VMGA Continuing Education Event
VMGA Spring Virtual Continuing Education Event – Saturday May 18, 2024 9:30am – 12:00pm
Conservation Landscaping
The Science and Practical Application to Create or Restore Bio-Diversity in the Home Garden
Soil Ecology – Biodiversity – Keystone Species
Restoration Ecology of Urban Trees – Dr. David Burke
Research chair of the Holden Arboretum
Concentrating on soil ecology, His presentation examines interaction between plants and soil microorganisms, especially mutualistic and associative soil organisms, to restore critical balances in urban trees and plants. Ph.D. from Rutgers University.
Restore Biodiversity with Keystone Plants – Krista De Cooke,
Innovation Project Manager for Homegrown National Park.
How the homeowner can improve biodiversity that supports the birds, and the insects on which they rely. M.S. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Tennessee; MBA in Entrepreneurship and Innovation from Haslam College of Business.
Register here. You will be sent a Zoom link the week of the event.
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