Spring Kickoff for Landscapers -
NHLA/UNHCE Spring Conference

Co-sponsored by NHLA and UNH Cooperative Extension
New Hampshire Technical Institute, Concord NH
March 17, 2010

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Schedule
8:00-9:00 am:      
Registration, coffee

9:00-10:00:
Underlying Landscape Design, Jon Batson, Jenesis Gardens & Design
OR
Improve Your Pruning Skills, David Seavey, Landscape Solutions

10:10- 11:00:
Customer Attitudes towards Lawn Care and Landscaping* plus, discussion of pesticide licensing requirements  for landscapers
Gary Fish; Manager, Pesticide Programs, Maine Board of Pesticides Control
OR
Pruning Demonstration, Outdoor session, limited to 40 participants
David Seavey, Landscape Solutions

11:10 - 12:00:
Working In and Around New Hampshire's Wetlands - What You Need to Know
Sandy Crystall, Sr. Resources Manager, NH DES Wetland
OR
Searching for a Sense of Place, Dr. Cathy Neal, Landscape Horticulture Specialist, UNHCE

12:00 to 1:30:
Lunch, Announcements, Scholarship Awards

1:30 - 3:00:
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Doug Tallamy,
Professor of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware*
* Pesticide Credits applied for

Doug Tallamy
Keynote Speaker Doug Tallamy will talk about the subject of his book, Bringing Nature Home: How you can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants. Because our gardens are part of the terrestrial ecosystems that sustain humans and the life around us, we must keep them in working order. Tallamy will discuss the important ecological roles of the plants in our landscapes, emphasize the benefits of designing gardens with these roles in mind, and explore the consequences of failing to do so. Gardening in this crowded world carries both moral and ecological responsibilities that we can no longer ignore.

Tallamy is Professor and Chair of the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware in Newark, Delaware, where he has authored 69 research articles and has taught Insect Taxonomy, Behavioral Ecology, and other courses for 28 years. Chief among his research goals is to better understand the many ways insects interact with plants and how such interactions determine the diversity of animal communities. The book Bringing Nature Home; How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens was published by Timber Press in 2007 and was awarded the 2008 silver medal by the Garden Writer's Association.