Greenscapes Symposium - Back to Our Roots: Leveraging Native Plants to Restore the Environment

Experts will tackle the native vs. non-native plant debate: Is a native plant-only prescription necessary? Under what conditions should non-native plants be incorporated, and what are the risks of using cultivars? Join the conversation as experts assess the scope of environmental benefits that native ecosystems create, such as decreasing pollution and fighting climate change.

We will explore the latest strategies to combat pollinator population collapse, considering key factors like pollination syndromes, specialist pollinators, plant genetics and floral balance. Speakers will demonstrate the latest tools to assess the sustainability of sites, including best practices for evidence-based designs that maximize the ecological, social and economic benefits of native landscapes.

This will be offered as a series of live online lectures with audience Q&A incorporated into the program. Each session will be recorded and a link to watch the symposium will be emailed to all participants.