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JANUARY 2009
01-11 Livable
Landscapes
EVENT/LOCATION: Green Spring
Gardens, Alexandria, Virginia
WEBSITE:http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/gsgp/ed-adult.htm
CONTACT: Susan Eggerton,
Adult Programming Assistant tel 703-642-5173 segger@fairfaxcounty.gov
01-14 The Ecology of William
Robinson's Wild Garden
plus panel discussion: Client
Communications: Aligning Expectations with Reality
EVENT: Winter Symposium -
Native Landscape Design Exploding Into the Mainstream
LOCATION: Connelly Center Cinema, Villanova University, Villanova,
Pennsylvania
WEBSITE: http://www.business-services.upenn.edu/arboretum/eventssymposia.html
CONFERENCE PDF:http://www.business-services.upenn.edu/arboretum/pdf/wintersymposiumbrochure09.pdf
CONTACT: Jan McFarlan,
Morris Arboretum, jlm@upenn.edu
215-247-5777 ext 125
01-16 The Ecology of William
Robinson's Wild Garden
plus panel discussion: Client Communications: Aligning
Expectations with Reality
EVENT:
Winter Symposium - Native Landscape Design Exploding Into the Mainstream
LOCATION: Connecticut
College, New London, Connecticut
WEBSITE: http://www.conncoll.edu/ccrec/greennet/arbo/
CONFERENCE PDF: http://www.conncoll.edu/ccrec/greennet/arbo/images/LandscapingWinterSymposium.pdf
CONTACT: (860) 439-5020 arbo@conncoll.edu
01-22 Design
Inspiration from
EVENT: West Virginia Nursery &
Landscape Association Winter Conference
LOCATION:
Embassy Suites,
Charleston, West Virginia
WEBSITE: http://www.wvnla.org/
CONFERENCE INFO PDF: http://www.wvnla.org/pages/pdfs/NewsletterNovember2008.pdf
CONTACT: wvnla@prodigy.net
FEBRUARY 2009
02-04 Sustainable Design Using
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
EVENT: New England Grows
LOCATION: Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC), Boston,
Massachusetts
WEBSITE: http://www.negrows.org/
CONTACT: Kristen Dreyer, Education
Conference Manager Kristen@NEGrows.org
tel 508-653-3009
02-07 The Livable Landscape and
Our Necessary Journeys
EVENT: Georgia Master Gardener
Conference: Winter on the Flint: The Quest for Sustainable Landscapes
in a Changing World
LOCATION: Darton College, Albany, Georgia
CONFERENCE WEBSITE: http://www.swgamastergardeners.com/
03-21
Livable
Landscapes for a Changing Environment
EVENT: Mercer County New Jersey
Master Gardener Symposium: Spring into Responsible Gardening
LOCATION: Stuart Country Day School, Princeton, New Jersey
CONFERENCE WEBSITE: http://www.mgofmc.org/symposium/
03-24
Roundtable
Discussion on Environmental Issues: What Can We Do? with John Frett, Ed
Snodgrass, & Doug Tallamy
EVENT: University of Delaware
Botanic Garden Special Program
LOCATION: Townsend Hall, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware
UDBG EVENTS WEBSITE: http://ag.udel.edu/udbg/education/classes.html#roundtable
APRIL 2009
04-20
Our
Shared Landscapes: The Ethics of Sustainable Design
EVENT:
Tanger Arboretum special lecture
LOCATION: Lancaster County Historical Society, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
04-29
The Art
of Observation
EVENT:
Art in Bloom
LOCATION: Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN
WEBSITE: http://www.artsmia.org/art-in-bloom-2009/
JUNE 2009
06-27 Conserving
the Common Ground: Landscape Ethics and the
Art of Observation
EVENT:
Commencement, The Conway School
LOCATION: Conway School of Landscape Design, Conway, Massachusetts 01341
WEBSITE:http://www.csld.edu/
OCTOBER 2009
10-09 Emerging
Trends in Landscape Grasses and Their Use in the
USA
EVENT:
International Conference on Grasses and Meadows in Urban Spaces
LOCATION: Technische
Universität Berlin (Technical University of Berlin), Berlin, Germany
CONTACT: Dr.
Norbert Kühn, Fachgebiet Vegetationstechnik und
Pflanzenverwendung, Technische Universität
NOVEMBER 2009
11-15-09 Appreciating Native Azaleas in the Wild and in Gardens
EVENT:
American Rhododendron Society Valley Forge Chapter
LOCATION: St. Davids Golf Club,
Wayne, Pennsylvania
CONTACT: Robert
Smetana, Valley Forge Chapter ARS vfarssmetana@yahoo.com
11-21-09
The
Influence of Livable Landscapes: Lessons from life in the Fells
LOCATION: Essex Fells School,
Essex Fells, New Jersey
CONTACT: Kathy
Casella katydid50@att.net
DECEMBER 2009
12-01-09 Watching the White Clay Valley: Insights from Four
Decades of Observation
EVENT:
Friends of White Clay Creek State Park Annual Meeting
LOCATION: Deerfield Country
Club, Newark, Delaware
CONTACT: Andy
Urquhart, President, FWCCSP, AUrqu@aol.com