Laura Lukens and Jennifer Thieme from the Monarch Joint Venture will discuss the goals, structure, and uses of the Integrated Monarch Monitoring Program (IMMP). The IMMP is a national initiative to capture information about both monarchs and their habitats across geographies and land use types. Data will be used to update population and habitat models, …

The Elizabeth River Project has numerous opportunities to assist with various installations of Living Shorelines, Native Grasses, and Oyster Castles in Virginia Beach and Norfolk this spring and early summer.   This is a great way to learn about these specialized restoration practices.  The dates, times, and locations are listed on their website volunteer page.  You …

Workshop Goal: Multiple actions are currently underway in Virginia to address current and future coastal risk.  Shoreline communities are on the front lines dealing with tidal flooding, sea level rise, shoreline erosion, and development.  Managers and practitioners are working to protect natural storm buffers, promote effective living shorelines, and educate the public.  This workshop provides an opportunity …

CBLP CEUs will be available.

It doesn't take a lot of space to make valuable habitat for monarch butterflies, pollinators, and other beneficial insects that yields dividends for the agricultural landowner, as well.  This webinar, delivered by the Keystone Monarch Collaborative, will make the economic and ecological case for establishing habitat adjacent to working farmland.  Seth's research and Wayne's in-field …

The purpose of this conference is: to increase the knowledge, propagation, cultivation and use of native plants in the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions to promote methods of land management and design that respect “sense of place” by preserving and restoring native species and natural processes to engender an appreciation of regionally appropriate landscapes that …

Soils are inevitably compacted and regraded or paved over. We have developed  techniques that can remediate these  degraded soils and provide a long-term solution towards creating a sustainable landscape post construction. When paving is not involved, we developed the ‘Scoop and Dump’ method soil remediation and have followed its effects over 12 years of practice, …

The wildland-urban interface (WUI) - the area where human development borders or intermingles with forests or other wildlands - has grown rapidly over the last several decades. The WUI is also the area where communities are at increased risk to wildfire. With more communities located partially or entirely within the WUI, the need for planning …

Join Tierney Bocsi, University of Massachusetts, as she discusses strategies & research findings regarding attracting wildlife & maximizing benefits from urban trees. Where: Visit www.joinwebinar.com and enter the ID code: 623-824-819 For more information: http://www.urbanforestrytoday.org/ or email Rick Harper at rharper@eco.umass.edu 1 CBLP CEU is available

The program will feature: Breakfast and Industry Updates - Visit With Local Vendors  Welcome and Introduction by Jessica Todd (MNLGA President), Rick Watson (The Perennial Farm), and Alan Jones (Manor View Farm) Early Morning Discussion Program - Including updates from Deputy Secretary Julie Oberg, Kimberly Rice (MDA), Craig Regelbrugge (AmericanHort), Mark Schlossberg (ProLawnPlus), and Andrew Bray (NALP) …