[PCA] Maryland Native Plant Society conference
Louisa Rogoff Thompson
louisathompson at erols.com
Wed Sep 14 23:11:09 CDT 2005
The MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY will hold its Annual Conference on
Saturday, October 1st, 2005, with additional field trips on Sunday, Oct. 2.
The conference theme is “BALTIMORE'S URBAN AND SUBURBAN FORESTS: PEOPLE
AND PLANTS IN PARTNERSHIP.”
The conference will be of interest to anyone involved in planning,
designing, or managing natural or planted landscapes, as well as those
who love native plants or simply enjoy nature.
Talks will describe the role of native plant communities in ecosystem
functioning, urban environmental effects on forest ecosystems, Baltimore
County’s strategy for forest sustainability, and how development can be
planned to minimize disruption of ecosystem services – without
sacrificing profits.
After these talks, guided tours and field trips to natural areas and
designed or managed landscapes will show you how a healthy ecosystem
works and how gardeners, landscape architects, and other designers have
applied these models to create wildlife habitat, manage stormwater, and
provide other ecosystem services.
Talks will be held at the Lodge at Oregon Ridge Park, 13555 Beaver Dam
Rd., Cockeysville, MD from 9:30 am to 1:00 pm. Registration opens at
8:30. Guided tours and field trips to natural areas, native plant
gardens, and restoration sites (riparian buffer plantings, wetland
mitigation, invasive plant management projects, etc.) will be held
throughout the Baltimore region on Saturday afternoon, with additional
field trips on Sunday.
A buffet dinner, social, and silent auction will be held at the Benjamin
Banneker Historical Park and Museum, 300 Oella Ave., Catonsville, MD,
from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm on Saturday, October 1. To donate items to the
silent auction, contact joyceholmz at juno.com.
The conference is open to the public. Registration is $65, which
includes lunch for those who pre-register. Registration at the door does
not include lunch. Dinner is an additional $25, available by
pre-registration. For scholarship information, contact
louisagardener at verizon.net.
For additional information and directions, see the conference website at
www.MDFlora.org .
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