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June 2021
Webinar: Fundamentals of Garden Layers
Free Walk in the Garden for garden enthusiasts. When designing any garden, there is an opportunity to eschew the norms of beauty as the only priority. With careful planning, we can create a space that works in harmony with nature, expands biodiversity, builds healthy soil, and nurtures pollinators and other wildlife.
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Webinar: Beautiful and Tough Natives Shine in Uncertain Times
ELA Member Event. Not a member, Join Us. In addition to providing valuable native plant information, this presentation will inspire you to spend time in the garden and to consider native plants for your next garden project.
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Webinar: A Piet Oudolf Story with Deborah Chud
ELA Member Event. Not a member, Join Us for a glimpse into Deborah Chud’s: Piet Oudolf Story. The presentation traces Deborah's discovery of Oudolf's work, her research on his plant combinations, and her use of that research to create a garden in his style.
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Eco-Answers with an ELA Eco-Pro
Water in the Landscape: Member Event Trevor Smith addresses your stormwater questions after beginning the evening with brief opening remarks. Share you questions in advance or during the interactive Q&A session.
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Eco-Answers with an ELA Eco-Pro
Edible Landscapes: Member Event Dan Jaffe Wilder will provide answers to some common and some not so common questions dealing with edible plants including nut-producing trees, berrying shrubs, and annual vegetables in your gardens and landscape.
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Webinar: Designing for Dry Stone Walling in the Landscape
Learn about the traditional dry stone construction methods with Daniel Peterson, HabAdapt Landscape Design, and discover the sustainability advantages of dry stone walls.
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Webinar: Water Infiltration and Improved Soil Carbon Storage
Ann English will explore strategies for increasing the carbon storage capacity of soil, including adding biochar, for increasing both carbon and infiltration capacities. She also will look at techniques for restoring degraded and eroded lands through planting and mulching.
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Webinar: Forest Bathing 101: Tapping into Everyday Nature
Join us for an interactive, meditative “stroll” guided by Judy Beaudette, who explains the history behind forest bathing ('shinrin yoku' in Japan), a research-based mindfulness practice that offers wellness through immersion in nature.
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Webinar: Implications of Climate Change for Invasive Species
Invasive species and climate change are two of the most prominent forms of anthropogenic global change identified by the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. Carrie Brown-Lima reviews the current state of knowledge about how climate change influences invasive species as well as describe the work of the Northeast Regional Invasive Species and Climate Change network that is bringing together researchers and practitioners to address this challenge.
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Webinar: Understanding Soil Health and Its Principles for Improving Landscape Resilience
Learn the properties of healthy, resilient soils; find out how we assess soil health; and discover the importance of soil biology in the development of soil resilience.
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Webinar: Practical and Accessible Stretches for Your “Every” Day
Learn how to prepare for your day in the landscape and recover at the end of the day with these practical and accessible stretches and recovery techniques.
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Webinar: Rewild in 10 Action Steps
Anna Fialkoff will walk you through what it means to rewild your landscape in 10 action steps. You can rewild a farm, a suburban yard, or urban hell strip to safeguard wildlife habitat, support biodiversity, and mitigate effects of climate change.
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