Climate Toolkit Webinar 9: Sustainable Landcare and Ecological Outreach

Below, watch the ninth installment of our free, quarterly Climate Toolkit Webinar Series, in which Andrea DeLong-Amaya of Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Dr. Sonja Skelly of Cornell Botanic Gardens, and Gabe Tilove and Juliette Olshock of Phipps Conservatory discuss the topic of “Sustainable Landcare and Ecological Outreach.” In this one-hour webinar our speakers discuss the importance of bringing ecological richness, plant and animal biodiversity, climate resilience and regional identity into the communities beyond our properties through unique outreach programming.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

Wildflower Magazine, Beautiful Roadsides issue https://issuu.com/wildflowercenter/docs/fall2015wildflower

Roadside Use of Native Plants, book edited by Bonnie Harper-Lore and Maggie Wilson https://islandpress.org/books/roadside-use-native-plants

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center website
wildflower.org

Cornell Botanic Gardens, Climate Change Demonstration Garden
https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/explore/gardens/climate-change-demonstration-garden/

Cornell Engagement, Learning by Leading (LxL) Apprentice Program
https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/learn/cornell-programs/learning-by-leading/

NOFA Standards for Organic Land Care
https://www.phipps.conservatory.org/assets/documents/nofa_organic_land_care_standards_6thedition_2017_opt.pdf

Phipps Conservatory, Top 10 Sustainable Plants
https://www.phipps.conservatory.org/plant-finder

Phipps Sustainable Garden Awards
https://www.phipps.conservatory.org/green-innovation/at-home/phipps-sustainable-garden-awards/

Phipps Conservatory, Sustainable Landcare Principles
https://www.phipps.conservatory.org/green-innovation/at-home/greener-gardening-guide/sustainable-landcare-principles