Ecotrace: Layering Ecology Into Practice - 1.0 PDH (LA CES/HSW)

Description

Small urban design, large parks and campuses, and dedicated ecological restoration projects all have different goals and considerations, but all can incorporate layers of ecological knowledge to design for successful outcomes. Landscape architects from three different models of practice share their approaches and strategies for creating site-specific ecological goals.

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Learning Objectives:

• Gain a better understanding of what ecology or restoration means in an urban setting or a restoration site.
• Explore approaches to site understanding and analysis that can help set an ecological framework for the site design.
• Discover how to adapt strategies based on site variables.
• Learn techniques for leveraging planting design and soil amendment to achieve project goals.

Speaker(s):

• Allegra Bukojemsky, ASLA, Landscape Architect, ICF Jones and Stokes
• Nancy Seaton, Associate and Horticulturist, Future Green Studio
• Gavin McMillan, FASLA, Senior Principal, Hargreaves Associates