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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 to plant and grow a beautiful and beneficial landscape using plants native to the Northeast. Gardening enthusiasts, landscape architects, and designers will learn from experienced…
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Planting for Biodiversity: Examples via Landscapes
Planting for Biodiversity: Examples via Landscapes
As 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 an important role in countering this problem by planting appropriate native species and plant communities and removing invasive species. Converting formal, ornamental plantings into more…
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Webinar: A Stick in the Spokes – Meaningful Interventions in Landscape Systems
Webinar: A Stick in the Spokes – Meaningful Interventions in Landscape Systems
Regenerative 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 to arrest succession, maintain access, and preserve other essential functions. How do we embrace principles of regenerative design on private land parcels where functional needs…
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Rooted In Place Online: Annual Ecological Gardening Symposium
Rooted In Place Online: Annual Ecological Gardening Symposium
Rooted 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 Symposium invites you to create a new, environmentally sensitive vision by exploring the connection between the surrounding landscape and your home. The symposium features four…
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Soil Health
Soil Health
It 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 and gardeners on building healthy soils, and advocates for policies that support land stewardship, carbon sequestration, and healthy waterways. Upcoming Webinar NOFA-NY conducts on-farm carbon…
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Intro to Mycoremediation
Intro to Mycoremediation
Join 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 contaminated soil. During this live interactive event we will learn from Willie Crosby about how mycoremediation is an important tool for bioremediation of urban soils.…
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NGICP (National Green Infrastructure Certification Program) Class
NGICP (National Green Infrastructure Certification Program) Class
35-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 leadership of DC Water and the Water Environment Federation, the National Green Infrastructure Certification Program (NGICP) sets national certification standards for green infrastructure (GI) construction,…
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Advanced Workshop – Microscopy 101
Advanced Workshop – Microscopy 101
Join 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! A thriving soil biology is key to growing healthy plants. We'll take a look at how soil management practices affect microbes in the soil, from…