Novel Plant Communities: A Real World Approach to Managing Spontaneous Vegetation

Start Date

03/31/2023

End Date

03/31/2023

Description

Spontaneously occurring plants and plant communities are typically either eliminated or neglected. Our two presenters will discuss more nuanced and selective approaches for managing the mix of native and exotic species that typically colonize our urban and suburban landscapes.

Part 1: Jack Ahearn will discuss prevailing and alternative attitudes towards invasive exotic plants. He will also discuss ways to influence spontaneous vegetation in a manner that is both desirable and attainable including soil/substrate issues, selective removal methods, adaptive management, and managing public expectations.

Part 2: Larry Weaner will show how an understanding of the life cycles, proliferation strategies, and environmental vulnerabilities of plants, desirable and undesirable, can help practitioners more effectively influence the vegetative trajectory of spontaneous plant assemblages.

Distance Learning

Yes

Course Equivalency

Subjects

Horticulture / Plants

Health, Safety and Welfare

Yes

Hours

3.0

Learning Outcomes

Learn about managing/adapting existing substrate through phyto/bio remediation and innovative manufactured soils.
Explore selective removal of highly invasive, noxious, or hazardous plants (Intaglio).
Understand adapting management to life forms and life stages of urban plants (timed mowing, scarification).

Instructors

Jack Ahern & Larry Weaner

Course Codes

Provider

New Directions in the American Landscape

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