The WCCD Native Plant Expo & Marketplace presents:
2022 Speaker Series

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Webinar: "Winter Woody Plant Identification" with Martha Holzheuer
Tuesday, January 11th, 6-7:30pm. Zoom Webinar, registration will open soon.
Join us for a virtual talk led by Martha Holzheuer, a landscape ecologist and owner of Nature Niche LLC. The talk focus on winter identification of common invasive and native shrub species that can be managed over the winter months, followed by a Q&A session with special guest, JLW CISMA Coordinator, Dr. Shikha Singh.

​Webinar: "Native Plants & Natural Communities Q&A Discussion with Doug Tallamy & Michael Kost"
Tuesday, February 1st from 6:30 – 8 p.m. on Zoom Webinar, registration & link will be posted.Join us for a virtual discussion about Native Plants with Doug Tallamy, Professor of Agriculture and Natural Resources at University of Delaware and author of Nature's Best Hope and The Nature of Oaks, and Michael Kost, lead ecologist / senior conservation scientist with Michigan Natural Features Inventory and co-author of 3 books on the natural communities of Michigan. 

​In-Person Seminar: "Maintaining & Restoring Native Plant Gardens" with Vern Stephens
Wednesday, March 9th from 2 – 3:30 p.m. at the Auditorium of Matthaei Botanical Gardens,1800 N. Dixboro Rd.Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Join for a seminar  by Vern Stephens of Designs By Nature, LLC continuing from his 2021 “Native Plant Planning & Design” virtual seminar. Vern's previous seminar is available on the WCCD YouTube channel: Planning and Design for Native Plant Gardens Webinar
Registration will be posted by January.