Then and Now: Historic Landscape Practices as Innovative Contemporary Approaches

Start Date

01/09/2020

End Date

01/09/2020

Description

Pre-industrial landscape practitioners did not use heavy equipment, herbicides, or inorganic fertilizers, items that many now seek to avoid. They did, however, employ skills honed over millennia that displayed a sophisticated understanding of nature and its response to human activity. This presentation explores the surprisingly relevant practices of Native Americans, pre-industrial Europeans, and others to contemporary landscape approaches.

Location

Bryn Mawr, PA

Distance Learning

Course Equivalency

Subjects

Horticulture / Plants
Sustainable Development & Design

Health, Safety and Welfare

Yes

Hours

1.25

Learning Outcomes

1. Learn about historic landscape management techniques from cultures in North America and Europe. 2. Understand how these techniques could inform contemporary practices. 3. View case studies that demonstrate applications in multiple habitat types.

Instructors

Larry Weaner

Course Codes

Provider

Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania

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