Wave Hill 2025 ELA Ecological Plant Conference

Tri-State Events

Sponsored By: Wave Hill

Friday, October 24 will feature four incredible speakers, each
with a unique perspective and stories to share about working
with plants. CEU’s available: LA/CES, NOFA, APLD

Ecological planting futures | Noel Kingsbury
How can designed landscapes become the vital refuges for nature and our well-being that the future will need?

Cherchez la fleur! The plants behind the ecology of the Brooklyn Naval Cemetery Landscape | Avvah Rossi

The program will touch on the history of the Brooklyn Naval Cemetery Meadow and horticultural management strategies with a focus on the flora and related ecological connections on site.

11:30am - 1:30pm Lunch and Explore the Gardens

Design as Mutualism | Joe Wahler
Joe Wahler will share STIMSON’s commitment to a collaborative process and mutualism through a series of recent projects.

Contextualizing risk from range-shifting native plants | Bethany Bradley
Conservation and restoration professionals have recommended managed relocation of native plants to outside of their historic native ranges. Are existing protocols sufficient for minimizing ecological harm?