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  • Wednesday, October 20, 12:00 noon – Rewild in 10 Action Steps, Online

    Entomologist Douglas Tallamy identifies a minimum of 70% native plant biomass in our landscapes needed to safeguard wildlife habitat, support biodiversity, and mitigate the effects of climate change. Wild Seed Project recently launched an initiative that motivates people to meet this threshold through a holistic approach – it is called rewilding, and anyone can do it whether you have farmland, a yard in the suburbs, a hell strip in an urban neighborhood, or no land of your own.

    Anna Fialkoff, in this Ecological Landscape Alliance webinar on October 20 at noon, will walk you through what it means to rewild in 10 action steps. As the new program manager, Anna Fialkoff is ready to help Wild Seed Project further its educational programming, deepen relationships with partner organizations, and catalyze a movement to rewild Maine. Anna was most recently Senior Horticulturist at Native Plant Trust’s Garden in the Woods in Framingham, MA, where she designed and installed native plant gardens, managed interns and volunteers, and taught the public ways to incorporate native plants in their own gardens. With a BA in Human Ecology from College of the Atlantic and an MS in Ecological Design from The Conway School, she brings with her a deep knowledge of native plant ecology, horticulture, conservation, and ecological landscape design.

    Free for ELA members, $10 for nonmembers. Register at https://www.ecolandscaping.org/event/rewild-in-10-action-steps/

  • Monday, August 10 and Tuesday, August 11 – Designing for Future Climates: Resilient Facilities, Communities, and Economies

    Come to a two day development workshop for planners, designers, project reviewers, investors, and other decision-makers, in the beautiful Berkshire foothills of Conway, Massachusetts, co sponsored by The Conway School and Pinchot University, on August 10 – 11.

    Addressing climate change has often narrowly focused on public policy related to greenhouse gas emission controls and other issues seemingly out of most peoples’ hands.

    In this workshop we will highlight specific roles for designers, planners, and project owners — those who help shape the economy’s underpinnings — in improving how buildings, infrastructure, and business processes affect and are being affected by changing climate.

    Our investments in the built environment and its energy supplies are shaping future climate conditions. From warming oceans and weather extremes, to urban floods and regional droughts, threats related to climate change pose serious impacts to communities and businesses.

    In the course, participants will learn practical strategies that work, and will explore how to more broadly apply them. Discussions will focus on:

    How feasible is it to pursue sustainable and climate-compatible pathways?
    How can thought leaders from business, design, and other relevant fields join forces for improved results?
    How can we better integrate resilient options into our decision-making?
    How can we better account for the known risks as well as unknown (or ignored) potential scenarios?

    We have made special arrangements with nearby Berkshire East Resort to offer discounts to workshop participants and their families who want to recreate while they are here. Berkshire East offers: zip-lining, riding the mountain coaster, mountain biking, and rafting. Fishing, hiking, and other recreational activities are also available in the area and it is a short drive to MASS MoCA and other summer destinations. After you register for the workshop you will receive a discount code for recreation at Berkshire East. Register before August 4, $900, and see complete list of speakers and topics, at http://landscape.csld.edu/designing-future-climates-resilient-facilities-communities-economies?utm_campaign=Workshop%3A+Design+for+Future+Climates&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=19031188&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9A4mxBB5X7-p6_BTaYgqUSrxGWB4r-d_CulveDXYgqtJ3aHhSn0Gh4e1M_HXuatDsoCvoUb-0i7pPD0oPJcVdfcc9EcQ&_hsmi=19031188.