Southwest U.S. Native Plant Workshop: Native Plants in the Managed Landscape

When

9:30 p.m., Sept. 28, 2023

More info and register: https://halfmoonseminars.org/product/webinars/swus-native-plant-worksho…

Agenda

Webinar instructions will be emailed before the date of the webinar.
Please log into the webinar 15 – 30 minutes before start time.

Thursday, September 28, 2023
8:30 am – 4:00 pm PDT

Climate Change and Native Plants of the Southwest
Presented by: Elise Gornish

  • Overview of climate change science
  • Focus on climate change and its effects on southwestern and arid habitats
    • Changes in precipitation and temperature
    • Increased fire frequency and intensity
    • Changes in soil health
    • Dominance of invasive plant and loss of pollinators
  • Mitigating the negative effects of climate change on native plants

Managing Invasive Plants in the Southwest
Presented by: Elise Gornish

  • Historic and current trends in invasive plant dominance in the southwest
  • Effects of invasive plants on native habitats (including plants and animals) in the southwest
  • Methods for managing invasive plants
  • Spatial and temporal management considerations

Wildlife Supporting Garden Designs and Maintenance
Presented by: Shaun McCoshum

  • Classical garden designs, native plant use and wildlife habitat
  • Adding structure with natural woods, mulch and stone habitat designs
  • Seeds, transplants and timing
  • Seasonal maintenance; pruning, trimming and sculpting plants.

Native Plants for Pollinators
Presented by: Carianne Funicelli

  • What makes native plants so valuable?
  • Overview of pollinator groups and their needs
  • Seven pollinator “super groups” (i.e., plant families) with southwestern examples

How to Create a Site-Specific Planting Palette for Any Project
Presented by: Carianne Funicelli

  • Goals and constraints that affect species choices
  • Using regional herbaria databases and bloom calendar approach to plan a site-specific species palette

Best Practices for Using Native Trees to Increase Urban Climate Resilience in the Southwest
Presented by: Ann Audrey

  • Watering native trees with harvested rainwater, stormwater, graywater and condensate water
  • Choosing native trees based on location, climate and elevation
  • Planting native trees and native understory plants together
  • Planning placement to meet your needs and the needs of trees
  • Shaping your tree’s water harvesting area
  • Planting your tree and using mulch properly
  • Using harvested water for establishment and ongoing needs
  • Pruning trees and using appropriate tree care practices

 
Webinar Instructions

All attendees must log-on through their own email – attendees may not watch together if they wish to earn continuing education credit. HalfMoon Education Inc. must be able to prove attendance if either the attendee or HalfMoon Education Inc. is audited.

Certificates of completion can be downloaded in PDF form upon passing a short quiz. A link to the quiz will be sent to each qualifying attendee immediately after the webinar. The certificate can be downloaded from the Results page of the quiz upon scoring 80% or higher.

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Windows 7 – 10 or Mac OSX Mavericks (10.9) – macOS Catalina (10.15)

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Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Microsoft Edge
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