Thursday Night Nature: Soils and Natives 201 – Digging Deeper into the Relationship with Mark Brownlee (October 3, 2024)

Soil type plays a dominant role in limiting the native plants that can grow in any location and which native plant communities emerge across the landscape. At home, we just want to grow as many species as we can in whatever soil we have. This session is all about how to employ some simple techniques, borrowed from the field of ecological restoration, to greatly expand your successful use of natives. We’ll also briefly explore how these techniques work, why they are essential to restoring our botanical heritage and how to help your soils get even better over time.

Mark Brownlee is a principal with ArcheWild, a science-based ecological restoration firm. He also functions as the head ecologist for WildLawn, a regional firm dedicated to applying ecological restoration principles in the home landscape. Brownlee frequently provides training to landscape architects and civil engineers throughout the mid-Atlantic. He holds a B.S. and an M.S. from Carnegie Mellon.

Program Fee: $15 (Members, enter your code at checkout to receive your 20% discount.)

All lectures will be held virtually using Zoom. They will be recorded and shared with everyone who registers for a short time.