12^th ANNUAL LAND ETHICS SYMPOSIUM:

CREATIVE APPROACHES FOR ECOLOGICAL LANDSCAPING

Contact:          Alyse Greenberg, (215) 862-2924, pr@bhwp.org         

Event:             Land Ethics Symposium: Creative Approaches for Ecological Landscaping                    

Date:               Thursday, February 16, 2012

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

Location:        Sheraton Bucks County Hotel, Langhorne, Pennsylvania

Fee:                             $129 Early Bird (postmarked by January 23); $149 (postmarked after January 23); $95 full-time  students. Pre-registration with payment required by February 6.

Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve presents its 12^th annual Land Ethics Symposium: Creative Approaches for Ecological Landscaping on Thursday, February 16, 2012 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Sheraton Bucks County Hotel in Langhorne, Pennsylvania.

This informative conference will focus on ways to create low-maintenance, economical, and ecologically balanced landscapes using native plants and restoration techniques. It provides opportunities to develop contacts and share resources to promote the ongoing stewardship of regional native plant resources. The Symposium is geared toward professionals, including landscape architects, designers, contractors and the green industry, environmental consultants, land planners, managers and developers, and state/municipal officials. Continuing education credits are available.

Featured speakers include: José Almiñana and Thomas Amoroso of Andropogon Associates, Ltd., C. Colston Burrell of Native Landscape Design & Restoration; John Mark Courtney of Aquascapes Unlimited, and Michael J. DeVos and Paul W. Steinbeiser of Paul W. Steinbeiser, Inc. Landscape Design & Construction.

The second annual Land Ethics Award will be presented at the Symposium. The Land Ethics Award will honor and recognize individuals, organizations, government agencies, community groups and business professionals who have made significant contributions to the promotion of native plants and have exhibited a strong land ethic while promoting sustainable designs that protect the environment.

The fee is $129 early bird (postmarked by January 23); $149 regular (postmarked after January 23); and $95 full-time students. The registration fee includes continental breakfast, break, and lunch. Pre-registration with payment is required by February 6. If space is available after that date, registrations may still be accepted. For a brochure, visit http://www.bhwp.org/education/Land-Ethics-Symposium.htm, call (215) 862-2924 or email Amy Hoffmann at hoffmann@bhwp.org.

The Preserve is proud to acknowledge the 2012 Symposium Sponsors to date: Presenting Sponsor: County of Bucks, Office of the Commissioners; Premier Sponsors: Andropogon Associates, Ltd.; Paul W. Steinbeiser, Inc. Landscape Design & Construction; Partner Sponsors: Ernst Conservation Seeds, Inc.; North Creek Nurseries, Inc.; Octoraro Native Plant Nursery;  Pinelands Nursery & Supply; Princeton Hydro, LLC; Friends: PA/DE Chapter of American Society of Landscape Architect;  Pennsylvania Landscape & Nursery Association Foundation.

About Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve

The mission of Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve is to lead people to a greater appreciation of native plants, to an understanding of their importance to all life, and to a commitment to the preservation of a healthy and diverse natural world. The Preserve is located at 1635 River Road (PA Rt. 32), about 2.5 miles south of New Hope, Pennsylvania, and is open to the public year-round. For more information about the Preserve, visit www.bhwp.org or call (215) 862-2924.