Workshop 4 – Native Landscaping without Nuisance Wildlife
Janie Agyagos will discuss the importance of using natives in landscaping, which ornamental species are highly invasive and should be avoided and the basics on planting arrangements that benefit non-nuisance wildlife (bees, butterflies and birds). She will provide lists of trees, shrubs, and flowers that javelina, deer and rabbits don’t like for the Verde Valley elevations.
Janie Agyagos currently works on the Red Rock Ranger District of the Coconino National Forest where she has served as district wildlife biologist since 1994. Janie’s main duties include inventorying and monitoring special status plant, fish and wildlife species; designing and implementing habitat improvement projects; managing area closures for the protection of rare fish, wildlife and plant species and/or their habitat; conducting project effect analyses and consultations; and coordinating with multiple agencies in the management of plant, fish, and wildlife species and their habitat. In 2010, Janie received the third Norman B. Herkenham Award for Native Plant Landscaping, which is presented by Keep Sedona Beautiful annually at its Native Plant Workshop held each spring.