Berks Nature will host the 13th annual State of the Environment breakfast at 7:30 a.m., November 4, 2021, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, in Reading. This year's theme is all about native plants with guest speaker Doug Tallamy, an expert in reparative horticulture.

The State of the Environment evaluates specific data and trends in five environmental categories: air, energy, land, waste, and water. Within each category several specific quantitative indicators are evaluated using available data, trends in the data are assessed and specific action items that residents can practice to make each specific indicator more “positive” are identified.

The five general environmental categories, as well as the specific environmental indicators evaluated, are selected by an interactive process. Berks Nature establishes subcommittees for each category, each headed by a professional with substantial experience in the specific field.