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Urban SLAM, or Slowed Ash Mortality, is an approach to managing emerald ash borer with fewer pesticides. Although this approach has been tested rigorously in the rural forests, operational tests of this approach are lacking in urban forests. In this...
The language we use to describe the world around us plays a role in creating the framework we use to understand it. While we share a common connection to the natural world, the way we teach and talk about it can prevent us from having conversations...
Are you a corporate/affiliated industry member, sponsor, exhibitor, or partner with us? Or are you interested in seeing how you can get involved with the Association in the coming year? Then you’ll definitely want to hear the “Top Nine Innovations” we’...
During times of uncertainty we are often pushed to our limits--to think outside the box, to build something from nothing, to make the impossible possible. In a world where teaching about nature outdoors is ideal, the education staff at The Morton...
Triage for Living Collections - Discussing Critical Action in the Wake of Disaster
If 2020 has taught us anything it’s that when disaster strikes, we need to be ready to react. The Plant Collections Community invites you to view...
Archived 'Urban Forestry Today' Webcast on Community Tree Plans.
The term “urban forest” is often used to refer to all the trees within a city or town. But the urban forest is part of a much larger social-ecological landscape that supports a complex web of biodiversity, ecosystem services, values, and cultures. The...
This past year exposed long-unaddressed structural inequities, but even before that many public garden leaders were asking themselves how to engage inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility (IDEA) within their own gardens and surrounding...
Over the years, humankind has had a complex relationship with the landscapes we inhabit, and in his new book, arborist and writer William Bryant Logan shares how the symbiotic relationship between the woods and its inhabitants evolved. He also examines...
Conducting Food Programming During a Pandemic
Join the Food & Agriculture Community to kick off the 2021 UN Year of Fruits and Vegetables, learn about upcoming Association community elections and dive into how Public Gardens...
New Year, Same Pandemic: Fatigue and Flexibility
Join the MarComm Community to share how we’re all coping with pandemic fatigue, marketing events and programs with plans A, B, and C, and reinforcing the importance of our missions. We will also...
This webinar introduces a program on co-produced research and action to manage forests for culturally important plants within portions of traditional Cherokee homelands.
See the attached document "Guidelines for Creating Effective Session Proposals" prepared by Program Selection Committee Co-Chairs:
Clayton Bass & Jacqueline Venner-Senske
Changes in phenology induced by climate change occur across the globe with important
implications for ecosystem functioning and services, species performance and trophic
interactions. Much of the work on phenology, especially leaf out and...
Join Dr. Naamal De Silva for a new eeINSPIRE reflective writing workshop focused on place, equity, and the possibilities inherent in exploring what is nearby and familiar with students.
This webinar covered how we have worked with partners to support their campaigns and communication. We highlighted a number of our case studies, which are available on the Climate Advocacy Lab or by request. The National Audubon Society, Partnership...
In this podcast series, hear from stories of scientists who have made great contributions to their fields, particularly within the biological sciences. This includes an episode featuring Peter Raven, president emeritus of the Missouri Botanical Garden...
Learning to distinguish the symptoms of lightning strikes is a valuable tool for arborists, landscapers, pest control companies, and gardeners. The symptoms may be confused with other causes such as lethal yellowing disease (Candidatus palmae...
Hear from a diverse panel on how to use inclusive interpretation of gardens and historic landscapes to reach a broader audience.
Panelists include Shaun Spencer-Hester of the Anne Spencer House & Garden Museum, Lynchburg, VA; Peggy Cornett...
Dynamic Benchmarking has created a specialized maturity model that allows companies to easily see where they fall on the diversity, equity and inclusion maturity curve including:
- Where they stack up today with their DE&I practices ...