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ELA’s 27th Conference & Virtual Eco-Marketplace

Join ELA on March 3 & 4, 2021 for the 27th Conference & Eco-Marketplace – all online.

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Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Choose from two tracks addressing the role of landscapes in a time of climate change. Learn about the short- and long-term effects of climate change on the complex ecosystems we design, manage, and maintain.

Wednesday, March 3 – Track 1 – Landscapes in Transition: Focus on Climate (click for details)

Time Presenter Title
9:00-10:00am Lisa Hayden, New England Forestry Foundation Engaging Landowners in Sustainable Stewardship
10:15-11:15am Carrie Brown-Lima, NY Invasive Species Research Institute Implications of Climate Change for Invasive Species
11:30am-12:30pm Luncheon Keynote with Hilary Stevens, Restore America’s Estuaries Blue Carbon – The Role of Estuaries in Combating Climate Change
12:45-1:45pm Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, University of California, Merced What’s Soil Got To Do with Climate Change?
2:00-3:00pm Scott Ollinger, University of New Hampshire Forest Ecosystems and the Winds of Change: Forests as a Cog in the Earth’s Climate System
3:00-3:30pm All Rooms Networking and CEUs

Wednesday, March 3 – Track 2 – Building Resilience: Landscapes for Now and the Future (click for details)

Time Presenter Title
9:00-10:00am Ann English, Maryland Department of EPA Water Infiltration and Improved Soil Carbon Storage
10:15-11:15am Leah Penniman, Soul Fire Farm Farming While Black: African Diasporic Wisdom for Farming and Food Justice
11:30am-12:30pm Luncheon Keynote with Hilary Stevens, Restore America’s Estuaries Blue Carbon – The Role of Estuaries in Combating Climate Change
12:45-1:45pm Ryan Serrano, Earth Steward Ecology Inc. Regenerative Landscape Essentials: Tethering Function and Aesthetic
2:00-3:00pm Pamela Conrad, CMG Landscape Architecture Climate Positive Design – Going Beyond Neutral
3:00-3:30pm All Rooms Networking and CEUs

Thursday, March 4, 2021

Three tracks of presentations on Thursday offer you many opportunities to sharpen your skills. The experiences of a broad range of practitioners and researchers provide new insights into your design and practice. Or, join an Idea Exchange to explore a hot topic.

Thursday, March 4 – Focus on Design (click for details)

Time Presenter Title
9:00-10:00am Cleve West, Cleve West Landscape Design Food for Thought
10:15-11:15am Toby Wolf, Wolf Landscape Architecture Sharing the Adventure: Design Communications for Ecological Landscapes
11:30am-12:30pm Luncheon Discussion (detail below) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Horticulture
12:45-1:45pm Gerdo Aquino, SWA Group The Aesthetics of Ecology and Why Design Matters
2:00-3:00pm Nadia Malarkey, Nadia Malarkey Design Regenerating Suburbia One Garden at a Time
3:00-3:30pm All Rooms Networking and CEUs

Thursday – March 4 – Focus on Practice (click for details)

Time Presenter Title
9:00-10:00am Dan Jaffe Wilder, Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary Taking on the Big Places: How to Build and Maintain Self-Sufficient Landscapes
10:15-11:15am Gregg Tepper, Arboretum at Laurel Hill and West Laurel Hill Cemeteries Nature’s Sanctuary: Challenges of and Solutions for a SITES Gold Landscape
11:30am-12:30pm Luncheon Discussion (detail below) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Horticulture
12:45-1:45pm Yamily Zavala, Chinook Applied Research Association Understanding Soil Health and Its Principles for improving Landscape Resilience
2:00-3:00pm Dan Peterson, HabAdapt Landscape Design Designing for Dry Stone Walling in the Landscape
3:00-3:30pm All Rooms Networking and CEUs

Thursday, March 4 – Idea Exchanges (click for details)

Time Presenter Title
9:00-10:00am Thomas RaShad Easley, Yale University School of Forestry Relationships, History, Hip Hop and Forestry: Thinking about Diversity and Inclusion
10:15-11:15am Anna Fialkoff, Wild Seed Project Rewild in 10 Action Steps
11:30am-12:30pm Luncheon Discussion (detail below) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Horticulture
12:45-1:45pm Sandra Nam Cioffi, Ink Landscape Architects Empathy Tech: Leveling the Conversation and Shifting How We Design in the Public Realm
2:00-3:00pm Moderator: Dan Jaffe Wilder, Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary
Panelists: Michael Piantedosi, Native Plant Trust; Matthew Charpentier, Oxbow Associates		 Panel Discussion: Defining Native in a Changing Climate
3:00-3:30pm All Rooms Networking and CEUs

Thursday Lunchtime Discussion: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Horticulture

11:30am-12:30pm

Fostering diversity and inclusion in our companies and organizations requires strong intention and a willingness to engage in difficult conversations. Join us to begin that conversation.

Moderator: Rie Macchiarolo, Parterre Garden Services

Panelists:

      • Mae Lin Plummer, APGA Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility

      • Thomas RaShad Easley, Yale University

      • Lupe Gallegos-Diaz, University of California Berkeley

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