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Landscaping with Nature Online Workshop

When
Thursday, August 27, 2020
8:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Location
Online Event - We will send you the Zoom link one day prior to the workshop.

Registration

Online Member – $80.00
Online Non-member – $105.00
Or join now and become a CNGA member for our discounted mid-year membership fee and register at the member price.
Online Student with ID – $50.00

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Landscaping with Nature: Engaging with Evolutionary Ecology in Your Native Garden

This workshop is suitable for landscape professionals and anyone interested in maximizing habitat values in their landscaping. Expert instructors will present cutting-edge methods of design, installation, management, and maintenance including site evaluation, plant selection, evolutionary interactions, habitat features, and planting best practices to create a wildlife-friendly landscape.

"Site Evaluations, Habitat Features and Species Selection when Designing with Nature," Pat Reynolds, General Manager, Hedgerow Farms, Winters
"Living Landscapes - Designing Native Plant Gardens That Attract Wildlife and Still Look Good," Haven Kiers, Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture, Dept. of Human Ecology, UC Davis
"Designing Habitats to Benefits Native Bee - Forage and Beyond," Neal Williams, Professor of Pollination Ecology, Dept. of Entomology, UC Davis
"Maximizing Habitat for Birds and Other Wildlife Species in Landscapes," John Sterling, Ornithologist, Sterling Wildlife Biology
"Conservation and Coevolution - Making the Case That Natives Add Value," Billy Krimmel, Miridae Landscaping Company, Sacramento

Sign-in begins at 8:30 AM Talks begin at 8:45 AM .

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We hope you can join us for this fantastic event!

Continuing Education Credits: This workshop qualifies CEUs from these organizations:

Rescape Qualified Professionals - 4 CEUs
National Association of Landscape Professionals - 3.5 CEUs
QWEL (Qualified Water Efficient Landscaper) - 2 CEUs

Sponsored by: Delta Bluegrass Co., Miridae Landscape Co., The Watershed Nursery, Hedgerow Farms, Inc.

Landscape photos by Saxon Holt. Bee and Clarkia photo by Pat Reynolds.

California Native Grasslands Association is a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Organization.

This organization does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, disability, national or ethnic origin, or sexual orientation.