Northeast Native Plant Workshop: Native Plants in the Managed Landscape
Agenda
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Monday, January 30, 2023
10:00 am – 5:00 pm EST (including two 30-min. breaks)
Presented by
Kim Eierman
Eve Beaury
Bridget Ruemmele
Agenda
Unlocking the Mysteries of Native Plant Selection
Best practices for native plant selection
Pros and cons of native species vs. native cultivars
The realities of commercial plant propagation
Monoecious and dioecious plants that require pollination partners
Understanding plant life cycles and growth habits
Creating a Robust Pollinator Landscape with Native Plants
Pollination syndromes – pollinator types and preferred floral traits
Native trees, shrubs and vines for native pollinators
Native perennials and the pollinators they support
Principles of ecological landscape design for pollinators
Deer-Resistant Native Plants for the Northeast
Reliable sources for researching native plants of the Northeast
Deer-resistant native shrubs – aesthetic and ecological attributes, and landscape applications
Deer-resistant native perennials – aesthetic and ecological attributes, and landscape applications
Climate Change and Native Plants in the Northeast
Impacts of climate change on native plant species
Changes in phenology and the impact to wildlife
Pros and cons of assisted migration of native species
Response of invasive plants to climate change
Managing Invasive Plants in the Northeastern US
Spotlight on common invasive species and their ecology
Management and control strategies
Restorative planting strategies
Native Alternatives to Invasives and Commonly Used Ornamentals
Benefits of native plants vs. nonnatives
Native alternatives to invasive woody plants in the Northeast
Native alternatives to commonly used nonnative ornamentals
Native groundcovers to replace pachysandra, vinca,
English ivy and more
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Credits
Professional Engineers:
6.0 PDHs
Architects:
6.0 HSW CE Hours
6.0 AIA LU|HSW
Landscape Architects:
6.0 HSW CE Hours
6.0 LA CES HSW PDHs
Continuing Education Credit Information
This webinar is open to the public and is designed to qualify for 6.0 PDHs for professional engineers, 6.0 HSW continuing education hours for licensed architects, and 6.0 HSW continuing education hours for landscape architects in all states that allow this learning method. Please refer to specific state rules to determine eligibility.
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Speakers
Eve Beaury
Eve Beaury – Princeton University
Dr. Evelyn Beaury received her PhD from the University of Massachusetts Amherst where she studied the spatial ecology and biogeography of plant invasions in the context of climate change. This work had a strong applied focus, thinking about how human activities influence invasions and what management/policy decisions we can make to prevent further spread. Evelyn is now a postdoctoral research associate at Princeton University, where she has broadened her research to think spatially about how we can increase carbon storage via changes in land use and land management.
Kim Eierman
Founder of EcoBeneficial LLC
Ms. Eierman is an environmental horticulturist and ecological landscape designer specializing in native plants. Based in New York, Ms. Eierman teaches at the New York Botanical Garden, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, The Native Plant Center, School and several other institutions. She is an active speaker nationwide on many ecological landscape topics. Ms. Eierman also provides horticultural consulting and landscape design services to landscape architects and designers, homeowners, municipalities, and commercial clients. In addition to being a certified horticulturist through the American Society for Horticultural Science, she is an accredited Organic Landcare Professional, a steering committee member of The Native Plant Center, and a member of The Ecological Landscape Alliance and Garden Communicators International. Ms. Eierman is the author of the book, The Pollinator Victory Garden: Win the War on Pollinator Decline with Ecological Gardening.
Bridget Ruemmele
Bridget Ruemmele – Professor at the University of Rhode Island
Ms. Ruemmele is a professor of plant breeding in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Rhode Island. She teaches introductory horticulture, turfgrass management, fruit culture, weed science and plant breeding and genetics. Her specialization is in turfgrass improvement and she has worked on the development of many different improved turfgrass varieties. She received her Ph.D in horticulture from the University of Minnesota in 1989.
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Course Title: Northeast Native Plant Workshop: Native Plants in the Managed Landscape
Delivery Method: Live Online
Course Description: This 6-hour course for design professionals focuses on the science, benefits and applications of native plants, as well as on the identification, problems and removal of invasive plants. The primary goal of this course is to be able to create a robust landscape with native plants that also supports pollinators. The course also discusses the effects of climate change on native and invasive plants, deer-resistant design strategies, invasive plant management, and native alternatives to invasives and commonly used ornamentals.
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objective 1:
Learners will be able to explain plant life cycles, growth habits, and the pros and cons of native species versus native cultivars, as well as adopt best practices for native plant selection.
Learning Objective 2:
Learners will be able to utilize native trees, shrubs, vines and perennials to support pollinators and understand the principles of ecological landscape design for pollinators.
Learning Objective 3:
Learners will be able to understand the impacts of climate change on native plant species, identify changes in phenology and impacts to wildlife, and discuss the response of invasive plants to climate change.
Learning Objective 4:
Learners will be able to identify common invasive species, explore strategies to manage and control them, and engage in restorative planting.
LUs: 6.0 LU Type: LU|HSWs.
Prerequisites: Familiarity with landscaping fundamentals
Advance Preparation: None
Program Level: Intermediate
Course Expiration Date:
Complaint Resolution Policy:
Complaints regarding this course can be emailed to fchapman@halfmoonseminars.org or by calling (715) 835-5900. A HalfMoon Education representative will respond within 72 hours to resolve the complaint, which will include, but not limited to, access to another CE activity at no or reduced cost or a full or partial refund. Each instance will be resolved on a case-by-case situation.