[PCA] CONFERENCE: Landscaping with Native Plants (Chicago, IL)

[Plant Conservation]

Just FYI, contact information is included below.  Don't reply to me
because I know nothing more!

Olivia
SER/PCA
http://www.nps.gov/plants/

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Conference Announcement:
Landscaping with Native Plants: Exploring the Environmental, Social, and
Economic Benefits
December 6-7, 2004

This is a two-day scientific conference.   We will use this conference as
a means to help define what is known about native landscaping, but more
importantly to identify key gaps in our current knowledge and research
priorities. In preparation for this conference, selected scientists and
researchers are compiling a series of survey papers, which will provide
conference participants with a snapshot of the state fo knowledge on the
quantification of the benefits of native landscaping. Conference
participants will be called upon to take an active role in identifying key
gaps in the current knowledge base, and in defining future research
priorities.

Who should attend:
This conference needs a wide range of people to attend and participate in
the identification of data gaps and research needs.   Attendees will
include the following types of people who have specific knowledge about
native landscaping: Landscape Architects, Botanists, Economists,
Government Officials, Landscaping Contractors, Ecologists, Hydrologists,
Engineers, Property owners, and other individuals with an interest in
native landscaping

Cost: $75
Location: DePaul University Student Center 2250 N. Sheffield, Chicago, IL
Scholarships may be available; please contact registration staff to
request a scholarship and to provide information.

Registration:
To register, please visit:
http://128.248.232.70/glakes/ce/courseDetail.asp?GID=259
or call 312-996-6904

Questions:
If you have any questions, please contact Jim Van der Kloot at
312-353-3161 or Danielle Green at 312-886-7594

Draft Agenda:
Landscaping with Native Plants: An Evaluation of Environmental and Social
Benefits

This will be a working conference. We will be hearing a series of
presentations by academics and researchers summarizing the state of
knowledge on the benefits of native landscaping.  Conference participants
will be asked to participate in gap analysis sessions, by providing
information not reflected in the presentations, and in identifying data
gaps and research needs. The input of the participants in this conference
will be reflected in the final papers.

Day 1
8:00 - 8:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 8:50 Introduction
      John Rogner, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
8:50 - 9:10 Definitions
      Liam Heneghan, DePaul University
9:10 - 9:50 Biodiversity benefits of native landscaping
      Liam Heneghan, DePaul University
9:50 - 10:20 Gap Analysis - Identifying data gaps and research needs
relating to the biodiversity benefits of native landscaping
10:20 - 10:40 Break
10:40 - 11:20 Air quality benefits of native landscaping
      David Nowak, U.S. Forest Service
      Steven Rosenthal, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
11:20 - 11:50 Emissions during controlled burns
      Joseph Vaughan, Washington State University
11:50 - 12:20 Gap analysis - Identifying data gaps and research needs
      relating to the air quality benefits and emissions during controlled
      burns from natural landscaping
12:20 - 1:30 Lunch - food will be provided
      Lunchtime speaker - William Jordan III Ethical and aesthetic
      context of native landscaping
1:30 - 2:10 Economics of native landscaping
      John Haugland, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region V
      Hale Thurston, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
      Research and Development
2:10 - 2:50 Public perception of native landscaping
      Joan Nassauer, University of Michigan
2:50 - 3:20 Gap Analysis - Identifying data gaps and research needs
      relating to the economics and public perception of native
      landscaping
3:20 - 3:35 Break
3:35 - 4:50 Case Studies and Research Opportunities: The leaders or
      designers of successful native landscaping projects will present case
      studies and lead discussions regarding the benefits and challenges of
      their projects, and research opportunities associated with these
      projects.
      Speakers TBD
5:00 Adjourn
5:00 - 6:00 Cocktails
6:00 Banquet


Day 2
8:15 - 8:30 Introduction
8:30 - 9:10 Hydrologic benefits of native landscaping
      James Montgomery, DePaul University
      Marshall Eames, DePaul University
9:10 - 9:50 Reduction in pesticide and fertilizer impacts through native
      landscaping
      James Montgomery, DePaul University
      Marshall Eames, DePaul University
9:50 - 10:20 Gap Analysis - Identifying data gaps and research needs
      relating to the hydrologic benefits, and reduction in pesticide and
      fertilizer impacts through native landscaping
10:20 - 10:40 Break
10:40 - 11:20 Phytoremediation using native plants
      Cristina Negri - Argonne National Laboratory
11:20 - 12:00 Carbon Sequestration using native plants
      Michael Miller - Argonne National Laboratory
12:00 - 12:30 Gap Analysis - Identifying data gaps and research needs
      relating to phytoremediation and carbon sequestration using native
      plants
12:30 - 1:40 Lunch - food will be provided
      Lunchtime speaker - Suzanne Malec, City of Chicago Department of
      Environment
      Topic - Key issues of the conference - - where do we go from here?
1:40 - 3:00 Case studies and research opportunties: The leaders or
      designers of successful native landscaping projects will present case
      studies and lead discussions regarding the benefits and challenges of
      their projects, and research opportunities associated with these
      projects.
      Speakers TBD
3:00 Adjourn