Events
GO NATIVE U FALL 2020 CLASSES at Westchester Community College
GO NATIVE U FALL 2020 CLASSES Classes and Certificate Program in Gardening with Native PlantsGo Native U at Westchester Community College offered in collaboration with The Native Plant Center how…
Planting for Biodiversity: Examples via Landscapes
OnlineAs development pushes into formerly rural areas, loss of habitat and its resulting decrease in biodiversity are growing problems in New England. However, land care professionals and designers can play…
Webinar: A Stick in the Spokes – Meaningful Interventions in Landscape Systems
OnlineRegenerative design depends on a feedback web of many processes for life to renew and restore. On the other hand, even ecologically-informed maintenance of private property usually involves some intervention…
Rooted In Place Online: Annual Ecological Gardening Symposium
OnlineRooted in Place Ecological Gardening Symposium Online Welcoming Wildlife and Diversity Into Our Landscapes Offered online for the first time, Berkshire Botanical Garden’s 5th annual Rooted in Place Ecological Gardening…
Soil Health
OnlineIt all starts in the soil. Healthy soils are the foundation of sustainable, regenerative, organic farming and gardening. NOFA-NY’s soil health programming provides technical assistance to organic producers, educates farmers…
Intro to Mycoremediation
OnlineJoin NOFA MASS online for the first of two evening events where we will learn from experts about bioremediation and how we are using plants and soil biology to ameliorate…
NGICP (National Green Infrastructure Certification Program) Class
Online35-Hour Class – Offered on 7 Afternoons 12:00pm-5:00pm EDT Monday 11/30/20, Tuesday 12/1/20, Tuesday 12/8/20, Thursday 12/10/20, Tuesday 12/15, Thursday 12/17, and Tuesday 12/22. Learn Stormwater Solutions What is NGICP Certification? Initiated under the…
Advanced Workshop – Microscopy 101
OnlineJoin us as we ‘zoom in’ on soil biology Learn how to use the microscope to determine soil health, including: bacteria/fungi ratios predatory microbes soil structure, and so much more!…
ELA Ecological Plant Conference 2020
OnlineOn December 4th, the Ecological Landscape Alliance invites you to spend a day reconnecting with familiar plants, learning about new plant options, exploring garden insects, and reconsidering our relationship to…
NOFA Annual Gathering
OnlineThanks for joining us for the Organic Land Care Annual Gathering. To see the recorded videos from this gathering CLICK HERE Schedule 12:00-12:30: "Introduction/Update On The Organic Land Care Program"…
Ecology-Based Landscapes: A Virtual Education Series
OnlineNDAL is offering a series of programming organized in two categories: 1) Professional Practitioners and 2) Home Gardeners & Educators. Topics for professionals will range from native design and management,…
LANDSCAPE LEARNING THREADS: OBSERVATION AND ANALYSIS INTO PRACTICE
OnlineLong-term observation of a plant’s behavior in the wild can yield valuable insight into its likely behavior in a garden. If that insight is applied to other similar species, that…
DISTILLING NATURE’S ESSENCE IN THE GARDEN
OnlinePart One | Learning by Seeing - Arthur Joura What greater purpose does landscaping serve than keeping human beings attached to nature? For designers to achieve such a purpose, it…
RESEARCH INTO LANDSCAPE
OnlineEcologists at universities, professional societies, and other scientific institutions commonly engage in research to better understand how plants operate in the wild. Unfortunately, landscape designers rarely access the resulting data…
Grow Native! Webinar: Designing with Native Plants with Ronda Burnett
OnlineDesigning with Native Plants: Tips for Species Selection, Design Concepts, and Maintenance Practices This webinar will cover the basics of selecting native plants for your next project. Design themes, site…
NGICP National Green Infrastructure Certification Program – February
OnlineMon, February 1 @ 12:00 pm EST - Mon, February 22 @ 5:00 pm EST Online Virtual Class/Workshop/Conference PURCHASE TICKETS 35-Hour Class – Offered on 7 Afternoons 12:00pm-5:00pm EDT Monday 2/1/21 Wednesday 2/3/21 Monday…
Grassroots Seed Propagation: Recorded Webinar
OnlineWatch This Webinar at your Leisure.. Growing Native Plants from Seed….even in the winter! Growing native plants from seed is a different way to interact with our native flora and…
NOFA Accreditation Course in Organic Land Care
OnlineDates This new format will take place on Zoom over the course of four weeks, twice per week (Tuesdays and Thursdays) on During the month of February (full schedule coming soon)…
American Oaks- Diversity, Ecology, and Identification
OnlineWe have learned from Doug Tallamy that our oak trees are the most important native powerhouse tree for feeding over 500 species of caterpillars that turn into our pollinator moths…
Using Ecotype Plants for Native Restoration
OnlineGrab some lunch and listen to this FREE webinar from the CT Association of Landscape Architect on the exciting Ecotype Project and integrating these wild seed propagated native plants into…
Regenerative Design: Living in Agreement with Nature
OnlineRegenerative Design – How Living in Agreement with Nature Helps Organizations Thrive Human impact on planet earth is at least three million years deep but it wasn’t until the advent…