Start Date
11/19/2024
End Date
11/19/2024
Description
Restoration ecologists are primarily concerned with advancing a strong biodiversity agenda. How their projects are perceived by visitors is generally not considered ecologically relevant. But restoration projects that elicit a positive public response are more likely to receive management resources, trigger project expansions, and even provide inspiration for restoration at other sites. Public “fear of nature” and dislike of a “wild” look are hurdles that can be overcome however, through plant arrangement, management protocols, path placements, and other moves that make “wildness” more legible to them. In this session Restoration Ecologist Steven Handel and Landscape Designer Larry Weaner will discuss how cross-pollination between these two disciplines can marry site ecology and visitor experience, to the benefit of both.
Distance Learning
Yes
Course Equivalency
No
Subjects
Historic Preservation
Housing & Community Design
Site Planning
Health, Safety and Welfare
Yes
Hours
2.25
Learning Outcomes
1. View examples of landscape projects where Restoration Ecologists and Landscape Design Professionals have collaborated to enhance both ecology and visitor experience.
2. Learn how to create legible plant patterns within ecological restoration projects to engender a positive public response.
3. Learn how to conduct visitors through ecologically restored or naturally generated landscapes with paths, openings, and viewpoints in a manner that enhances visitor experience.
Instructors
Steven Handel, Ph.D., Hon. ASLA & Larry Weaner, FAPLD
Course Codes
Provider
New Directions in the American Landscape