Register Now for Designing Environmentally Sound Landscapes Program
The Westchester County Soil and Water Conservation District and Department of Planning will present a half-day seminar titled “Designing Environmentally Sound Landscapes” on Friday, Dec. 13. The workshop at the Westchester County Center in White Plains will run from 8:45 a.m. until 1 p.m., with breakfast and registration beginning at 8 a.m. It is for site design and development professionals, municipal representatives and homeowners who want to learn how to plan for and design man-made landscapes that improve the quality of the natural environment.
The speakers will include Peter Trowbridge and Josh Cerra, professors at Cornell University’s Landscape Architecture Department, and Kim Eierman, a landscape consultant and environmental horticulturist. The seminar is New York State-approved for 3.5 continuing education credits (CEUs) for landscape architects. A companion workshop on managing and maintaining environmentally sound landscapes will be held in 2014.
The cost of the workshop is $15, which includes continental breakfast, snacks and program materials. Parking at the County Center, located at 198 Central Avenue in White Plains, is $7. Registration by December 9 is required. Consult the event flier for further information at http://tinyurl.com/WCPlanningworkshop or call (914) 995-4424.
The workshop is co-sponsored by the Westchester County Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation, the Native Plant Center at Westchester Community College, and Cornell Cooperative Extension Service of Westchester.
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