LAWNS, LEAVES, & LAWS: Practical Pathways Toward Lawn Alternatives and Ecological Turf Cultivation
From New Directions in the American Landscape Many now recognize that the dominance of manicured lawns in many of our landscapes is environmentally harmful. That said, many homeowner’s associations and municipalities are regulating front yard plant heights and store shelves are still stocked to the brim with pesticide products composed of harmful chemicals. An environmental …
Native Plants for Landscape Professionals (Virtual)
This conference is for professionals in the landscaping industry only (landscape designers, landscape architects, growers, nurseries, landscape maintenance, property managers, builders, etc.)Â Topics: Choosing pollinator plants for maximum beauty and …
Today’s Menu: A Toolkit for Stormwater BMPs for Urban Farming
Bring your lunch and join landscape designer and Level 2-certified CBLP, Kelley Oklesson, for this free webinar, for CBLP professionals. Kelley will tell us about her recent project, a Toolkit …
Stress-Adapted Native Plant Communities as Templates for Highly Disturbed Landscape Sites
Native plant communities can be found on remarkably difficult sites, e.g., highly alkaline, saline, acidic, droughty, and flooded. In the Northeast U.S. these communities include alvars, dunes, acidic pine barrens, …
Ecologists and Landscape Architects: Working Relationships
Public landscapes increasingly attempt to join ecological improvements to the practical, aesthetic, and cultural aspects of their landscape enhancements. Our two speakers, each acclaimed in their respective fields of Landscape …
Invasive Plant Fall Workshops
Join our friends at Blue Ridge PRISM for their fall workshops: Introduction to Invasive Plants and Identification – Sept 21 (virtual) Invasive Plant Control – Sept 23 (virtual) Charlottesville Field …
Climate Change 101 Webinar
You’ve heard the term climate change, but have you ever wondered how our climate is actually changing? How do we know humans are causing it? And, so what? Earth’s climate has …
National Capital PRISM Invasive Management Training
National Capital Partnership for Invasive Species Management’s Invasive Plant Professional’s Training Event This will be a virtual training, including two virtual field trips. There is no cost to attend. We …
Buffer Field Day in PA
Ephrata, PA Ephrata, PAVisit several riparian buffer locations to see how buffers can be used in both agricultural and urban landscapes. Learn about the benefits of planting trees and shrubs along streams and …