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REFERENCE: THE NATURAL CITY
Introducing a symposium for gardeners, landscapers, landscape architects, and city builders. Learn to use ecosystem references in cities bearing the brunt of climate change. How can we develop, implement and maintain sustainable, robust planting designs at all scales?
Session 1: Guest Speakers
Sarah Mainguy, ecologist at North-South Environmental
Stefan Weber, biology PhD candidate at McMaster University
Neil Turnbull, landscape architect at Neil Turnbull Ltd
Doug Larson, biology professor emeritus at the University of Guelph
Session 2: Workshop
Practical exercises will be conducted to apply the ecological reference models to a range of urban site conditions.
A post-event social will offer time to share event feedback, discussion and networking.
When
Thursday February 21
9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Lunch will be provided
Where
Ryerson University, George Vari Engineering and Computing Building (245 Church St)