2017 INLS Symposium Registration and Schedule
Schedule of Events
INLS Schedule is in development and subject to change. Check back for updates. Click here for more details on talk topics and bios for booked speakers.
Special Event|March 9, 2017 @ 7:30 pm|Cinemapolis, Ithaca, NY
The Ithaca Native Landscape Symposium is sponsoring a benefit presentation by Prospect Park Alliance Vice-President and Landscape Architect Christian Zimmerman, FASLA, about the restoration of Prospect Park, a romantic 19th Century public park located in Brooklyn. Christian has kindly agreed to present an illustrated overview of the Prospect Park Alliance’s 30 year park restoration effort, both as a benefit for Friends of Stewart Park and to inform our efforts to Revitalize Stewart Park for its 2021 Centennial Celebration. The event is open to the public, and we invite all INLS attendees to attend this special event at no additional cost. Please simply select the event as an added option within the registration process for INLS if you plan to attend. See the Friends of Stewart Park website for full details on the organization, and the event. Please note that INLS attendees do not need to purchase tickets through the Friends of Stewart Park event page. Registration for INLS attendees is complimentary and managed through the INLS registration process, or by emailing us at symposium@plantsmen.com.
FRIDAY, March 10, 2017
8:00am Registration, coffee, snacks
8:45-9:45am
Creating Habitat Heroes Across the Nation
Catherine Zimmerman|Author/Director of The Meadow Project
9:45-10:45am
The Role of Plants in Soil Development: From the Naturalized to the Designed Landscape
Tara Mitchell|Landscape Architect at Commonwealth of Massachusetts
10:45am
Break
11:00-12:00pm
Lesson Learned in Sustainable Remediation Incorporating Ecological Restoration
Dr. Tony Eallonardo|Scientist of Plant Ecology and Ecosystem Restoration at O'Brien & Gere
12:00pm
Lunch on the town
1:30-2:30pm
Stewart Park Revitalization/Understanding and Managing the Canada Goose Population in Stewart Park
Heidi Henrichs|Graduate Research Assistant at Cornell University
Rick Manning|ASLA; Executive Director, Friends of Stewart Park
2:30 -3:30pm
Addressing Invasive Species in a Changing World: A New York State Perspective
Carrie Brown-Lima|Director NY Invasive Species Research Institute at Cornell University
3:30pm
Coffee break
3:45-4:45pm
Prospect Park’s New Lakeside Center: 26 Acres of Shoreline Restoration, Island Creation, Green Roof, Historic Preservation and Contemporary Design
Christian Zimmerman|FASLA, Vice President of Capital and Landscape Management; Prospect Park Alliance
5:15pm
Evening Happy Hour with Presenters
SATURDAY, March 11, 2017
8:30am
Registration, coffee and snacks
9:00-10:00am
Creating a Bird Friendly Yard
Dr. Janet Allen|President and Co-Founder of Habitat Gardening in Central New York (HGCNY)
10:00-11:00am
Promoting a More Comprehensive Approach to Climate-Adaptive Design
Dr. Josh Cerra|Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture at Cornell University
11:00am
Coffee break
11:15- 12:15pm
Woodland Restoration and Recreation of Historic Water Course Through Prospect Park
Christian Zimmerman|FASLA, Vice President of Capital and Landscape Management; Prospect Park Alliance
12:15pm
Lunch
INLS guests can walk to a number of great restaurants on the Ithaca Commons for a fantastic boxed lunch to bring back to the theatre for the film screening. Check out options here.
Special Event|Hometown Habitat-Stories of Bringing Nature Home|Cinemapolis, Ithaca, NY
12:45pm
Film Screening
Hometown Habitat-Stories of Bringing Nature Home|Directed by Catherine Zimmerman|Featuring Doug Tallamy
1:45-2:45pm
Creating Meadows Using Simple Techniques that Work
Catherine Zimmerman|Author/Director of The Meadow Project
3:00-4:00pm
A View from the Production Side of the Native Plant Industry
Dan Segal|Owner of Plantsmen Nursery, Program Coordinator