Speakers
And more to come....
Chris Helzer
Program Director, The Nature Conservancy & The Prairie Ecologist
Rick Darke
Consultant, author, and photographer
Matthew Strange
Landscape Architect and Principal of Confluence Chicago
Aisha Muhammad
Community Conservation Liaison, Missouri Department of Conservation
Lydia Gibson
Director of Corporate Development, Ripple Glass, LLC
Shannon Tyree
President and owner of Habitat Architects, LLC
Robert L. Kremer
Adjunct Professor of Soil Microbiology, School of Natural Resources, and the Division of Plant Science & Technology, University of Missouri
Natasha Thomas-North
Growing Center Manager, Taylor Creek Restoration Nurseries
Kelly Daniels
Executive Director, Blue River Forest Nature Sanctuary
Josh Cussimanio
Private Land Conservationist, Missouri Department of Conservation
Aimee Coy
Private Land Conservationist, Missouri Department of Conservation
Hunter Gale
Greenspace Property Manager at GaleHart Communities
Dr. Leigh Anne Neal
Chief of Sustainability/Early Childhood Education
Christine Sanderson
Associate Director, Monarch Joint Venture
Steve Oakes
Native Plant Enthusiast & Field Trip Guide
Kenn Boyle
Tour guide and Native Plant enthusiast
Alan Branhagen
Director of Operations, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum & Author
Alix Daniel
Landscape Specialist, Missouri Department of Conservation
Kate Cholakis
Landscape Designer, Researcher, LEED Green Associate
Judd Remmers
Assistant Director of Facilities & Support
Cydney Ross
Landscape Specialist, Missouri Department of Conservation
Cutter Gale
Facility and Development Manager, GaleHart Communities
Eric Tschanz
Garden Tour Guide
Matt Bunch
Horticulturalist, The Giving Grove
Tim McCoy
District Conservationist, USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service
Sarah Beier
Owner, Oak & Io
Eliza Pennypacker
Professor of Landscape Architecture, Penn State University
Linda F. Hezel
Ecosystems Steward/Artisanal Producer, Prairie Birthday Farm LLC
Paul Brown
Owner, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Dr. Jennifer D. Roberts
Associate Professor, UMD; Co-Founder and Co-Director of NatureRx@UMD
Roberta Vogel-Leutung
Program Manager, GreenWorks
Claudio Vazquez
Co-founder, Izel Native Plants
Andy Carmack
Private Land Conservationist, Missouri Department of Conservation
Mervin Wallace
Founder, Missouri Wildflowers Nursery
Paula Diaz
Principal, GardeNerd Consultations
Stacia Stelk
Executive Director, Deep Roots
Dr. Mary Gardiner
Professor of Entomology, The Ohio State University
Nina-Marie Lister
Professor & Graduate Director, School of Urban & Regional Planning, Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson U); Director, Ecological Design Lab, Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson U)