ELA Events

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May 2012

Thursday, May 24, 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Cambridge, MA
Landscape Restoration at Fresh Pond:  Watershed, Habitat, and Community

The Northeast Sector Project focused on improving a 30 acre section of the Reservation by closely integrating woodland and edge zone management with innovatively designed features such as a two acre constructed stormwater treatment wetland, butterfly meadow, community garden, soccer field, and new and improved walking paths. Join project designers, John Amodeo and Thomas Benjamin, for an insider tour of the project’s planning and installation.
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Thursday, May 31, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon
Boston, MA
The Rose Kennedy Greenway

Join tour guides Conservancy Superintendent of Horticulture, Stuart Shillaber and landscape architect Tobias Wolf for a behind-the-scenes tour of the Rose Kennedy Greenway. Learn how design and management work together to make the parks a better environment for plants and people alike.
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June 2012

Tuesday, June 12, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon
Cambridge, MA
Bio-Filtration Success at Mount Auburn Cemetery

Join this professionally guided tour to learn the background of this bio-filtration system installed by New England Environmental that captures and filters stormwater before it enters Willow pond (installation of more than 2,000 individual plants – aquatic-emergent species).
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Thursday, June 14, 3:00 – 5:00 pm
Burlington, VT
Burlington International Airport: A Green Roof and Green Wall Case Study

Learn first-hand about the design and installation of modular green roofs and green  walls, their challenges and benefits, (as well as costs) in lovely Burlington, VT.
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Saturday, June 16, 1:30 – 3:30 pm
Moretown, VT
Whole Systems Research Farm

Situated on a hillside site in the Mad River Valley of Vermont, Whole Systems Research Farm is one of the most diverse and intensive permaculture sites in North America.
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Wednesday, June 27, 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Pawtucket, RI
New Urban Farmers: Community Partner Agricultural Model

Join hosts Bleu Grijalva and Emily Jodka for this tour of their acre and a half urban farm in Pawtucket Rhode Island. New Urban Farmers believe a community that grows together, grows together.
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July 2012

Tuesday, July 10, 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Framingham, MA
Design Inspirations from New England

Learn to include native plant communities in your designs to recapture the wild flavor or New England’s many natural settings.
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