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Native Landscaping Conferences |
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Native Landscaping Conferences |
Donna VanBuecken, Executive Director PO Box 1274 Appleton, WI 54912-1274 Phone: 877-394-9453 Email: execdirector@for-wild.org
For additional conferences, see the listing below or go to the list maintained by the National Park Service at Plant Conservation Alliance, or the one maintained by The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at national events calendar.
Feb 10, 2010 (Wed)
Hosted by The Friends of the Arboretum
Wednesday, February 10th at 7pm
Gluck Equine Research Center, on the University of Kentucky Campus
We will soon have the opportunity to enjoy a very exciting and sought after speaker, Neil Diboll, whose love of wild places and their floral players is contagious. A true pioneer in the native plant industry and recognized internationally as an expert in native community ecology, Neil Diboll has nurtured Prairie Nursery in Wisconsin (providing native plants and seeds for prairies, woodlands, and wetlands) as its president since 1982. On both professional and personal levels, Neil has dedicated his life to the propagation of native plants and their promotion in the green industry as beautiful, low maintenance alternatives.
Feb 11, 2010 (Thu)
Registration now open! Wetlands in Service
Wisconsin Wetlands Association's 15th Annual Wetland Science Conference
February 11-12, 2010
Eau Claire, WI
Click here to download a registration form (400 kb pdf). Register by January 1, 2010, and save!
The conference will convene members of the regional wetland community to discuss the latest in wetland science, management and protection issues as they relate to the ecological services wetlands provide. Click here to visit the conference website.
Highlights:
*Keynote address by John Mack (Cleveland Metroparks)
*Theme overview presentation by Joy Zedler (UW Madison)
*Banquet presentation by Michael Perry, Eau Claire-area humorist and author of Population 485: Meeting Your Neighbors One Siren at a Time, Truck: A Love Story, and Coop: A Year of Poultry, Pigs and Parenting. (Please note that the banquet is a ticketed event that is open to the public; it is not included in the basic registration fee.)
*Topical oral sessions
*Silent Auction fundraiser featuring wetland-related art, photography
*Wetland field trips
Register by January 1, 2010 to receive Early Bird registration rates – and save even more on your conference registration fees by becoming a member of Wisconsin Wetlands Association.
Visit the conference website for more information. A detailed conference schedule will be available by mid-December.
Feb 16, 2010 (Tue)
24th Annual Midwest Perennial Conference
to be held February 16, 2010
at Country Springs Hotel & Conference Center, Pewaukee, Wisconsin
presented by Shady Acres Perennial Nursery and W. & E. Radtke, Inc
Speakers include:
Richard Hawke, Chicago Botanic Garden's Plant Evaluation Manager
Ed Lyon, Director for Allen Centennial Gardens, the teaching gardens for the University of Wisconsin - Madison
Kurt Fromherz, Owner of Sunrise Marketing
Wild Ones Honorary Director Neil Diboll,Ecologist and Owner of Prairie Nursery
$70 registration fee includes lunch. Advance registration only by February 12th.
Mail to:
Midwest Perennial Conference
c/o W. & E. Radtke, Inc
W168N12296 Century Lane
Germantown, WI 5302
Feb 25, 2010 (Thu)
2010 ELA Conference & Eco-Marketplace Expanding the Ecological Landscape with Keynote Speaker Toby Hemenway
February 25, 2010
MassMutual Center, Springfield, MA
Learn how to maximize biological potential, minimize environmental impacts, and obtain spectacular results at this one-day conference. Seventeen sessions offer multiple tracks focused on water use, landscape design, pest control, and application of practical skills. Experienced educators and practitioners provide sessions covering many aspects of ecological, sustainable, and organic landscaping (CEUs available). The concurrent Eco-Marketplace provides opportunities to explore new options in landscaping products and services.
Dinner features a keynote address by Toby Hemenway, author of Gaia’s Garden, a Guide to Home-scale Permaculture. Adjunct professor at Portland State University and Scholar in Residence at Pacific University, Hemenway will share his design approach based on ecological principles that create sustainable landscapes, homes, and workplaces.
Full brochure and online registration available late December at www.ecolandscaping.org or call 617-436-5838 (attendees); 617-308-7063 (exhibitors)
Feb 27, 2010 (Sat)
Design with Nature: Creating healthy communities above and below ground
Spring Conference 2010
Saturday, February 27, 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
Radisson Hotel Roseville, 2540 North Cleveland Ave., Roseville, Minnesota
The St. Croix Oak Savanna and Twin Cities chapters of Wild Ones are partnering with the Minnesota Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (MASLA), and "Blue Thumb-Planting for Clean Water" to present this event.
Each of our speakers is an author and advocate for renewing the ecosystems that are our yards, gardens and landscapes. Together they will discuss the latest research on symbiotic relationships between native plants and soils, microorganisms, insects and wildlife. With thoughtful design, these elements work together to create robust landscapes and healthy communities.
Douglas Tallamy: "Nature Happens Here"
Ed Plaster: "Soil Restoration"
Welby Smith: "Trees and Shrubs for our Area"
Evelyn Hadden: "Natural Habitat for Humans and other Species"
Our speakers advocate for understanding and renewing ecosystems. They
will discuss recent research on the interdependence of native plants
with soils, microorganisms, insects and wildlife. With thoughtful
design, these elements create robust landscapes and healthy communities
above and below ground. Also featured are exhibitors from native plant
nurseries, natural landscape designers and environmental organizations.
Please join us for an exciting day of ideas in preparation for spring.
Space is limited. Sign up early.
Registration information and program details are posted on our conference website.
Register by Feb. 22nd by mail or on-line.
Cost is $40 for Wild Ones and MASLA members, $45 nonmembers, and $20 fulltime students. Price includes buffet lunch. For additional information call 612-293-3833 or email
Mar 02, 2010 (Tue)
Planning for North Carolina’s Future: Ask the Climate Question
Climate Change Adaptation Workshop
March 2-3, 2010, in Raleigh
Pre-registration for the workshop is required, and space is limited. Act now to reserve your seat. For more information on workshop sessions and to register, please visit www.climatechange.nc.gov. Feel free to forward this email to others who may be interested.
Are you involved in planning, policy and decision-making at a local, regional or state level in North Carolina? Whether planning for land use, transportation, infrastructure, natural resources, cultural resources, public health, economic development, tourism, real estate, insurance, or emergency management – your sector will be affected by climate change. This event will examine how local and state governments should plan for changing climates.
An impressive set of experts will conduct workshop sessions that include:
·Why is Climate Change an Important Issue for North Carolina?
·Planning in a Changing Climate: Projected Impacts and Adaptive Responses
·What Leading States Are Doing to Address Impacts of Climate Change
·Tools and Resources for Planners
·Importance of Communication and Education in Developing Plans
·Federal Initiatives on Climate Change Adaptation
·Breakout Sessions by Geographic Region: Tools and Resources
Continuing Education Credits: American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), Local Elected Leaders Academy (LELA), and Professional Engineers (PDH)
Hosted by: N.C. Interagency Leadership Team (federal and state agencies engaged in the planning, development and implementation of an integrated transportation system for North Carolina)
Partners include:
N.C. Association of County Commissioners
N.C. League of Municipalities
N.C. American Planning Association
N.C. Rural Economic Development Center
NOAA - National Climatic Data Center
Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Program
UNC System with Renaissance Computing Institute
Center for Transportation and the Environment
N.C. Emergency Management
N.C. Sea Grant
Register Now! Registration will be handled on a first-come, first-served basis and is limited. Pre-registration for the workshop is required. Click here to link to secure registration Web site.
Janine Nicholson
NC Dept. of Environment & Natural Resources
Office of Conservation & Community Affairs
www.oneNCnaturally.com
919-715-2700
Mar 05, 2010 (Fri)
Native Plant Conference
March 5-6, 2010
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY
This is our second annual Designing with Native Plants conference. The first one, in February 2009, was a huge success and sold out at over 110 attendees. This year we expand it to a two-day event, filling a void in Central NY by promoting progressive landscape and gardening practices. In other areas of the country, similar meetings have been instrumental in attracting likeminded people and galvanizing widespread interest in healthy, sustainable and natural landscaping. This local meeting here in Central NY will help move us further along in this exciting field where we have, surprisingly, lagged behind.
Contact Dan Segal with questions--we hope to see you there.
info@plantsmen.com
607.533.7193
Mar 07, 2010 (Sun)
23rd Annual Michigan Wildflower Conference Growing Communities Yard by Yard
March 7 & 8, 2010
Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, East Lansing, Michigan
Keynote Presenter: William Cullina previously with the New England Wild Flower Society and now Curator at the Coastal Maine Botanical Garden in Boothbay, Maine.
This conference offers a variety of topics focusing on the value and use of native plants in a range of sites, including lakeshore, home garden, school yard habitat, public gardens, parks and natural areas.
The conference will focus on how each of us can become engaged in caring for our own space as well as public spaces to support the life that is dependent on it.
Conference includes sessions on:
• Cullina: Ecology, Diversity and Interconnection
• Cullina: 50 Great Natives for the Northeast
• Using native species in home landscapes
• Schoolyard native plantings
• Lakescaping with native plants
• Native plant garden design
• Invasive species
• Dealing with weed ordinances
• Watershed projects
Member rate: $55/day or $100/both days (lunch included)
Non-member rate: $75/day or $140/both days (lunch included)
Visit for more information and to download a registration form.
Mar 26, 2010 (Fri)
10th Annual Ohio Botanical Symposium, Friday, March 26, 2010 at Villa Milano, Columbus, Ohio
This year, we are very excited about having Dr. Doug Tallamy as our keynote speaker. His book “Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens” won the 2008 silver medal by the Garden Writer’s Association.
Jim McCormac, who was instrumental in starting the symposium ten years ago, is returning to present the best plant discoveries. For the first 3 years of the symposium, Jim presented this talk and started the annual tradition of highlighting Ohio’s plant discoveries. Dr. Tony Reznicek, world renowned expert on sedges, is speaking about sedges and the diversity and richness of the genus in Ohio and worldwide.
Martin McAllister with the Division of Natural Areas and Preserves, is returning to the symposium to speak on the restoration efforts at Agave Ridge Prairie, where famous ecologist E. Lucy Braun sampled in the 1920s. Martin always gives a humorous, informative talk.
With the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid right on Ohio’s doorstep in Pennsylvania, it is important that we become familiar with this serious pest. Brad Onken of the U.S. Forest Service is one of the authorities on the insect. He will talk about the efforts to control this highly destructive species. Finally, Dr. Lynn Loveless, who has been studying evolutionary biology of plants and pollinators, will discuss the relationships between pollinators and plants and how they have co-evolved over thousands of years.
In addition to the great group of speakers, there will be vendors and exhibitors from around Ohio & nearby states.
Registration is $25 which includes lunch, continental breakfast and refreshments. This year, advanced registration is required and the deadline is March 22.
For more information and to register online
Or register online
Please visit the Division of Natural Areas & Preserves’ webpage leading up to the symposium for updates.
Apr 01, 2010 (Thu)
In Harmony With Nature Creating Green Space with Native Plants
April 1, 2010 9:00 am - 4 pm
Mulberry Community Center
260 Mulbery Ave
Pomeroy, Ohio 45769
Guest Speakers:
Jim McCormac - Keynote Speaker - "Backyards and Beyond: Plant Locally, Save Globally"
Ann Bonner - "What About Trees? How to Successfully Use Natives in Landscapes"
Michael Flanders - "Going Green, how we are complying with EPA mandates"
Hal Kneen - "What Could Be?"
Dr. Frank W. Porter - "Creating Rain Gardens"
Recently the Environmental Protection Agency has demanded that public utilities create green space to offset the tremendous cost of maintaining lawns and to lessen the amount of runoff into over-taxed and antiquated storm drain systems. All too often, public authorities choose non-native species to satisfy this mandate. Many of these non-native species are invasive and only exacerbate the situation. Properly using native plants to create green space can rectify many of the environmental problems caused by the misuse of the land in public areas. Native plants are also increasingly being used in gardens as ornamentals. Little attention is given to the environmental importance of using the proper species to create natural habitats for insect pollinators and wildlife. Private landowners can do their part to provide green space by creating rain gardens and wildlife habitats with native plants.
Telephone: 740-992-6696
Website: www.meigs.osu.edu
Email: keen.1@cfaes.osu.edu
Apr 24, 2010 (Sat)
Orioles and Ocelots: Wisconsin's Connection to Costa Rica
More than one-half of Wisconsin's breeding birds spend the winter in Latin America, entirely dependent on the region's diminishing tropical forests for survival. They need our help!
On Saturday, April 24, 2010, the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin, in partnership with the Wisconsin Bird Conservation Initiative, will unveil a new international collaboration - "Orioles and Ocelots: Wisconsin's Connection to Costa Rica" - during a very special evening event at the Milwaukee County Zoo.
World renowned tropical ecologist and author Dr. Adrian Forsyth will headline a captivating program to showcase and generate support for Wisconsin's exciting migratory bird conservation efforts on Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula, characterized by National Geographic as "one of the most biologically intense places on earth."
For more information contact: Craig Thompson, (608) 785-1277, Craig.Thompson@wisconsin.gov.
Jun 06, 2010 (Sun)
2010 Environment and Energy Research Conference
June 6-9, 2010
Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh, North Carolina
This conference brings together more than a dozen TRB Energy and Environmental committees meeting jointly with the AASHTO Standing Committee on the Environment and serves as a platform to develop better transportation solutions through the integration of diverse environmental (human and natural) and transportation perspectives.
Join nationally recognized experts in transportation along with forward-thinking professionals in environmental, planning, community and economic analysis, environmental justice, land use, sustainability, climate change, and transportation fields in a frank and open discussion aimed at sharing experiences, examining the realities of major complex issues, and developing common sense approaches to environmental and transportation challenges.
A preconference research workshop on Sunday, June 6, will provide participants with the opportunity to identify critical environmental research needs.
Registration
Conference Participants should register now to save! The conference registration fee of $350 will increase to $425 after April 15, so register today!
Conference Hotel
A block of rooms will be reserved at the new Raleigh Marriott Hotel City-Center adjacent to the convention center. A conference rate of $92/night plus tax has been established but you must reserve your room by May 8, 2010.
Be a Sponsor
Overall conference sponsorship provides significant opportunities for relationship building among agency, university, corporate, and non-governmental professionals. Let participants know who you are by getting your information prominently displayed. Find out how you can be a sponsor!
Sep 27, 2010 (Mon)
2010 IENE International Conference on Ecology and Transportation:
Improving Connections in a Changing Environment
September 27 - October 1, 2010
Velence, Hungary
The Infra Eco Network Europe invites you to attend the IENE International Conference on Ecology and Transportation. The conference will take place in Hungary in the lakeside town Velence, 45 km from the Hungarian capital Budapest.
The general theme of conference is “Improving connections in a changing environment”. Some major topics will be:
- Policy and planning
- Railways versus roads
- Monitoring and follow up
- Mitigating the impact
- Habitat and landscape effects
- Landscape fragmentation
Proposals for additional sessions and workshops are welcomed until 30 November 2009. Abstracts for oral or poster presentations are welcomed until 17 January 2010.
For more information concerning the conference and how to submit proposals and abstracts, please visit the IENE conference website http://www.cbm.slu.se/iene/conf2010/conf2010.php
Oct 05, 2010 (Tue)
7th Eastern Native Grass Symposium "Native Grasses on Working and Natural Landscapes"
October 5-8, 2010
The symposium will be held at the Knoxville Marriott(http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/tysmc-knoxville-marriott/). We are developing a broad agenda with a special emphasis on working landscapes that will include sessions on
> Forage
> Biofuels
> Ecosystem Restoration
> Wildlife Management
> Seed Production/Landscaping
> Land Reclamation (Mines, landfills, etc)
and other topics of interest for native grasses in the eastern US (and Canada). More information regarding field trips, a call for papers, a more detailed agenda, and registration will be forthcoming. Please save the date and join us in East Tennessee!
Oct 24, 2010 (Sun)
Plan to attend the GREEN SCHOOLS NATIONAL CONFERENCE on October 24-26, 2010 in Minneapolis, MN.
We have extended our Early Bird registration rate for the Green Schools National Conference to January 15th. We are encouraging everyone to register early as space is limited for this ground breaking green schools event.
Purchase Orders are now being accepted so you can lock in the lower rate now and pay later. Low rates are also being offered for groups of 4 or more from one school / organization.
Please go online to register at: http://www.greenschoolsnationalconference.org/register_now.htm
Registration Questions?
Email: greenschoolsconf@continue.uoregon.edu or call 1.800.280.6218 between 9am-5pm Pacific Coast Time.
Hosted by the Green Charter Schools Network, the conference will bring together people from across America who are interested in growing green schools – public and private elementary, secondary and higher education schools.
This conference is for YOU and all others who are interested in schooling for sustainability and fostering the development of schools with environment focused educational programs and practices.
For Ongoing Updates, Link To: GREEN SCHOOLS NATIONAL CONFERENCE
The conference will offer over 60 breakout sessions on Growing Green Schools Across America including:
Schooling for Sustainability -- Project-based learning and integrating environmental subjects throughout the curriculum
Green School Practices -- Energy & water conservation, recycling and sustainable schools and communities
Green & Healthy School Facilities (new and renewed)
Connecting Learning to Place -- Community stewardship, service learning & eco-leadership
Global Awareness and Engagement -- Future forces affecting education, global warming, conservation of resources, & international relations
If you register by January 15, you will be entered into a drawing to receive two complimentary hotel room nights during the conference
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