RICK DARKE’S  Winter-Spring-Summer 2017 LECTURES & EVENTS

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JANUARY 2017

DATE: Wednesday, January 25 2017
PRESENTATIONS: The Living Landscape (in two parts)
EVENT: Connecticut Nursery and Landscape Association Winter Symposium
LOCATION: The Aqua Turf Club, Plantsville, CT
WEBSITE:  http://cnla.biz/attendee-registration-information/

DATE: Saturday, January 28 2017
PRESENTATIONS: Designing and Maintaining The Living Landscape
EVENT: New Orleans Master Gardener Association
LOCATION: New Orleans Museum of Art Auditorium, New Orleans, LA
WEBSITE: http://www.mggno.com/symposium



FEBRUARY 2017


DATE: Thursday, February 2 2017
PRESENTATION:
Designing and Maintaining The Living Landscape
EVENT: iLandscape: The Illinois + Wisconsin Landscape Show (ILCA)
LOCATION: Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center, Schaumberg, IL
WEBSITE:
http://www.ilandscapeshow.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/home.showpage/pageID/33/index.htm

DATE: Saturday, February 11 2017
PRESENTATION:
Putting Wildness to Work in The Living Landscape: Looking at the Layers
EVENT: West Cook Wild Ones 2017 Conference
LOCATION:
Performing Arts Center, Triton College, River Grove, IL
WEBSITE:
http://westcook.wildones.org/

DATE: Saturday, February 11 2017
PRESENTATION:
Putting Wildness to Work in The Living Landscape: Designing and Managing for Beauty, Biodiversity and Function
EVENT: West Cook Wild Ones 2017 Conference
LOCATION: Performing Arts Center, Triton College, River Grove, IL
WEBSITE:
http://westcook.wildones.org/


MARCH 2017


DATE: Saturday, March 4 2017
PRESENTATION: A Watershed in Design: The Beauty of Inspired Stewardship
EVENT: Mad Gardener Spring Symposium
LOCATION: HVRHS, Falls Village, CT


DATE: Saturday, March 18 2017
PRESENTATION: Looking at the Layered Landscape
EVENT: St. Clair County Michigan Master Gardener Association Symposium
LOCATION: St Clair County, MI


DATE: Saturday, March 25 2017
PRESENTATION: The Living Landscape: Designing for Beauty and Biodiversity (in 3 parts with Doug Tallamy)
EVENT: 2017 Gardening in the Northern Neck Symposium - Northern Neck Master Gardeners and Virginia Cooperative Extension
LOCATION: Church of the Nazarene, White Stone, VA

WEBSITE: http://nnmg.org/files/2017GNNSavetheDate.pdf


APRIL 2017

DATE: Tuesday, April 11 2017
PRESENTATION: The Design and Stewardship of Living Landscapes
EVENT: Elizabeth Gross Lecture co-sponsored by SUNY Ulster and the Garden Club of Ulster
LOCATION: SUNY Ulster, Kingston, NY

DATE: Thursday, April 17 2017
PRESENTATION: Looking at the Layers of Living Landscapes
EVENT: Co-sponsored by Manada Conservancy, Appalachian Audubon and Quittapahilla Audubon
LOCATION: Lower Dauphin HS, Hummelstown, PA

DATE: Thursday, April 17 2017
PRESENTATION: Designing and Caring for the Living Landscape
EVENT: Co-sponsored by Manada Conservancy, Appalachian Audubon and Quittapahilla Audubon
LOCATION: Lower Dauphin HS, Hummelstown, PA



JUNE 2017

DATE: Saturday, June 24 2017
PRESENTATION: The Living Landscape
EVENT: all-day workshop with Doug Tallamy sponsored by Sogkonate GC
LOCATION: Little Compton, RI


JULY 2017

DATE: Wednesday, July 19 2017
PRESENTATION: The Living Landscape
EVENT: workshop with Carlos Montoya for The Nantucket Garden Festival
LOCATION: Nantucket, MA

DATE: Wednesday, July 19 2017
PRESENTATION: Keynote: The Art of Observation
EVENT: evening Garden Soiree, The Nantucket Garden Festival
LOCATION: Nantucket, MA



SEPTEMBER 2017

DATE: Saturday, September 30 2017
PRESENTATION: Looking at Essential Living Layers
EVENT: Scott County Iowa Master Gardeners Focus on Fall Conference
LOCATION: Scott Community College, Bettendorf, IA
WEBSITE: https://www.extension.iastate.edu/scott/news/fall-gardening-its-best
BROCHURE: https://www.extension.iastate.edu/scott/sites/www.extension.iastate.edu/files/scott/2017%20Fall%20Conf%20Flyer%20FINAL.pdf

DATE: Saturday, September 30 2017
PRESENTATION: Designing and Managing for Beauty and Biodiversity in Home Gardens
EVENT: Scott County Iowa Master Gardeners Focus on Fall Conference
LOCATION: Scott Community College, Bettendorf, IA
WEBSITE: https://www.extension.iastate.edu/scott/news/fall-gardening-its-best
BROCHURE: https://www.extension.iastate.edu/scott/sites/www.extension.iastate.edu/files/scott/2017%20Fall%20Conf%20Flyer%20FINAL.pdf



OCTOBER 2017

DATE: Friday, October 13 2017
PRESENTATION: Photography as a Tool for Better Gardening
EVENT: St. Tammany Master Gardener Fall Seminar
LOCATION: Mandeville, LA

DATE: Friday, October 13 2017
PRESENTATION: The Design and Care of Living Landscapes
EVENT: St. Tammany Master Gardener Fall Seminar
LOCATION: Mandeville, LA


DATE: Sunday, October 29 2017
PRESENTATION: The High Line: Re-imagining The Accidental Landscape
EVENT: Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden special presentation
LOCATION: The Arboretum, 301 North Baldwin Ave, Arcadia CA
WEBSITE: http://www.arboretum.org/events/the-highline-reimaging-the-accidental-landscape/2017-10-29



NOVEMBER 2017

DATE: Friday, November 3 2017
PRESENTATION: The Design and Stewardship of Living Landscapes
EVENT: Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council's 2017 Turning a New Leaf Conference
LOCATION: Hilton Washiington Dulles Airport, Herdon, VA

REGISTRATION: 410.823.1789 vanessa@quercusmanagement.com

DATE: Monday, November 13 2017
PRESENTATION: Gardens of The High Line: Elevating the Nature of Modern Landscapes
EVENT: San Diego Horticultural Society special presentation
LOCATION: Congregation Beth Israel, 9001 Towne Centre Drive, San Diego, CA

WEBSITE: https://sdhort.org/event-2576421


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