Sustainability Issues 2 - Diversification, invasives and Tree Selection

Registration Eligibility

Registered landscape architects and ISA certified arborists

Start Date

01/08/2021

End Date

01/08/2023

Description

This course discusses the importance of diversity in the landscape, the problem with invasive plants and how tree selection can address these issues.

Distance Learning

Yes

Course Equivalency

Subjects

Horticulture / Plants
Sustainable Development & Design

Health, Safety and Welfare

Yes

Hours

1.0

Learning Outcomes

1. Tree diversity will be defined and discussed to provide the landscape architect with information to use immediately.
2. Landscape architects will be able to identify and reduce the invasive species they should not be specifying but eliminating whenever possible.
3. A discussion of cultivars, nativars and clones will assist the landscape architect in making tree selections for diversity and sustainability.

Instructors

Articles edited by Len Phillips and Richard Gibney RLA - ISA with sources cited

Course Codes

GCE: 1-1902

Provider

gibneyCE.com