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</head><body><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Growing Awareness: planting biodiverse + resilient landscapes</strong></span><br></p><p><strong>Saturday, September 19, 2015 | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Brown University | Providence, RI</strong></p><p>The Rhode Island Wild Plant Society invites nursery and landscape industry professionals, landscape architects, ecologists, land managers, and plant enthusiasts to attend a day-long conference: <strong><em>Growing Awareness: planting biodiverse + resilient landscapes </em></strong>on Saturday, September 19<sup style="line-height: 0;">th</sup>, 2015 at Brown University in Providence.</p><ul><li>Learn the importance of collecting, saving and propagating genetically diverse local seed.</li><li>Explore the intersections of ecology, traditional horticulture, landscape practices and design, using native plants as the model.</li><li>Discover techniques to expand and enhance the health of your native plants.</li><li>Hear regional panelists (moderated by Mark Richardson, Director of Horticulture at New England Wildflower Society) share the rewards and respond to the challenges of propagating locally native plants for conservation and design.</li></ul><p>Our guest speakers: Uli Lorimer, Curator of Native Flora at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden; Edward Toth, Director of New York City's Greenbelt Native Plant Center; Claudia West, Ecological Sales Manager at North Creek Nurseries; Larry Weaner, founder of Larry Weaner Landscape Associates; Bob Grese Director of the Mattaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum & editor of The Native Landscape Reader. </p><p>Optional field Session are offered on Sunday, September 20, 2015</p><p>Details and registration as well as a pdf of the press release can be found at <a href="http://riwps.org/2015-native-plant-symposium/">http://riwps.org/2015-native-plant-symposium/</a></p><p><span style="color: #008000;"><em><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Mary O'Connor, <a style="color: #008000;" href="mailto:communications@riwps">communications@riwps</a>.org</span></em></span></p></body></html>