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Ecological Design
Workshop Series
Session 1:
Introduction to Ecological Landscaping & Regenerative Design
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What is Ecological Landscaping & Regenerative design?
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What are the foundational principles of regenerative practice?
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How can we become better stewards of the land we inhabit?
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How do we effectively partner with place?
Date: March 21, 2022
Session 3:
Site Base Mapping:
Understanding the Story of Place
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Creating a to scale base map of your site
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Identifying plant families
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Mapping microclimates
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Soil mapping
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Letting nature be the designer
Date: April 4, 2022
Session 5:
Cultivating Soil Health and Ecological Resilience
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​Defining soil health
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Principles for fostering soil health
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Defining ecological resilience
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Navigating invasive species and pest management
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Creating effective soil health plans
April 18, 2022
Session 2:
Observation vs Interpretations
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Walking with intention through the land
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Developing skills in observation
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Core routines and practices for ecological landscape practice
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Making meaning of observations
Date: March 28, 2022
Session 4:
Landscape Patterns & Processes
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Understanding succession ecology
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Reading the landscape patterns vs. processes
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Identifying potential hazards
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Feeling site energetics and flow
Date: April 11, 2022
Session 6
Creating a Regenerative Vision for you and the land
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What makes a project regenerative?
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Crafting your vision statement
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Developing system capability and capacity
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Caring for self and community
Date: April 25, 2022
Learn
Connect
Design
Evolve
Weekly Online Sessions:
Monday 6 PM MST
March 21, 2022 - June 13, 2022
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Who is this for?
Individuals or groups who want....
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To better understand the land they live on​
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A more engaged and interactive landscape design process
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To identify flora, fauna, and fungi growing on the land
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To learn how to "read the landscape", natural processes, patterns and their implications over the seasons
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To better understand regenerative design practice, cultivating soil health, rainwater catchment, agroforestry, composting systems, crop production, integrated pest management
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To tap into a network of regenerative practitioners in diverse industries
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An extensive list of resources for ongoing education
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An ongoing mentorship focused on co-creation and evolution of abundant landscape, lifestyle, and capacity building systems.
Session 7:
Design Charrettes
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Design techniques & technologies
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Crafting your first design concept
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Tools of the trade
Date: April 25, 2022
Session 9:
Bringing the Design to Life
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Budget Planning for Incremental Investments
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Sourcing plant material, compost, irrigation, mulch, seeds, etc..
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What makes a source regenerative?
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Date: June 6, 2022
Session 8:
Initial Design Presentations
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Initial concept review and group feedback
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Design systems analysis and assessment
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End-state visioning
Date: May 2, 2022
Session 10:
Final Design Concept Presentations
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Final concept presentations and group feedback
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Creating a Living Design
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Resources for continued education and support
Date: June 13, 2022
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