175 Years: Soil Trends & Maintenance at the Smithsonian Gardens - 1.25 PDH (LA CES/HSW)
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Encompassing 59 acres, the soils surrounding the Smithsonian museums in Washington, D.C. uniquely reflect planting soil trends of the last century, creating a patchwork of soil types in a small footprint. Studying these landscapes, we present the impact of various soil types and a resilient soils approach for the future.
Learning objectives:
- Learn and understand the trends of soil design over time and the profound impacts on landscape design, maintenance and function
- Learn and be aware of soil management approaches that will affect plant and landscape performance.
- Demonstrate the role of long-term soil planning and remediation for successful site performance, sustainable maintenance practices, economic viability and savings for your project.
- Think differently regarding currently accepted concepts of soil types and their uses in the landscape.
Paul Josey, ASLA
Principal
Wolf Josey Landscape Architects
Paul is the co-founder Wolf Josey Landscape Architects and has led a diverse range of city, campus, garden and conservation projects of all sizes throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast. He has specific expertise in urban and campus design, planting soils, tree preservation, construction implementation and native plants of the Piedmont and Coastal Plain.
His earlier design experience as a project manager at Nelson Byrd Woltz and at Urban Trees + Soils in Annapolis also focused on urban, academic and institutional projects while overseeing the master planning and implementation of various award winning mixed use, city park, waterfront and campus projects.
Marisa N. Scalera, ASLA
Landscape Architect
Smithsonian Institution
Marisa Scalera is a Landscape Architect for Smithsonian Gardens, an outdoor museum and living classroom with 25 million annual visitors. Since joining the Smithsonian Institution team in 2016, Marisa collaborates on all garden exhibits and planning, design, and construction projects in the Smithsonian Gardens. She is a licensed landscape architect with twenty years’ experience practicing landscape architecture in Washington, DC. Her work supports Smithsonian Gardens’ broader mission to engage people with plants and gardens, inform on the roles both play in our cultural and natural worlds, and inspire appreciation and stewardship.
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Ted Hartsig, CPSS, NA
Senior Soil Scientist
Olsson, Inc.
Ted is a professional soil scientist with expertise in natural resources, urban environments, and ecosystem restoration. He is a leader in soil and plant management strategies for both urban and rural landscape projects. Ted's experience includes collaborating with Landscape Architects for the design of the George W. Bush Library in Dallas, the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Tulsa’s Gathering Place Park, Memorial Park in Houston, and Tom Lee Park in Memphis among others. Ted has developed and conducted workshops for the design and construction of stormwater BMPs, native landscapes, and soil restoration and management.
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