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  • Wednesday and Thursday, March 7 & 8 – ELA Conference & Eco-Marketplace

    Looking for New Ideas? Solutions? Inspiration? Immerse yourself in Ecological Landscape Alliance’s two-day conference on March 7 and 8 at UMass Amherst. From the practical to the inspirational, join them as they explore a range of topics, from designing and maintaining landscapes for maximum carbon capture to looking at the intuitive side of design.

    New this year, Food for Thought is a ticketed breakfast where you can nourish your body while you challenge your mind – all before the first session begins. Table topics will be hosted by experts who will be on hand to answer you questions and spark lively conversation.

    March 7 includes:
    * Two workshops: Designing for Carbon Sequestration and
    Ecological Methods of Maximizing Landscape Productivity and Potential
    * Keynote speaker: Darrel Morrison, ecologically-based landscape architect, whose talk is entitled Landscape Design as Ecological Art

    March 8 features eight Sessions, a Design Building Tour, and three Idea Exchanges covering a range of ecological topics. Session sampling:
    * Quest for Resilience: Adaptive Strategies for Sustainable Planting Design
    * Nature Integration – The Future of Design
    * Beyond the War on Invasive Species
    * Authentic, Whole, and Alive: Design Lessons from Wild Landscapes

    Hotel rooms at Hotel UMass are available to participants for $115 per night. Reservations will be taken no later than February 25, 2018. Register online or call (877) 822-2110 and specify the ELA group promotional code: ELC18C. The discount is NOT available at check-in. Register for the conference ($20 – $330) at http://www.ecolandscaping.org/event/ela-conference-eco-marketplace-2018/

  • Wednesday and Thursday, March 8 and 9 – The 23rd Annual ELA Conference and Eco-Marketplace

    The Ecological Landscape Alliance presents the 23rd Annual ELA Conference & Eco-Marketplace on March 8 and 9 at University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Explore topics ranging from the role of aesthetics in ecological restoration to the carnivore’s role in the soil foodweb as we look for ways to design, build, and restore the landscape.

    March 8 includes:
    * Two workshops: The Power of Plants and Artful Stormwater Design
    * Keynote speaker: Noel Kingsbury, international, master plantsman and author
    Keynote Address: The Evolution of the Ecological Planting Design

    March 9 features eight Sessions and four Idea Exchanges covering a range of ecological topics including:
    * Landscapes as a Source of Environmental Change
    * The Art of Gardening -Techniques from Chanticleer
    * The Science of Soil Biology During Extended Drought
    * Native Grass and Wildflower Seeding

    Immerse yourself in this two-day exploration of principles and practices that support the living landscape.

    Full conference brochure and registration information is available at www.ecolandscaping.org.

  • Wednesday, March 9 & Thursday, March 10 – The 22nd Annual ELA Conference and Eco-Marketplace

    The Ecological Landscape Alliance presents the 22nd Annual ELA Conference & Eco-Marketplace on March 9 & 10, 2016 at UMass Amherst.

    Explore topics ranging from improving urban forests to low cost landscape management as we look for ways to design, build, and restore the landscape.

    March 9 includes:
    * Two day-long workshops focusing on Soil and Permaculture
    * Keynote speaker: Tradd Cotter, mycologist and author
    Keynote Address: Healing the Environment with Fungi

    March 10 features eight Sessions and four Idea Exchanges covering a range of ecological topics including:
    * Landscape lighting design
    * Wildlife habitat enhancement
    * Management of challenging landscape sites
    * The role of native plant cultivars in an ecological landscape

    Immerse yourself in this two-day exploration of principles and practices that support the living landscape. Full conference brochure at www.ecolandscaping.org