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ELA webinars, workshops, tours, and conferences expand your knowledge, increase your skill set, and offer opportunities to build a network of like-minded contacts.

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Conferences

ELA’s one- and two-day regional conferences offer cutting-edge knowledge, useful information, CEU’s, and invaluable opportunities for engagement with fellow professionals. Conference sponsors present their ecologically-focused products and services while supporting ecological education.

2025 ELA Annual Conference & Virtual Marketplace!

Wednesday, February 26, 2025 - 11:00 am

ELA's 2025 Annual Conference and Eco-Marketplace is just around the corner!

Post-Conference Meet-up at the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History

Friday, February 28, 2025 - 10:00 am

Join ELA for a morning full of networking, refreshments, and two outstanding speakers: Tim Boland, Executive Director of the Polly Hill Arboretum, and Adam Kohl, Field Botanist and Environmental Scientist for Oxbow Associates. Registration is available through Eventbrite. ELA members and members of the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History can register for just $20; registration for non-members is $24. All participants will receive a discount code for 10% off an annual ELA membership!

Post-Conference Meet-up at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill

Friday, February 28, 2025 - 10:00 am

Join ELA for a morning full of networking, refreshments, and a lecture by Nick Novick, Owner of Small Plant Landscaping. Registration is available through Eventbrite. ELA members and members of New England Botanic Garden can register for just $20; registration for non-members is $24. All participants will receive a discount code for 10% off an annual ELA membership!

Post-Conference Meet-up at Stoneleigh: a natural garden

Friday, February 28, 2025 - 10:00 am

Join ELA for a morning full of networking, refreshments, and an introduction to Stoneleigh by director Ethan Kauffman. Registration is available through Eventbrite. ELA members and members of Stoneleigh can register for just $20; registration for non-members is $24. All participants will receive a discount code for 10% off an annual ELA membership! Once a family home, now the public garden of Natural Lands, Stoneleigh celebrates the beauty of native plants and the importance of biodiversity.

Classes

Attend a focused event on an ecological topic. From native plants to alternative lawns and carbon sequestration to water conservation, there’s a topic sure to pique interest and imagination. Taught by experts in their fields, classes focus on tools for creating the ecological landscape you envision.

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Eco-tours & Workshops

In-person and hands-on opportunities to explore ecological landscapes can be an invaluable experience. Professionals involved in designing and installing ecological landscapes act as Eco-tour hosts, guiding small groups of attendees, providing context, and answering questions. Hands-on workshops bring concepts to life with opportunities for practical experience.

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Webinars

ELA hosts two webinar series over the course of the year. Wednesday Walks in the Garden offer ecological topics to garden enthusiasts and are available for free to both members and non-members. A Focus on Sustainability is an interactive webinar series geared to the needs of landscape professionals and gardeners with both new presentations and the extensive webinar archive available for free to ELA members. Webinars are developed in collaboration with several like-minded, ecologically-focused regional organizations and feature sustainability topics from experts across the country.

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