Sustainable Arlington

Forests, Flowers, and Seeds- 2023 Ecological Plant Conference 

 Brooklyn Botanic Garden & VIRTUAL 

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Four sessions:

• Heather McCargo – Wild Seed Project Founder, NATIVE TREES FOR NORTHEAST LANDSCAPES. Planting a diversity of native trees into our human dominated landscapes is a powerful act that each of us can take in our communities to support diverse wildlife and bufferer local ecosystems as the climate changes.
• Ian Caton – Woodthrush Nursery, SPECIES DIVERSITY. Practical implications of genetic variation for nurseries, landscapes, and gardens.
• Taro Iateka & Jessica Schuler – Westchester County Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation. OUR ONCE AND FUTURE FOREST: PLANTING WESTCHESTER. We’ll assess where we currently stand and the steps we are taking to grow the forests of the future.
• Uli Lorimer – Northeast National Seed Network. THE NORTHEAST SEED NETWORK: AN EMERGING EFFORT TO INCREASE NATIVE PLANT MATERIALS IN THE REGION