Robert J. Cabral Agricultural Center UC Cooperative Extension2101 E. Earhart Avenue Stockton, CA 95206

Saturday, February 11, 2017Registration & Trade Show 7 a.m.Program 8 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.

Information and Inspiration for Landscape Professionals

Conference and Trade Show

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Enjoy the “Learning Landscape” demonstration garden outside the Agricultural Center!The Learning Landscape is the UC Master Gardener-run demonstration garden which surrounds the Agricultural Center building on the west and southwest sides. It is comprised of six small, themed gardens showcasing aspects of landscape sustainability through plants, features, and practices easily adapted to urban settings. Educational signage and brochures provide information to the public who have open access to the gardens throughout the year. See more information in the brochure in your attendee folder.

Welcome to the EcoLandscape California Conference and Tradeshow!

Continuing Education Credits

Please visit the Registration table for information and forms for CEUs. Attendees will receive a confirmation of attendance via email within one week after the conference, to assist with reporting your CEUs.

CA DEPARTMENT OF PESTICIDE REGULATION (CDPR)

CEUs offered for two classes:

1. Proactive, Water-Friendly IPM the Why Not the What (10 am)

2. New and Emerging Pests of Fruit and Ornamental Trees (11 am)

Please visit the registration table to fill out a scantron sheet for each workshop.

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ARBORICULTURE (ISA)

CEUs offered for the following classes:

• The Best Desert Plants For Northern CA Landscapes (WE-17 136) 9 – 9:50 am

• A Passion For Soil (WE-17 137) 9 - 9:50 am

• Water Friendly IPM The Why Not The What (WE-17 138) 10 – 10:50 am

• New And Emerging Pests Of Fruit And Ornamental Trees (WE-17 139) 11 – 11:50 am

• Selecting, Siting And Caring For Trees (WE-17 140) 1:45 -2:35 pm

• Best Practices For Drip Irrigation (WE-17 141) 2:45 – 3:35 pm

• Making Low Water Look Lush (WE-17 143) 3:45 - 4:35 pm

• Compost, Mulch And The Urban Environment (WE-17 142) 3:45 – 4:35 pm

Please visit the registration table to sign an attendee form for each workshop.

ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL LANDSCAPE DESIGNERS (APLD)

All Classes approved for .75 CEU except for the two panel discussions: Selecting, Siting and Caring for trees and How Can We Improve Plant Availability for Sustainable Landscapes?)Please visit the registration table to sign an attendee form for each workshop.

IRRIGATION ASSOCIATION (IA) Self-reporting.

QUALIFIED WATER EFFICIENT LANDSCAPER (QWEL) Self-reporting.

Table of Contents

Conference Schedule 1

Conference and Exhibits Map 2

Exhibitor Descriptions 3

Workshop Descriptions 5

Speaker Biographies 9

Visit the Interactive Exhibits in the Delta RoomEnjoy some hands-on learning at these interactive demonstrations of key River-Friendly Landscape principles and practices

1) Sheet Mulching

2) Useful Tools for Sustainable Landscaping

3) Worm bins: How to make your own worm castings

4) Permeable Paving Samples

5) Irrigating Trees with in-line emitters

6) Interactive Watershed Model

7) New California Landscape Plans and other tidbits from the Ecolandscape Website

8) UC Integrated Pest Management Interactive Kiosk

Volunteers from the Master Gardeners of San Joaquin County will be on hand in the Delta room to answer questions about the exhibits.

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Conference Schedule

Keep the Conversation Going! HAPPY HOUR Calaveras Room

REGISTRATION, BREAKFAST AND EXHIBITS Lobby and Assembly 3

KEYNOTE PLENARY

The California “Drought” - How Ecological Landscaping Can Support Resilient Communities Brock Dolman, Co-Founder and Program Director, Occidental Arts and Ecology Center

Assembly 1 and 2

ASSEMBLY 1 ASSEMBLY 2 CALAVERAS

The Best Desert Plants for Northern California Landscapes Wendy Proud, California Sales Representative, Mountain States Wholesale Nursery

Sustainable Alternatives to Conventional Hardscape Bernadette Balics, Founder, Ecological Landscape Design

Anticipating Water and Keeping It On Site Dave Phelps, Landscape Architect and Horticultural Consultant, Cagwin and Dorward

Develop A Passion For Soil To Sow The Seeds Of Urban Ecological Regeneration Steve Zien, Founder, Living Resources Company

Proactive, Water-Friendly (PWF) Integrated Pest Management (IPM): The Why, Not The What Steve Zien, Founder, Living Resources Company

Quarterly Maintenance: Business Model for Sustainable Landscapes Deva Luna, Lead Designer, EarthCare Landscaping

7:00 - 8:00

8:00 - 9:00

9:00 - 9:50

10:00 - 10:50

11:00 - 11:50

12:00 - 1:15

1:15 - 1:45

Selecting, Siting And Caring For Trees (Panel)Chuck Ingels, Gordon Mann, Torrey Young How Can We Improve Plant Availability For Sustainable Landscapes? (Panel)Moderator: Ed Laivo, Four Winds Growers; Chris Lewis, CNPS; Keith Miner, Suncrest Nursery; Soleil Tranquille, Tranquill Gardens; Mary Walcher, Devil Mountain Nursery

Making Low-Water Look Lush: Choosing Plants That Go Beyond Drought Tolerance Karrie Reid, UC Cooperative Extension Advisor, San Joaquin County

LUNCH

PLENARY Resource-Sensitive Landscaping in California: Now and Forever Assembly 1 Ed Laivo, Sales and Marketing Director, Four Winds Growers

1:45 - 2:35

2:45 - 3:35

3:45 - 4:35

4:45 - 5:15

5:15 - 6:00

CLOSING PLENARY It All Adds Up: Education + Advocacy = Change Assembly 1Maureen DeCombe, Sustainability Chair, APLD California Chapter

MWELO and Beyond, What Lies Ahead for Landscape Professionals? Peter Estournes, Horticulturist, Gardenworks, Inc.

New And Emerging Pests Of Fruit And Ornamental Trees Chuck Ingels, Farm and Horticulture Advisor, UC Cooperative Extension Sacramento County

Zen and the Art of Sheet Mulch Mastery Dave Phelps, Landscape Architect and Horticultural Consultant, Cagwin and Dorward

Compost, Mulch and the Urban Environment: An Insider’s Guide Bob Horowitz, Supervising Environmental Scientist, CalRecycle

Irrigation Assessment — A Much-Needed Skill and Business Opportunity Lori Palmquist, Irrigation Designer and Consultant

How to Install and Maintain California Native Grasses and Kurapia in Urban Landscapes Jodie Sheffield, Sod and Seed Specialist, Research and Development, Delta Bluegrass Company

“Lose the Lawn” Simple Conversion Business Model Deva Luna, Lead Designer, EarthCare Landscaping

11:00 am - 11:50 MOKELUMNE ROOM

On-Site Water Reuse: An Overview Tony Madrone, Owner/Operator, Indra Designs, Inc.

Best Practices for Drip Irrigation Lori Palmquist, Irrigation Designer and Consultant

Permaculture: Designing with Nature Brock Dolman, Co-Founder and Program Director, Occidental Arts and Ecology Center

KEEP THE

CONVERSATION GOING!

With so much to see and hear throughout the day, we’re providing

a little extra time to network with other landscape professionals before traveling

home. Join ELC staff, volunteers and event speakers in the Calaveras

Room from 5:15 - 6 pm for a drink, light snacks and

camaraderie!

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Exhibitor Booth Numbers1 Green Earth Solutions

2 Rainbird

3 Weedtechnics

4 Delta Bluegrass

5 Art of the Garden

6 Hedgerow Farms

7 UC Statewide IPM Program

8 EcoLandscape California

9 Kellogg Garden Products

10 Four Winds Growers

11 Devil Mountain Wholesale Nursery

12 CalRecycle

13 TriC Organics

14 CA Landscape Contractors Assoc.

15 Mountain States Nursery

16 PlantRight

17 Filtrexx International

18 Cornflower Farms

19 Hunter Industries

20 Wild Jules

21 Green Acres

22 Assoc. Of Professional Landscape Designers

23 High Ranch Nursery

24 CA Native Plant Society

25 Regional Water Authority

26 Sacramento County Dept of Water Resources

27 UC Cooperative Extension, San Joaquin County

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Art of the Garden LLC Booth # 5artofthegarden.netjill@artofthegarden.net(530) 908-7565909 College Street, Woodland, CA 95695

We make sturdy, 100% recycled steel raised bed braces that are functional and decorative.

Association of Professional Landscape Designers (APLD) Booth # 22www.apldca.org

APLD California Chapter and APLD Sacramento District members throughout our state are committed to the watershed-based benefits embodied by EcoLandscape CA’s programs and mission.

CalRecycle Booth # 12www.calrecycle.ca.gov(916) 322-40271001 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814

CalRecycle is the State’s leading authority on recycling, waste reduction, and product reuse, and is leading the way as California pursues its statewide goal of 75 percent recycling by 2020. CalRecycle plays an important role in the stewardship of California’s vast resources and promotes innovation in technology to encourage economic and environmental sustainability.

CLCA Water Management Certification Program Booth # 14www.clca.org/water-pro(916) 830-27801491 River Park Drive #100, Sacramento, CA 95815

CLCA Water Management Certification Program is an EPA WaterSense approved certification. We provide a number of educational tools including an online budget tracking tool to track and report landscape site water usage (a mandatory part of our program).

Cornflower Farms Booth # 18www.cornflowerfarms.comnatives@cornflowerfarms.com(916) 689-1015PO Box 896, Elk Grove, CA 95759

Cornflower Farms provides quality native, habitat-appropriate and waterwise plants throughout California, whether for restoration, mitigation and construction projects or for land owners and nurseries.

Delta Bluegrass Company Booth # 4www.deltabluegrass.com(800) 637-8873PO Box 307, Stockton, CA 95201

Delta Bluegrass Company has been providing premium sod products and installation services to the green industry since 1978. We maintain the industry’s highest quality turf blends while working to improve varieties that minimize watering requirements. We’re available to answer your questions about our traditional sod varieties, our California Native sod blends and our Kurapia ground cover.

Devil Mountain Wholesale NurseryBooth # 11www.devilmountain nursery.comsales@devilmountainnursery.com(925) 829-60069885 Alcosta Blvd, San Ramon, CA 94583

Devil Mountain Wholesale Nursery is a nursery, grower and brokerage serving landscape professionals throughout Northern CA. Our 4 wholesale yards boast over 140 acres of premium plant material ranging from 4” perennials to 48” boxed trees.

EcoLandscape California Booth # 8www.ecolandscape.orginfo@ecolandscape.org(916) 945-0336PO Box 162578, Sacramento, CA 95816

EcoLandscape California educates and advocates for ecologically-responsible landscapes. We provide training for landscape professionals and home gardeners, conduct public outreach, and offer printed and on-line tools to help Californians grow healthy, water-wise, river-friendly landscapes.

Filtrexx International Booth # 17www.filtrexx.com(760) 429-40417301 Borla Place, Carlsbad, CA 92009

Since 2001, Filtrexx International has provided sustainable solutions built around our proprietary Soxx™ technology plus locally sourced recycled organics for managing erosion and sediment and building green infrastructure. This technology is used in diverse applications such as perimeter control, inlet protection, check dams, slope interruption, runoff diversion, sediment traps, channel protection, bank stabilization, living walls, green roofs, bio-filtration systems, and more.

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Four Winds Growers Booth # 10fourwindsgrowers.comed@fourwindsgrowers.com(209) 541-4764887 Casserly Rd, Watsonville, CA 95076

A complete line of edible fruit, including citrus, deciduous fruit, nuts, berries and avocados.

Green Acres Nursery and Supply Booth # 21www.idiggreenacres.comgreenacres@idiggreenacres.com(916) 673-9290605 Sutter Street, Suite 350, Folsom, CA 95630

Green Acres Nursery & Supply is a local, family-owned independent garden center with five locations in the Greater Sacramento Area. We’re proud to offer plants, amendments, irrigation parts, and more for our Mediterranean climate and water efficiency.

Green Earth Solutions Booth # 1GES.greengina@ges.green(916) 606-44626201 Enterprise Drive #B, Diamond Springs, CA 95619

We exist to increase the vitality of trees, shrubs, turf, and agricultural crops by improving soil health and plant resiliency through the use of innovative, sustainable, and environmentally-safe products.

Hedgerow Farms, Inc. Booth # 6www.Hedgerowfarms.cominfo@hedgerowfarms.com(530) 662-684721905 County Road 88, Winters, CA 95694

Hedgerow Farms is a seed production farm specializing in Northern California native grasses, rushes, sedges and wildflowers. We offer seeds and transplants of more than 100 species.

High Ranch Nursery Inc. Booth # 23www.hrnursery.comjohn@hrnursery.com(916) 652-9261PO Box 1410, Loomis, CA 95650

High Ranch Nursery is a wholesale grower of CA native and sustainable landscape plants, shade trees and specialty items (dogwoods, daphnes). We want to contract grow your next project!

Hunter Industries, Inc. Booth # 19www.hunterindustries.com(760) 744-5240PO Box 1005, Meadow Vista, CA 95722

Hunter Industries is a family-owned global company that provides high quality, efficient solutions for the irrigation and outdoor lighting markets. Our products are designed to meet the high demands of irrigation and design professionals. As a vertical manufacturer we care about the environment and have become a Zero Waste company.

Kellogg Garden Products Booth # 9www.kellogggarden.cominfo@kellogggarden.com650 E. Parkridge Ave. #109, Corona, CA 92879

Kellogg Garden Products offers soils and fertilizers made from high-quality ingredients that are crafted for organic gardening.

Mountain States Wholesale Nursery Booth # 15www.mswn.comwendy@mswn.com(800) 840-850913803 W. Northern Ave., Glendale, AZ 85307

Specializing in low water use plants from the Southwest and arid regions around the world; plants adapted to our soils, sun, water and winds.

PlantRight Booth # 16www.plantright.org(415) 997-038098 Battery Street Suite 302, San Francisco, CA 94111

PlantRight unites leaders from nursery and landscape industries, conservation groups, academia, and government agencies to voluntarily stop the sale of horticultural invasive plants in California and promote non-invasive alternatives.

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Exhibitors

Rainbird Corporation Booth # 2www.rainbird.comncruz@rainbird.com(916) 765-0939PO Box 3063, Granite Bay, CA 95746

Regional Water Authority Booth # 25www.bewatersmart.orgmgarcia@rwah2o.org(916) 967-76925620 Birdcage St Suite 150, Citrus Heights, CA 95610

RWA represents 21 water suppliers in the Sacramento region and assists suppliers in protecting and enhancing reliability, availability, affordability and quality of water resources.

Sacramento County Dept. of Water Resources Booth # 26www.waterresources.saccounty.nethuddlestonj@saccounty.net(916) 874-4711827 7th Street #301, Sacramento, CA 95814

Sacramento County DWR provides drainage, flood control and water supply to various areas of unincorporated Sacramento County.

Sacramento Valley Chapter of California Native Plant Society Booth # 24www.SacvalleyCNPS.orgcnpschris@gmail.com(916) 812-28764900 Kenneth Ave, Carmichael, CA 95608

The CNPS mission is to increase understanding and appreciation of California’s native plants and to conserve them and their natural habitats through education, science, advocacy, horticulture and land stewardship.

Tri-C Enterprises LLC Booth # 13www.naturalSOILutions.commarilyn@tri-corganics.com(909) 590-1790PO Box 1367, Chino, CA 91710

Tri-C Organics creates products that naturally enhance soil and plant health and contribute to the environment in a positive way. Products provide essential elements and microbes necessary for robust soil health.

U.C. Statewide IPM Program Booth # 7ipm.ucanr.edukwindbiel@ucanr.edu(530) 750-12412801 Second Street, Davis, CA 95618

The University of California Statewide Integated Pest Management Program provides information on less toxic pest management to both urban and agricultural audiences in California.

University of California Cooperative Extension, San Joaquin County Booth # 27ucanr.edu/sjHortskreid@ucanr.edu(209) 670 46862101 Earhart Ave. Suite 200, Stockton, CA 95206

UC Coorperative Extension bridges the gap between University research and the public by delivering practical, science-based solutions to issues with agriculture, the environment, our health and our communities.

Weedtechnics Booth # 3www.steamcleanersinc.comsteamcleanersinc@gmail.com(559) 233-25072655 S. East Ave, Fresno, CA 93706

Weedtechnics is the productive and economical steam weeding solution. Proven by UC Boulder CO to save time, money and improve presentation, there is no denying the SW range will give you the edge in weed control.

Wild Jules Booth # 20www.wildjules.comjulesakelly@gmail.com(209) 406-4919317 W. Walnut Street, Stockton, CA 95204

Wild Jules Crafted Seed Balls expand the corridor of wild places where more conventional cultivation is not feasible. A simple and beautiful way to be part of the solution…smiles will follow!

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8:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m. Assembly 1 (Keynote - Plenary)

The California “Drought” - How Ecological Landscaping Can Support Resilient Communities

Brock Dolman, Co-Founder and Program Director, Occidental Arts and Ecology Center

Managing water (or lack thereof) on the landscape plays a dominant role in the health, appearance, and livability of our communities. Permaculture design, stormwater management and rainwater harvesting are strategies we can employ from individual rooftops to the broader ecologically sustainable landscape. Conservation Hydrology emphasizes the need for human development designs to move from drainage to retain-age. Moving away from run-off to run-on land uses can result in multiple watershed benefits including reduced flooding, improved water quality, increased groundwater recharge, and improved stream structure and function. Re-thinking our landscapes and land use also brings short- and long-term economic benefits while supporting more resilient communities in California.

9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.

The Best Desert Plants for Northern California Landscapes

Wendy Proud, California Sales Representative, Mountain States Wholesale Nursery

Learn how desert-adapted plants can be the perfect solution to some of the most difficult landscape situations and at the same time offer amazing beauty. Join Wendy Proud as she shares a unique mix of plants native to the southwest that adapt and perform while using far less resources and time to maintain. A selection of plants will be on hand, in addition to information regarding resources for additional selections available. Presentation will discuss plant specifics, planting techniques, the importance of hydro-zoning and examples of plant combinations. Attendees will learn how easily this group of plants can be used in combination with California natives and other drought-tolerant selections from around the world.

Workshop Descriptions (in scheduled order)

Develop A Passion For Soil To Sow The Seeds Of Urban Ecological Regeneration

Steve Zien, Founder, Living Resources Company

Current management practices are escalating the already serious degradation of our urban soils. Our view of soil as dirt must undergo an ethical and theological transformation. We will unearth techniques and tools that will allow the inhabitants of the rhizosphere to reinvigorate our landscapes with minimal human intervention. Learn why the soil deserves our respect, and how to walk quietly upon the earth and appreciate the complex, beautiful, and unseen world beneath our feet.

Sustainable Alternatives to Conventional Hardscape

Bernadette Balics, Founder, Ecological Landscape Design

In this interactive workshop, we will explore products for outdoor floors, walls and ceilings. We will evaluate them for permeability, sourcing, ease of installation, cost, durability, maintenance and life-cycle costing/anaylsis. Attendees are welcome to bring experiences and favorites to share, in addition to those brought by the instructor, and we’ll create a useful catalog of options.

10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.

Irrigation Assessment — A Much-Needed Skill and Business Opportunity

Lori Palmquist, Irrigation Designer and Consultant

There’s thousands of existing irrigation systems in California that waste water and/or water plants incorrectly—and they need your help! Many existing landscapes have poorly-designed, installed, and maintained irrigation systems, and our knowledge of irrigation best practices has grown significantly. In this workshop, we’ll show you how to assess existing systems and recommend the right course of action. You don’t have to be an irrigation expert to make observations and recommendations for repairs and upgrades! We’ll step through the process, and provide data collection and report templates. You’ll also get connected to resources--both written and human--that can assist you in this venture.

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Workshop Descriptions

Proactive, Water-Friendly (PWF) Integrated Pest Management (IPM): The Why, Not The What

Steve Zien, Founder, Living Resources Company

Conventional pest management programs are typically reactive and based on killing The What (the pest). This routinely results in multiple unintended consequences including the disruption of pollinators and natural enemies, damage to adjacent plants, human exposure to toxins, disruption of the ecosystem, contamination of the environment, and more. Steve will guide you through techniques to identify and manage The Why of pest management, using a proactive PWF-IPM strategy to create a pest-resistant landscape. These strategies minimize and prevent pests, eliminating the need to use reactive methods that are too frequently relied upon by our industry with disturbing repercussions.

Anticipating Water and Keeping It On Site

Dave Phelps, Landscape Architect and Horticultural Consultant, Cagwin and Dorward

We get a lot of water in California. It just comes all at once. Learn how to make the most of what we get and implement the best management practices to keep water safely on site while creating enhanced ecologies, increasing landscape biodiversity, and maximizing the beauty and functionality of the land. Topics covered include rainwater catchment, stormwater management, bio-swales, drainage, and slope stabilization.

11:00 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.

Quarterly Maintenance: Business Model for Sustainable Landscapes

Deva Luna, Lead Designer, EarthCare Landscaping

Once the “Lawn is Gone”, how can you upgrade your services beyond “Mow and Blow”? Get more money for fewer hours of work by creating a niche of higher grade services that are suited to more sustainable landscapes.

On-Site Water Reuse: An Overview

Tony Madrone, Owner/Operator, Indra Designs, Inc.

Call it water recycling, gray water, water catchment, or water reuse, it’s all good…if it’s done right. Landscape water expert Tony Madrone will provide an overview of permitting, equipment, best installation practices, and design tips for on-site water reuse systems. He will also share case studies of exciting projects throughout the Bay area.

New And Emerging Pests Of Fruit And Ornamental Trees

Chuck Ingels, Farm and Horticulture Advisor, UC Cooperative Extension Sacramento County

As a tradeoff with our increasingly global economy and mobility, new insect pests and diseases regularly make their way to our communities and often spread throughout much of California. This presentation will cover several new threats to fruit trees as well as to landscape trees. Learn to identify these pests, what damage they may cause, and the least toxic ways to manage them, if known.

Permaculture: Designing with Nature

Brock Dolman, Co-Founder and Program Director, Occidental Arts and Ecology Center

Permaculture is a design process – based in observation and systems thinking – that enables people to create ecologically sustainable and socially just human landscapes based in natural patterns and processes. We will address the challenge of how human landscapes can best emulate ecology, using the design ethic of composing with - rather than imposing upon - natural systems.

1:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Assembly 1 (Plenary)

Resource-Sensitive Landscaping in California: Now and Forever

Ed Laivo, Sales and Marketing Director, Four Winds Growers

California’s on-going drought has ushered up more than just the need to conserve water. It has led to the need to better understand soil conservation and a reminder of pesticide and herbicides usage and their impact on our soil and water resources. The drought has brought to light the urgency to revisit landscape and gardening practices in their entirety in California. This effort is to enact permanent change as part of the preservation of this states limited resources. The environment and the requirement for change is Now and Forever!

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Workshop Descriptions

1:45 p.m. - 2:35 p.m.

“Lose the Lawn” Simple Conversion Business Model

Deva Luna, Lead Designer, EarthCare Landscaping

EarthCare Landscaping in Santa Clara County has perfected a template for front yard lawn conversions that can be completed in a few days with a small crew. Learn how they conceived the project, how they have installed hundreds and how you can do the same.

Tree Care Best Practices: A Panel Discussion

Chuck Ingels, Gordon Mann, Torrey Young

Trees play a critical role in almost every landscape, but they require a different set of skills than those used for other landscape plants. Learn from a panel of expert arborists about the best practices for species selection and siting; young tree planting and care; proper irrigation; managing pests and diseases; and pruning tips for young and mature trees.

Zen and the Art of Sheet Mulch Mastery

Dave Phelps, Landscape Architect and Horticultural Consultant, Cagwin and Dorward

With as many recipes as lasagna, sheet mulch specifics can be difficult to define. Learn how to evaluate a site and determine the best course of action to compost turf and weeds in place while building a healthy soil ecology. You don’t have to wait to install plants and irrigation! Learn how to get the benefits of sheet mulching while integrating spray to drip transition, new climate-appropriate plantings, and WELO compliance. No job is too small or too large to implement this important process.

2:45 p.m. - 3:35 p.m.

How to Install and Maintain California Native Grasses and Kurapia in Urban Landscapes

Jodie Sheffield, Sod & Seed Specialist, Research and Development, Delta Bluegrass Company

Living green today often carries the message that you should “lose the lawn.” But don’t take grasses for granted! Find out how to landscape with California native grasses and Kurapia sod.

Finding Plants for Sustainable Landscapes – How Can We Increase The Inventory? (Panel)

Moderator: Ed Laivo, Four Winds Growers; Chris Lewis, CNPS; Keith Miner, Suncrest Wholesale Nursery; Soleil Tranquille, Tranquill Gardens; Mary Walcher, Devil Mountain Wholesale Nursery

How many times have you had to find a “close substitute” for the plant you or your designer really wanted in a landscape, because the one you wanted wasn’t available? Representatives from the nursery industry, landscape designers, architects and CA Native Plant Society will discuss what can be done to make more climate-appropriate plants available for sustainable landscapes in northern California.

Best Practices for Drip Irrigation

Lori Palmquist, Irrigation Designer and Consultant

We know that drip is the most efficient method of irrigating landscape plants. WELO requires drip in planted, mulched areas. But for many, it is still unclear as to what exactly defines drip, and how to choose the best drip strategies for different situations. In this workshop, we will clarify the best practices and steps for designing, installing, and maintaining drip systems. You will also come away with a treasure trove of resources that will ensure your success with drip.

3:45 p.m. - 4:35 p.m.

Compost, Mulch and the Urban Environment: An Insider’s Guide

Bob Horowitz, Supervising Environmental Scientist, CalRecycle

This workshop will look at production of compost and mulch from California’s urban environment, and its return to the urban landscape. We will discuss the major drivers of compost production in California, including solid waste laws and climate change initiatives, as well as the regulatory framework set up to ensure protection of public health and the environment. We will touch on some of the current issues in composting in California, including labeling, organic input registration, inert contaminants, quarantines and persistent pesticides. We will look at strategies to help avoid or mitigate some of the pitfalls when purchasing these materials.

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Workshop Descriptions

MWELO and Beyond, What Lies Ahead for Landscape Professionals?

Peter Estournes, Horticulturist, Gardenworks, Inc.

Cyclical drought, climate change, and increased population have driven new regulations and more legislation aimed squarely at the last frontier for urban water conservation - outdoor water use. Landscapes have been a target since the 1980’s for water use reduction but the last 10 years have seen more movement than ever towards prescriptive approaches to reduce the perceived overwatering of landscapes in California. This workshop will look at the challenges facing landscape professionals now, and what policy and regulation changes could affect you in the future.

Making Low-Water Look Lush: Choosing Plants That Go Beyond Drought Tolerance

Karrie Reid, UC Cooperative Extension Advisor, San Joaquin County

This class will describe how to choose and install truly low-water plants that satisfy the customer’s need for aesthetic beauty and ecosystem services. We’ll discuss the difference between drought-tolerance and low-water use, and explore current UC research into California natives and newly-introduced low-water plants and their establishment.

4:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m., Assembly 1 (Plenary)

It All Adds Up: Education + Advocacy = Change

Maureen Decombe, Sustainability Chair at APLD California Chapter

As landscape professionals, we have a unique opportunity to shape the future of our state: our water use and management, our health, the “look and feel” of California, and our quality of life. Learn how to put your skills and talents to work to help make policy change at the local, regional and statewide level.

Workshop Speakers (alphabetically by last name)

Bernadette Balics

In 2001, Bernadette Balics founded Ecological Landscape Design based on the conviction that it is both possible and important to apply the

principles and strategies of ecology, sustainable agriculture and permaculture to create healthy urban landscapes that are at the same time beautiful, functional, and personal. She has since completed over 250 design projects and is frequently requested to give workshops, talks and classes on California native plants, ecological landscaping and creating habitat gardens. Bernadette is a member of the California Native Plant Society, and volunteers with the Sacramento Valley Chapter. She is a past board member of Ecolandscape California. She is QWEL (Qualified Water Efficient Landscaper) certified and a Green Gardener trained professional.

Maureen DeCombe

As a retired landscape contractor and designer, Maureen has observed the power of the landscape professional to institute positive change at every level, from the smallest garden to the

largest campus. As California shifts our landscape paradigm, Maureen promotes a watershed approach to landscapes in all policies. Maureen currently serves as the Sustainability Chair for the Association of Professional Landscape Designers (APLD) California Chapter.

Brock Dolman

Brock Dolman co-founded the Sowing Circle, LLC Intentional Community & Occidental Arts and Ecology Center in 1994 (www.oaec.org), where he continues to reside and act as a Director of OAEC’s Permaculture/Resilient Community Design Program, Wildlands Program and the WATER Institute in Sonoma

County, California. Since 1995 he has co-taught over 80 Permaculture Design Certificate Courses in the USA and internationally, including being one of the only Permaculture teachers to co-teach two International Permaculture

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Convergence PDC’s: IPC8 in Sao Paulo, Brazil and IPC11 in Pinar del Rio, Cuba. Over the past two decades he has worked as a watershed restoration ecologist and permaculture designer/educator/consultant internationally in Mexico, Costa Rica, Ecuador, U.S. Virgin Islands, Spain, Brazil, China/Tibet, Canada, Zimbabwe, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cuba, Haiti, Malaysia and widely in the U.S.A. He has been featured in the award winning films: The 11th Hour by Leonardo DiCaprio; The Call of Life by Species Alliance; and Permaculture: A Quiet Revolution by Vanessa Shultz; Russian River: All Rivers. Brock graduated in 1992 with honors from the University of California Santa Cruz in Agro-Ecology and Conservation Biology.

Peter Estournes

Peter Estournes brings nearly 40 years of experience in the landscape and green industry, including nursery production and sales, teaching, landscape design, construction and maintenance as well as horticultural consulting. Estournes and business partner Jay Tripathi own and operate Gardenworks Inc., a Design/Build and Management Landscape

Contracting firm in northern Sonoma County. Peter has a degree in Horticulture from Cal Poly, Pomona. He is an ‘Expert’ level Certified Water Manager, a Qualified Water Efficient Landscaper, is EPA WaterSense certified and a Landscape Industry Certified Professional. He has served on committees for three Bay Area water agencies. Peter helped build, then served as a Co-Director, for CLCA’s Water Management Certification and Performance Program. He served as CLCA’s State President in 2007 and is currently a co-chair for CLCA’s Resource Management Committee. He is also currently serving as co-chair of the Sonoma Marin Water Saving Partnership’s Qualified Water Efficient Landscaper Program Board of Directors and recently served on the State of California Department of Water Resources’ Independent Technical Panel. He is part of the the Governor’s Executive Order EO B-37-16’s Urban Advisory Group.

Bob Horowitz

Bob Horowitz is a Supervising Environmental Scientist with CalRecycle, specializing in organics materials management. Bob’s team works with a multitude of other agencies, including air and water quality regulators, as well as the agricultural community. In the past, he has specialized in composting air emissions. His

efforts helped reveal not only how much emissions were coming from compost piles, but what kinds of emissions and whether those types of compounds cause air quality problems. With a team of compost experts, Bob helped pioneer a solar-powered positive-aeration composting system which provides significant air quality benefits when compared to conventional turned windrows, while reducing water and diesel use. He also worked to guide California’s research efforts on greenhouse gas emissions from compost production and use. Bob was a member of the multi-agency team that helped the Department of Food and Agriculture implement registration of organic input materials in California. He is a graduate of California State University, Fresno.

Chuck Ingels

Chuck Ingels has been the Farm and Horticulture Advisor with UC Cooperative Extension in Sacramento County since 1996. For 7 years before that, he worked at the UC Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program in Davis. He conducts research and educational programs for tree fruit and wine grape growers, landscape

professionals, and the public. He also oversees the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center, which is maintained by over 60 Master Gardeners. He is the lead editor and author of the UC Publication, The Home Orchard. He has conducted studies and co-authored publications on brown marmorated stink bugs, which were discovered in Sacramento in 2013 and are now spreading throughout the state.

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Ed Laivo

Ed Laivo has over 38 years of extensive varied experience in plant production, nursery management and sales and marketing at both the retail and wholesale level. Ed is a fruit tree and edible landscaping specialist with a focus on gardening using less water. More recently Ed has been working on developing varied Best Management Practices (BMP) for

insect and disease prevention. He has been a frequent guest on numerous TV and radio shows as well as a popular writer contributing insightful articles on home growing fruit to many popular gardening periodicals. While with the Dave Wilson Nursery Ed produced the nationally recognized “Backyard Orchard Culture” high density pruning and planting of fruit trees. He is a contributing editor of “Sunset Garden Book” and the popular UC publication #3485 “The Home Orchard.” Ed has been a member of the CLCA’s East Bay board of directors and has sat on the Ecolandscape California’s advisory committee. He lends his time as a consultant and lecturer to many nursery businesses, professional groups and Master Gardeners groups. Currently Ed is the Sales and Marketing Director of Four Winds Growers one of California’s premier Citrus and Edible Plant Growers.

Chris Lewis

Chris started volunteering with California Native Plant Society in the 1980’s, first with the El Dorado Chapter then with the Sacramento Valley Chapter with positions including Conservation chair, Habitat 2020 chair, Programs Chair, Plant Sale Co-Chair, Chapter President, Gardens Gone Native Tour Committee, Native Plant Gardening

Chair, and, briefly, the chair of the State CNPS Horticultural committee. After years of doing outreach advocating for native plant habitat, Chris realized that the vast majority of the public are non-scientists like her. Chris decided to reach them through their gardens, so they could see nature surrounding them every day. Chris helped start Elderberry Farms Native Plant Nursery in 2007, where she serves as the director.

Deva Luna

Lead Designer for EarthCare Landscaping in the South Bay area for 15 years, Deva was in on the ground floor of the Sustainable Landscaping movement. She also is an entertaining and popular speaker on subjects such as Losing the Lawn, Edible Landscaping, Native Plants, Pervious Hardscaping and Greywater.

Tony Madrone

Tony Madrone is a principal of Indra Designs, Inc. Tony is dedicated to creating beautiful, functional and unique native-scapes utilizing drought tolerant plants, high efficiency irrigation and locally sourced materials when feasible. Tony applies his extensive knowledge of irrigation systems and residential storm water management

to designing and installing on-site water reuse systems for residential and commercial applications. Tony has 18 years of experience in landscape and irrigation design and is an ARCSA Accredited Professional, Qualified Water Efficient Landscaper (QWEL), EPA Certified Water Auditor, EPA Water Sense Partner and Licensed Landscape Contractor.

Keith Miner

Keith has worked in the wholesale nursery industry over 26 years, servicing and selling to retail nurseries, landscapers and brokers in Northern California, Lake Tahoe and Reno. Keith worked for Oki Wholesale Nursery for 6 years, Monterey Bay Nursery for 20 years and last year he made a change and is selling for Suncrest Wholesale

Nursery in Watsonville. Keith is QWEL certified, an EPA Certified Water Auditor, EPA Water Sense Partner and Licensed Landscape Contractor.

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Lori Palmquist

Lori has worked in the landscape trade for 28 years. During that time, she has been a maintenance gardener, a certified arborist, landscape contractor, irrigation contractor and irrigation designer and consultant. She now describes herself as a landscape water-efficiency evangelist. She is an Irrigation Association certified

irrigation designer, contractor, water manager, and irrigation auditor. She has been teaching irrigation and water management for QWEL, Green Gardener, Bay Friendly, Master Gardeners, and homeowners for the past 10 years. Lori’s latest passion is creating web applications to make water management and irrigation design and installation more user-friendly. She has created 12 apps and websites to date, and has another nearing completion.

Dave Phelps

Dave Phelps is a Landscape Architect and Horticultural Consultant with a long career in the California landscape industry. With two degrees from Cal Poly, SLO, he went on to run his own residential landscape design/build/maintain company in Marin for two decades, winning many awards and having his projects featured on various garden

tours. In 2010 he was voted the Best Landscape Designer by the readers of the Pacific Sun. Dave was president of the North Coast Chapter of the CLCA, Chairman of the Marin IPM Commission, and has become a UC Master Gardener, a Certified Arborist, a Bay-Friendly Rater, and a Qualified Water Efficient Landscaper. Dave has worked as the Sustainability Manager and in-house Landscape Architect for a commercial landscaping company employing over 500 people throughout the greater Bay Area for over six years, promoting sustainable landscape practices. Dave has taught at Bay-Friendly Landscaping and Master Gardener classes as well as at San Quentin Prison. He has enjoyed speaking at many conventions, seminars, and other events. Dave is always excited to solve landscape problems and spread the importance and practices of good land stewardship.

Wendy Proud

Wendy Proud, California Sales Representative for Mountain States Wholesale Nursery, holds a degree in Ornamental Horticulture and has over twenty-five years of sales and production experience in the retail and wholesale nursery business. While living in the Los Angeles area, Wendy enjoyed working as a Grower and New Plants Manager for

Monrovia Growers producing and promoting unique varieties. She also co-owned and operated a landscape design and installation company, Proud Murphy, Inc. providing specialized maintenance programs, horticultural coaching and promoting proper plant selection, placement and organic gardening practices.

Karrie Reid

Karrie is an Environmental Horticulture Advisor for the University of California Cooperative Extension in San Joaquin County, where she serves the professional landscape and nursery industries with applied research, education, and consultation. She regularly provides training to landscape professionals in sustainable practices including

an 8-week Green Gardener Qualification Training series. Karrie served on the Central Valley committee for Water Use Classification of Landscape Species (WUCOLS), the state’s online standard reference for landscape plant water use. She has been performing deficit irrigation-based plant performance trials since 2005, and has expanded them to include grower and breeder introductions for both sun and shade. Karrie also acts as advisor to the San Joaquin County Master Gardener program and oversees a group of dedicated volunteers who manage a regionally appropriate demonstration landscape around the county’s Robert J. Cabral Agricultural Center. In her previous position as Staff Research Associate at UC Davis, she also worked on statewide projects characterizing runoff in urban watersheds. She holds a B.S. in Biology from UC Santa Cruz, an M.S. in Horticulture from UC Davis, and is an avid gardener and plant lover.

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Jodie Sheffield

Jodie Sheffield is the Sod & Seed Specialist in charge of Research and Development for Delta Bluegrass Company located in Stockton, California. With over 25 years of experience in the Turfgrass Industry, Jodie has worked with plant breeders, seed producers and research facilities throughout California and the Pacific North West

developing premium quality turfgrass sod. With a huge emphasis placed on water conservation, Delta Bluegrass Company has pioneered the use of California Native Grass Species and now Kurapia to provide cutting edge water-saving sods. Jodie’s research has developed key information on maintenance and cultural practices of these 50% water saving products. Working towards creating awareness of the vital importance of climate appropriate landscaping, Jodie is enthusiastically spreading the word about the use of California Native Grasses and Kurapia. Jodie was a presenter at Sunset Magazines Celebration Weekend, the PG & E Water Conservation Showcase and she is a frequent presenter at Bay-Friendly, Master Gardener Meetings and other industry events. In 2015, Jodie joined the Board of Directors for the California Native Grasslands Association. Jodie is also the President of the Board of Directors of the Haven Of Peace, Inc.

Torrey Young

Torrey Young has worked in arboriculture since 1972. After running a tree care, landscape and consulting firm, TREESCAPES, Inc. for 27 years, he is now a full-time Consulting Arborist through his firm, Dryad, LLC. Torrey is an ASCA Registered Consulting Arborist (#282), an ISA Board Certified Master Arborist and

Municipal Specialist (#WE-0131BM) a CUFC Certified Urban Forester (#121) an ISA Qualified Tree Risk Assessor and a CA licensed contractor (C-27 Landscaping and C-61/D49 Tree Service). He has a long history of work and leadership within professional organizations, and is a recipient of many industry awards. He is a Past President of the American Society of Consulting Arborists (ASCA), currently serving as

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ASCA’s Representative to the ANSI A300 Committee. He is also serving on the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) BCMA (Board Certified Master Arborist) Test Committee as Vice-chair and the Consulting Arborist Committee of the Western Chapter ISA.

Steve Zien

Steve enjoys sinking his hands and heart into soil. A University of Wisconsin soil science degree, an internship at an organic research farm, and operating an organic truck farm all helped to nurture his love for soil. Transplanted to Sacramento in 1977, Steve’s Living Resources Company (LRC) sprouted numerous organic horticultural offerings.

With a desire to grow an organic horticultural movement in the region, Steve authored an organic garden column in Sacramento Bee, served as California State Fair’s IPM Specialist, and taught organic horticulture at American River College and the University of California, Davis. By promoting organic horticulture for over 40 years, Steve has been a regular guest on regional garden talk shows and is known as Sacramento’s Organic Advocate. He has served as a technical advisor for numerous environmental organizations and currently consults for LRC and Our Water Our World. A California Certified Nursery Professional, California Licensed Pesticide Applicator, River-Friendly EcoLandscaper, he is a founding member of EcoLandscape California and instructor of several of their EcoLandscape River-Friendly Green Gardener classes. Steve’s leadership in the industry has been recognized with numerous awards including the California Department of Pesticides Regulation’s most prestigious IPM Innovator Award.

STAFF

Marian Bender, Executive Director

Marianne Lanspa, Program Coordinator

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Board PresidentCheryl Buckwalter Landscape Liaisons

Board TreasurerSheri Noblett Senior Landscape Architect Cosumnes Community Services District

Board SecretaryKathleen Jacobson Associate Landscape Architect CA Department of General Services

BOARD MEMBERSSue Gage Jennings

Tony Madrone Owner/Operator, Indra Designs, Inc.

Paul A. Marcillac, PLA, LEED AP Principal, Stantec Architecture

Karrie Reid Environmental Horticulture Advisor UC Cooperative Extension

CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE

Bernadette Balics

Cheryl Buckwalter

Sue Gage Jennings

Darlene Halsted

Lynn Hatimaya

Nicolai Laquaglia

Patsy Laquaglia

Our Mission: To provide education and advocacy for ecologically-responsible landscapes.

Our Vision: We envision California actively practicing environmentally-sound landscape design, construction and management principles that create an ecologically sustainable living environment.

Find details on our programs at www.ecolandscape.org

A special thank-you to all the volunteers who made this event possible, including students from the UC Davis Landscape Horticulture program, and Master Gardeners from San Joaquin County.

We couldn’t have done it without you!

Lori Palmquist

Karrie Reid

Marcia Scott

Soleil Tranquilli

Elena Yates

Steve Zien