2011 SUN COUNTRY
LANDSCAPE CONFERENCE
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Las Cruces Convention Center
680 East University Ave.
Las Cruces, NM
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Joel Glanzberg - The site is your greatest asset Working with water
Paul D Ries - If Green is the New Gold, Why Aren't We All Rich?
James MacAdam - Lessons from the Street: Community-based Green Infrastructure
David Cristiani - Approaching a not so blank slate

CEU's for $50 for early birds and $75 after friday

8:00am - 8:45am Registration & Exhibitors

8:45am - 9:00am Welcome Remarks Nathan Small,
City Councilor District 4, City of Las Cruces, NM

9:00am - 9:45am Keynote Speaker
If Green is the New Gold, Why Aren't We All Rich? Paul Ries, Instructor & Urban Forestry Specialist, Oregon State University

Noon - 12:50pm Featured Luncheon Speaker
The Site is Your Greatest Asset Joel Glanzberg, Principal, Regenesis Group
Sponsored by ECO-El Paso

3:00pm - 3:45pm Speaker Panel - Q&A

Track I - Community Engagement

10:00am - 10:50am Pay Now or Pay Later, Benefits of Urban Trees
Mark Johnston, Parks and Recreation Director,
City of Las Cruces, NM

10:50am - 11:00am BREAK

11:00am - 11:50am Why Invest in Community Trees?
Paul Johnson, Regional Urban Forester,
Texas Forest Service

11:50am - 1:00pm LUNCH / BREAK

1:00pm - 1:50pm How to Win Friends and Influence People -
For Trees Paul Ries,Oregon State University

1:50pm - 2:00pm BREAK

2:00pm - 2:50pm Green Shade Program, San Antonio Rebate Program
Paul Johnson, Regional Urban Forester, TFS

Track II - Sustainability

10:00am - 10:50am Coping with Climate Change: Plants and Plantsmen
John Mexal, Professor, NMSU

10:50am - 11:00am BREAK

11:00am - 11:50am ABC's of Tree Inventory
Dana Karcher, Project Developer, Davey Resource Group

11:50am - 1:00pm LUNCH / BREAK

1:00pm - 1:50pm Working with Water
Joel Glanzberg, Principal, Regenesis Group

1:50pm - 2:00pm BREAK

2:00pm - 2:50pm Lessons from the Street: Community-Based Infrastructure
James MacAdam, Program Manager,
Watershed Management Group
Sponsored by ECO-El Paso

Track III - Landscape Maintenance

10:00am - 10:50am Keeping it Green - Basic Tree Care
Jim Houser, Forest Health Coordinator, Texas Forest Service

10:50am - 11:00am BREAK

11:00am - 11:50am Perfecting Perennials Deborah
Benge-Frost, Landscape Designer & Garden Coach, Becker & Associates Landscape Design

11:50am - 1:00pm LUNCH / BREAK

1:00pm - 1:50pm Designing with Plant/Site Needs in Mind
Carrie Batla, ASLA, Parkhill Smith & Cooper

1:50pm - 2:00pm BREAK

2:00pm - 2:50pm Smokin'- Hot Ornamental Grasses
Deborah Benge-Frost, Becker & Associates Landscape Design

Track IV - Design

10:00am - 10:50am Urban Streetscapes - Champions in Challenging Spaces
Cathy Mathews, Landscape Architect, City of Las Cruces, NM

10:50am - 11:00am BREAK

11:00am - 11:50am Approaching a Not-So-Blank Slate
David Cristiani, Landscape Architect, Quercus

11:50am - 1:00pm LUNCH / BREAK

1:00pm - 1:50pm Waterstained Landscapes: Seeing and Shaping Regionally Distinctive Landscapes
Joan Hirschman Woodward, FASLA, Professor Emerita, California State Polytechnic University

1:50pm - 2:00pm BREAK

2:00pm - 2:50pm Working with Plants when Designing Water Catchments
Billy Kniffen, Water Resource Specialist