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Day 1
11 Feb 2025

A World of Discovery: Blending Science and Heart in the Sensory Wildscape

Much has been written about gardening for human senses, but how do plants and animals perceive the world around them? What do we miss when we landscape for human visual...
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Nancy Lawson

Native Plant Solutions: Perennials for Shade

Spend an hour getting to know some of the best go-to plants for building ecologically-sound landscapes. We’ll take a deep dive into a handful of specific native plants, focusing on...
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Shannon Currey

Cultivating Communities: Ecological Stewardship and Ethical Labor Management

Brooklyn Bridge Park is one of the largest public investments to be completed in New York City in a generation and serves to connect people and nature through inclusive, innovative,...
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Rashid Poulson

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Nancy Lawson

Wild on Purpose – Observations, Experiments and Practice

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Chris Oursler

Who’s Nibbling in Your Garden?

It’s hard to imagine, but white-tailed deer were once nearly extinct in dozens of states. Their abundance now puts them at odds with most gardeners and homeowners, who become frustrated...
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Nancy Lawson

Wild Natives and Planted Natives: How Different Are They?

Wild native plants and planted native plants almost always occur in different habitats. This talk will discuss the ecology, physiology, and culture that underpin the behaviors of native plants to...
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Justin Thomas

Understanding Public Perceptions of Native Vegetation and Landscaping: Working with “Neatniks” to Create Sustainable Native Landscapes

It’s been said that perception is reality. This is certainly evident when property owners perceive prairies to be unattractive and messy.  Prairies established within residential or public landscapes are often destroyed because...
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Fred Rozumalski

Woody Plants and Pollinators

Most of us think of bees, butterflies, and flower gardens when the word “pollinator” is mentioned. There is so much more to it than that, and our woody plants play...
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Guy Sternberg

The Reintroduction of the Brown-headed Nuthatch to Missouri

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Kristen Heath-Acre

Green Infrastructure Maintenance: Lessons Learned from the Fassnight Creek Restoration Project at the Springfield Art Museum

Green infrastructure projects that utilize native plants and mimic natural ecological systems are quickly becoming a favorite for designers and engineers for urban places. These projects are able to mitigate...
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Caleb Sanders
Nick Nelson

In the Country of the Kaw: Loving a Watershed

In his recently published book, In the Country of the Kaw (University of Kansas Press), Jim Locklear profiles the natural and cultural wonders within the watershed of the Kaw (Kansas)...
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Jim Locklear

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Claudia Nuñez-Penichet, Ph.D.
Day 2
12 Feb 2025

Forest Ecology for Naturalists

Learn the basics of forest ecology and the options available to us for managing forests for natural values. We will review forest types and habitats, components of the forest, factors...
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Guy Sternberg

Cultivating Communities: Ecological Stewardship and Ethical Labor Management

Brooklyn Bridge Park is one of the largest public investments to be completed in New York City in a generation and serves to connect people and nature through inclusive, innovative,...
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Rashid Poulson

Low-Resource Landscaping: Covering Ground with Native Plants

Gardens are often designed in ways that require significant resources—water, fertilizer, pesticides, fuel, and labor. Conscientious gardeners are looking for ways to minimize these inputs and create a garden that...
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Shannon Currey

Prairie Stewardship In Today’s World

Gosh, it’s a wild world out there, huh?  The climate is changing, invasive species and woody plants are coming from every direction, and habitats are becoming increasingly fragmented.  How are...
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Chris Helzer

Understanding Public Perceptions of Native Vegetation and Landscaping: Working with “Neatniks” to Create Sustainable Native Landscapes

It’s been said that perception is reality. This is certainly evident when property owners perceive prairies to be unattractive and messy.  Prairies established within residential or public landscapes are often destroyed because...
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Fred Rozumalski

Resilient Urban Forests that Nurture Nature

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Alan Branhagen

Strategic Prairie Restoration for Conservation Success

There are lots of ways prairie restoration can enhance the conservation of grasslands.  Are you trying to enlarge and/or reconnect existing prairie fragments?  Do you want to create a site...
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Chris Helzer

Landscaping for Missouri’s Native Bees

The benefit bees provide pollinating our food crops is well known but these keystone species also increase biodiversity and are a part of complex food webs. A little more than...
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Krista Noel