Agenda

Webinar instructions will be emailed before the date of the webinar.

Thursday, December 10, 2020

Log into Webinar:                8:00 – 8:30 am CDT
Morning Session:                 8:30 – 11:45 am CDT
Break:                                     11:45 am – 12:45 pm CDT
Afternoon Session:              12:45 – 5:00 pm CDT

 

Complying with Natural Resource Protection Laws (E. C. Murray)
Wetlands
Flood plains
Critical areas
Endangered species
Enforcement mechanisms

State and Federal Site Contamination Law (M. Holden)
Discovering existing soil and/or groundwater contamination
Understanding applicable rules and regulations
Brownfield development

Complying with Land Use Laws and Regulations (J. Degenshein)
Understanding origin and extent of government power to regulate land use – home rule
Identifying regulatory bodies
Obtaining and reviewing existing regulations
Seeking zoning variances, rezoning and zone text amendments – spot zoning
Reviewing land use regulatory processes

Understanding and Complying with Barrier-Free
Requirements in Outdoor Spaces (J. Degenshein)
Brief history of anti-discrimination
Americans with Disabilities Act
International Building Code Accessibility
Current applications of accessibility
Future Implications – aging in place

Think Like a Bee: Creating Pollinator Habitat
and Helping Pollinators (D. Ellsworth)
Why pollinators matter
Key pollinator groups
Specialist bees
Approaches to pollinator habitat creation
Keys to success: providing food and nesting sites, reducing pesticide use
Pollinator habitat can fit into (almost) any design
Providing bloom throughout the season
Planting in drifts and masses
Creating layers
Weeds as useful forage
Managing habitat throughout the year
Options for adding habitat (themes and spaces)
Special challenges: pesticides, bee hotels, “messy” misperceptions

 

Webinar Instructions

All attendees must log-on through their own email – attendees may not watch together if they wish to earn continuing education credit. HalfMoon Education Inc. must be able to prove attendance if either the attendee or HalfMoon Education Inc. is audited.

Certificates of completion can be downloaded in PDF form upon passing a short quiz. A link to the quiz will be sent to each qualifying attendee immediately after the webinar. The certificate can be downloaded from the Results page of the quiz upon scoring 80% or higher.

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Credits

Landscape Architects
7.0 HSW Continuing Education Hours

LA CES  (LA CES credits only available for attending live Webinar.)
7.0 HSW PHDs


Continuing Education Credit Information

This course is open to the public and offers 7.0 HSW continuing
education hours to landscape architects licensed in all states,
except Florida, New Jersey, and North Carolina.

HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved continuing
education sponsor for New York landscape architects via its
registration with the American Institute of Architects Continuing
Education System (Regulations of the Commissioner §79-1.5(i)
(2)).

The Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System has
approved this webinar for 7.0 HSW PDHs. Full attendance is
required for LA CES reporting.

Completion certificates will be awarded to participants who
complete this event and earn a passing score (80%) on the quiz
that follows the presentation (multiple attempts allowed).

Speakers

Jan Degenshein

Architect Planner PC, with offices in Nyack, NY and Norwalk, CT
Mr. Degenshein’s work product embraces universal, sustainable and resilient building design innovations for government, education, housing, group homes for the disabled, medical services, religious institutions, and the hospitality industry. As a professional planner, he has represented developers before land use boards, and on the other side of the table has provided planning oversight on behalf of municipalities. Mr. Degenshein has also furnished expert testimony on complex legal planning issues. He received a B.S. degree in Architectural Sciences from Washington University in St. Louis, a bachelor’s degree in Architecture and an M.S. degree in Planning concurrently from Pratt Institute, and a certificate in Advanced Building Technology from the City University of New York, where he also undertook post graduate studies in environmental psychology. He is LEED legacy accredited and is an emeritus member of the American Institute of Architects; a Fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners; a charter member of the American Planning Association; and a member of the Universal Design Network.

Denise R. Ellsworth

Program Director, Pollinator Education with the Department of Entomology/Extension at The Ohio State University
Denise R. Ellsworth directs the honey bee and native pollinator education program through The Ohio State University Department of Entomology on the Wooster campus. In this outreach position, she supports and teaches beekeepers, farmers, gardeners and others across the state through a variety of workshops, webinars, written materials and electronic resources. Ms. Ellsworth has bachelor of science and master of science degrees from The Ohio State University. Her areas of emphasis are in bee health, integrated pest management, pollinator identification, conservation and habitat enhancement, plant and insect phenology, adult education and citizen science.

Margaret Holden

Associate at Sive, Paget & Riesel, New York, NY
Ms. Holden’s practice focuses on environmental and land use litigation, regulatory compliance counseling, renewable energy development, and environmental due diligence of development projects. She has challenged and defended projects under the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act and represented potentially responsible parties in CERCLA proceedings.
Ms. Holden has experience with matters arising under a variety of federal environmental laws, including the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and the National Environmental Policy Act. She also has experience advising clients on permitting and environmental review for offshore wind projects. Ms. Holden is a graduate of Harvard Law School, where she was Editor-in-Chief of the Harvard Environmental Law Review.

E. Christopher (Chris) Murray

Attorney and Partner at Ruskin Moscou Faltischek in Uniondale, NY

E. Christopher (Chris) Murray has more than 30 years of experience in all aspects of complex commercial, environmental, real estate, brokerage commission, insurance, employment, civil rights, anti-trust and trademark litigation; as well as commercial real estate and business transactions.  A Partner in the Litigation Department at Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C., he is also Chair of the Environmental and Land Use Practice Group.  Mr. Murray’s experience includes litigation and administrative hearings involving a variety of environmental issues including SEQRA compliance, violations of New York and federal law concerning the disposal of hazardous waste, challenges to the denial of wetland permits and CERCLA liability.  He also advises clients regarding compliance with environmental and zoning laws and regulations.

Streamable MP4/PDF Price: $279.00