[PCA] CONFERENCE: Earth's Green Mantle - How it Works, Symposium May 16 (Chesapeake College, MD)

[Olivia Kwong]

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Registration now open online, 
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ADKINS ARBORETUM SPONSORS SPRING GARDEN SYMPOSIUM MAY 16

Adkins Arboretum will host the 2008 Spring Symposium on Friday, May 16 
from 8 a.m. to 4;30 p.m. at Chesapeake College, in Wye Mills, MD. Titled 
Earth's Green Mantle -- How It Works, the Symposium will provide an 
introduction to the fundamental scientific principles behind pressing 
conservation issues. Participants will spend a day with some of the 
region's most respected scientists and teachers and will learn about 
carbon footprints, pollinators and native plants, soil fundamentals, plant 
genetics, water resources and more.

Keynote speakers Dr. Doug Tallamy, entomologist and chair of the 
University of Delaware's Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, 
and author and photographer Rick Darke will share their passion for 
conservation practices that protect nature while enriching our lives. 
Whether gardeners, land stewards, teachers, community planners, landscape 
designers, homeowners, horticulturists or naturalists, participants will 
learn the tools to better steward the earth's natural resources.

In his opening plenary session, Tallamy will provide an overview and 
introduction to his environmental message of life's interconnectivity and 
the power of native plants to sustain wildlife. Sessions include Sex in 
the Garden--The Role of Pollinators; Plant Physiology--More Than the 
Parts; Soils are Alive; From Genes to Fossils--Evolution in Action; 
Ecosystems--Life Support Systems for All of Biodiversity; and Our Finite 
Fresh Water Resources. Darke will wrap up the day with a high-energy 
presentation that points toward a positive role for humans as stewards and 
gardeners.

Native plants will be for sale, and local environmental organizations 
will exhibit during the day.

Registration for the Symposium is $75 for Arboretum members, $90 for the 
general public, $50 for students, and $110 for registration and new 
individual membership. Lunch is included in the registration fee. To 
register and for additional information, visit www.adkinsarboretum.org, 
call 410-634-2847, extension 0 or e-mail info at adkinsarboretum.org





  Adkins Arboretum is a 400-acre native garden and preserve at the headwaters of the
  Tuckahoe Creek in Caroline County. Open year round, the Arboretum offers
  educational programs for all ages about nature and gardening. Through its Campaign
  to Build a Green Legacy, the Arboretum will build a new LEED-certified Arboretum
  Center and entranceway to broaden educational offerings and research initiatives
  promoting best practices in conservation and land stewardship. For additional
  information about Arboretum programs, visit www.adkinsarboretum.org or call
  410-634-2847, ext. 0.











  Sylvan Kaufman


  Conservation Curator


  Adkins Arboretum


  12610 Eveland Road


  Ridgely, MD  21660


  410-634-2847 x24


  www.adkinsarboretum.org





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