Start Date
10/24/2024
End Date
10/25/2024
Description
Whether on residential, commercial, or public lands, wildlife habitat has become part and parcel of an increasing number of landscape projects. That said, habitat creation must jibe with the practical, cultural, and aesthetic needs of your clients. This intensive program will include two days of classroom and field exploration that simultaneously explore the integration of ecology & wildlife habitat with garden aesthetics & human experience. Join us during peak migration season in Cape May Point, one of North America’s premier birding and lepidoptera hotspots - where presenters from the fields of ecology, ornithology, and garden design will explore the integration of these distinct but highly related disciplines.
Location
Cape May Point, NJ
Distance Learning
No
Course Equivalency
No
Subjects
Horticulture / Plants
Health, Safety and Welfare
Yes
Hours
12.0
Learning Outcomes
To learn how to incorporate vegetative patterns that enhance wildlife habitat.
To learn how to select plants in a manner that maximizes specific habitat for birds and lepidoptera.
To increase understanding of the relationship between conservative plant species and conservative insect species, and how this understanding can contribute to the preservation of the most endangered bird and lepidoptera species.
To learn about the non-vegetive aspects of wildlife habitat that can be incorporated into landscape practice.
To learn how to specify and perform landscape management procedures that contribute to a wide range of landscape goals including habitat creation, aesthetics and maintenance reduction.
To learn techniques that make wildlife habitat creation compatible with designed landscape that are legible and appealing to clients with a wide range of aesthetic preferences.
Instructors
Brett Ewald, Damon Noe, Zach Mullock, Matt Pelligrine, David Mizrahi, Adehl Schwaderer, Larry Weaner
Course Codes
Provider
New Directions in the American Landscape