmer winters, wilder swings in weather change, prolonged drought, and intense wildfires. To garden well in these times requires a new understanding of how the changing climate affects other players sharing our garden ecosystem.
A major presence in our gardens are insects. Being ectotherms, their body temperatures and biochemical processes are directly affected by air temperature. As a result, any change in the climate has an immediate and significant impact on them. Geographic range expansion, phenological changes, heat stress, and disruption to natural relationships between insects and plants are some examples.
This lecture addresses how climate change affects insects and what gardeners can do to prepare for and mitigate climate change and its effects.
Dr. Gail Langellotto is an insect expert and Professor of Horticulture at Oregon State University. Together with her lab group, the OSU Garden Ecology Lab, she studies the plants, insects, people, decisions, and management practices that either improve or degrade a garden’s ability to promote environmental and human health. She also serves as the Extension Urban and Community Horticulture Specialist and the Statewide Extension Master Gardener Program Coordinator.