BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-189@centraljersey.media DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20250829 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20250830 DTSTAMP:20250513T154921Z URL:https://centraljersey.media/events/2025-land-ethics-symposium/ SUMMARY:2025 Land Ethics Symposium DESCRIPTION:Symposium Overview\nLook forward to the 25th year of this not -to-be-missed symposium geared towards landscape architects\, designers\, contractors\, land planners\, municipal officials and homeowners. Learn how to create ecologically sound and economically viable landscapes throug h the use of native plants and sustainable practices. Continuing education credits will be available!\n2025 Symposium Speakers\n\n David Hughes\, R LA\, Weatherwood Design:\nDavid Hughes is a Registered Landscape Architect and owner of Weatherwood Design LLC\, a business specializing in native p lant-based garden design and ecological/natural habitat conservation. For 35 years he’s designed and implemented practices that combine human need s with nature’s needs\, helping both achieve a functioning and balanced state.\n Michael McGraw\, Senior Wildlife Biologist\, Princeton Hydro:\nM ichael McGraw is a Senior Wildlife Biologist and Ecologist. Since 2002\, M ichael has performed an extensive variety of reptile\, amphibian\, and avi faunal surveys in the Eastern and Midwestern U.S. with a strong emphasis o n endangered\, threatened\, and species of concern. He is currently managi ng and functioning as a lead biologist on a variety of projects\, includin g wildlife surveys\, ecological assessments\, threatened and endangered sp ecies surveys\, population biology research\, wetland mitigation\, sensiti ve habitat restoration\, FAA-mandated wildlife hazard management plans for airports\, land management and site master planning\, and regenerative ag riculture.\n Will Ryan\, Ph.D.\, Director of Horticulture and Land Stewa rdship\, Tyler Arboretum\nWill Ryan is a plant ecologist with over 25 year s of experience in ecosystem research and management in the Mid-Atlantic a nd New England regions. He holds a Ph.D. in Ecology (under the co-adviseme nt of Doug Tallamy and Roger Latham) and an M.S. in Physical Geography wit h a focus on ecohydrology. His current role as Director of Horticulture an d Land Stewardship at Tyler Arboretum\, in Media\, PA\, involves the care of 100 acres of historic gardens and collections and 550 acres of biodiver se natural areas. In the preceding decade\, he served as Senior Ecosystem Scientist at Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects in New York and Restor ation Ecologist at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. His wo rk has focused on landscapes ranging from globally rare grasslands of a fe w acres to complex landscapes of several thousand acres in the Blue Ridge of VA and Hudson Valley of NY. Among his facets of expertise are conductin g baseline ecological conditions documentation\, drafting land stewardship plans\, and providing design and implementation oversight of ecological r estoration projects. In his spare time\, he enjoys being a father\, biking \, hiking\, and botanical photography.\n Donald Pell\, Horticulturist – Garden Designer\, Donald Pell Gardens\nFor over 30 years\, Donald Pell ha s been reshaping landscapes throughout the Mid-Atlantic US by juxtaposing what we know with the unexpected\, creating an endless wonder of visual po ssibility. An award-winning designer\, horticulturist and lecturer\, Don h as gained prominence by inspiring clients to abandon the ordinary for adve nturous\, immersive landscapes. Don has taught at Longwood Gardens\, and p resented at the Delaware Botanical Gardens\, to horticultural groups and a t conservancy trusts throughout the US. His landscapes have won prestigiou s awards from the Perennial Plant Association\, as well as Gold and Silver Awards for Design from the Association of Professional Landscape Designer s (APLD).\n Nancy Lawson\, Founder\, The Humane Gardener\nNancy Lawson is the author of The Humane Gardener: Nurturing a Backyard Habitat for Wildl ife and Wildscape: Trilling Chipmunks\, Beckoning Blooms\, Salty Butterfli es\, and other Sensory Wonders of Nature. A nature writer\, habitat consul tant\, public speaker\, and founder of The Humane Gardener\, she pioneers creative wildlife-friendly landscaping methods. Certified as a Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional and volunteer master naturalist\, Nancy co-chai rs Howard County Bee City in Maryland and co-launched a community science project\, Monarch Rx\, after discovering a little-known butterfly behavior in her own garden. Her habitat and books have been featured in Science Ma gazine\, The New York Times\, The Washington Post\, Oprah magazine\, Entom ology Today\, Ecological Entomology\, American Gardener and on numerous ra dio shows and podcasts. Her most recent book\, Wildscape\, received an hon orable mention in the American Horticultural Society’s national book awa rds and was a finalist for the 2024 AAAS/Subaru Prize for Excellence in Sc ience Books.\n LOCATION:Delaware Valley University Life Sciences Bldg.\, 700 E Butler Ave\ , Doylestown\, Pennsylvania\, 18901\, United States GEO:40.297015;-75.158228 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=700 E Butler Ave\, Doylesto wn\, Pennsylvania\, 18901\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Delaw are Valley University Life Sciences Bldg.:geo:40.297015,-75.158228 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR