Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve

P.O. Box 685, New Hope, PA 18938

(215) 862-2924, Fax (215) 862-2924, www.bhwp.org                      

Contact:           Amy Hoffmann at hoffmann@bhwp.org or (215) 862-2924 ext. 102

Event:               Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve's 10th Land Ethics Symposium:

Creative Approaches for Ecological Landscaping                    

Date:                 Thursday, February 18, 2010

Time:                 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.           

Location:           Sheraton Bucks County Hotel, Langhorne, Pennsylvania

Who should attend: Landscape architects, designers and contractors; land planners, managers and developers; horticulture industry, environmental consultants and state/municipal officials.

Fee:                 $99; fulltime students - $ 65; Pre-registration with payment required by

February 8. Continuing education credits available. Brochures available at www.bhwp or contact Amy Hoffmann at hoffmann@bhwp.org, (215) 862-2924.

10th LAND ETHICS SYMPOSIUM:

CREATIVE APPROACHES FOR ECOLOGICAL LANDSCAPING

   Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve presents its 10th Land Ethics Symposium: Creative Approaches for Ecological Landscaping on Thursday, February 18, 2010 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Sheraton Bucks County Hotel in Langhorne, Pennsylvania.

   This Symposium features timely presentations by national and regional experts who will focus on innovative ways to create low-maintenance, economical and ecologically balanced landscapes using native plants and restoration techniques. The program is geared toward landscape architects, designers and contractors; land planners, managers and developers; horticulture industry professionals, environmental consultants and state/municipal officials. Home gardeners and students are welcome.

   Continuing education credits are available for members of professional organizations, including ASLA-PA/DE (5 LA Continuing Education clock hours) and NJ-ASLA (5 CEU's). The Preserve is an approved provider of the Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System. LA CESä is a collaboration of the American Society of Landscape Architects, Canadian Society of Landscape Architects, Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture, Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards, Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board, and Landscape Architecture Foundation.

   The featured speakers are Steven Apfelbaum, Founder, President and Senior Ecologist of Applied Ecological Services; Susan K. Weiler, FASLA, Partner, OLIN Partnership; William Cullina, Plant and Garden Curator, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens; Peter Scott Johnson, RLA, Partner, ThinkGreen LLC and William Sweeney, Program Supervisor for the Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

   The fee is $99; the fulltime student fee is $65 (includes continental breakfast, break, lunch). Pre-registration with payment required by February 8. Brochures are available at www.bhwp.org or contact Amy Hoffmann at hoffmann@bhwp.org, (215) 862-2924.

   The Symposium sponsors include Presenting Sponsor - County of Bucks, Office of the Commissioners; Premier Sponsors - Paul W. Steinbeiser, Inc. Landscape Design & Construction; Temple University Ambler; Partner Sponsors - North Creek Nurseries, Inc., Pinelands Nursery, Inc., Princeton Hydro, LLC, Think Green LLC; and Friends - Conway School of Landscape Design; Pennsylvania Landscape and Nursery Association Foundation, PA/DE Chapter of American Society of Landscape Architects.