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Fourth Annual Land Ethics Symposium:
Creative Approaches for Ecological Landscaping
New Hope, Pennsylvania - Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve
presents its Fourth Annual Land Ethics Symposium: Creative
Approaches for Ecological Landscaping. The Symposium will
be held on Thursday, February 19, 2004 from 8:30 a.m. - 4:00
p.m. at historic Aldie Mansion in Doylestown, Pennsylvania,
located in Bucks County and convenient to I-95 and the Pennsylvania
Turnpike.
The Symposium is sponsored by Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve.
Co-sponsors include County of Bucks, Office of the Commissioners;
Solebury Township; Heritage Conservancy, and PA/DE Chapter
of American Society of Landscape Architects.
Continuing education units are available for landscape architects,
landscape designers and other landscape professionals. The
fee for the Symposium is $80, which includes a continental
breakfast, lunch and refreshment break. The fulltime student
rate is $60. Pre-registration required. Deadline for receipt
of registration and payment is Thursday, February 12, 2004.
This stimulating and informative Symposium will focus on
ways to create low-maintenance, economical, and ecologically
balanced landscapes using native plants and restoration techniques.
These landscapes solve site problems, and offer environmentally
friendly, practical and attractive results.
The Symposium is geared toward landscape architects, designers,
contractors and other members of the landscape industry, environmental
consultants, public & private land owners/managers, developers,
environmental consultants and state & municipal officials.
The program offers in-depth, useful presentations by regional
experts. New this year is an interactive panel/audience discussion.
Attendees also will have opportunities to meet and develop
contacts with colleagues and share resources.
Featured speakers include Tavis Dockwiller, a landscape architect
with Rolf Sauer & Partners, Ltd, Philadelphia, and visiting
lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania, who will show
projects both large and small that highlight principles of
sustainable site design. Keith Bowers, landscape architect
and principal of Biohabitats, Inc., will explain how to plan
and implement a successful native re-vegetation and ecological
restoration plan. Bill Cullina, nursery manager and propagator
for The New England Wild Flower Society, will discuss the
best native trees, shrubs and vines for challenging situations.
Stephanie Cohen, Director of the Landscape Arboretum and former
professor at Temple University Ambler, will illustrate tough
and attractive native perennials for commercial sites.
A panel discussion will focus on ways to successfully work
with planning commissions, open space programs, local townships,
conservancies and neighbors as well as the client. The discussion
will be guided by questions from Symposium attendees. Panelists
include: Keith Bowers (see above), Nancy Minich, landscape
architect and principal of NAM Planning and Design, LLC.,
Lumberville, Pennsylvania; Kent Baird, Program Coordinator
for the Bucks County Open Space Program, Program Director
Municipal Open Space Program and Program Director for the
Natural Areas Program; and Karen Budd, President of The Tinicum
Conservancy and consultant for The Nature Conservancy.
To request a brochure or for more information, please contact
Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve at (215) 862-2924 or e-mail
communications@bhwp.org.
Contact: Nancy Beaubaire, Director of Communications (215)
862-2924
Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve
P.O. Box 685
New Hope, PA 18938
Phone: (215) 862-2924 Fax: (215) 862-1846
E-mail: communications@bhwp.org
www.bhwp.org
Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve is managed by the
Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve Association Inc.,
in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum
Commission.
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