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

Recordings will be made available on the WCCD YouTube Channel, subscribe today to see the videos when they are posted!
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Webinar: "Winter Woody Plant Identification" with Martha Holzheuer
Tuesday, January 11th, 6-7:30pm. Zoom Webinar
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. 
For reference and note-taking, you can access the presentation slides (PDF).
Watch the Woody Plant ID Webinar (YouTube)
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​Webinar: The Nature of Oaks and Oak Regeneration in Michigan with Doug Tallamy & Michael Kost
Tuesday, February 1st from 6:30 – 8 p.m. - Zoom Webinar
Join us for a virtual discussion about the Nature of Oaks and Oak Regeneration in Michigan, 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 Mike Kost, Associate Curator, University of Michigan Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum, and co-author of 3 books on the natural communities of Michigan. 
Watch the webinar on YouTube
Webinar links & resources:
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Doug Tallamy - "The Nature of Oaks"
  • ​Homegrown National Park 

 
Mike Kost - "Oak Regeneration in Michigan"
  • Systematic Evaluation of Oak Regeneration in Lower Michigan (Lee and Kost 2008)
  • Natural Communities of Michigan
  • Regional Landscape Ecoregions of MI, MN, and WI (Albert 1995)
  • Quaternary Geology of Michigan (Farrand and Bell 1982)
  • Quaternary Geology of Michigan by county (Farrand and Bell 1982)
  • Vegetation circa 1800s of Michigan (Comer et al. 1995)


​In-Person Seminar & Webinar: "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
Watch on the WCCD YouTube
Resources mentioned in Seminar:
  • Seminar - Vern's Presentation Slides (PDF)
  • Michigan Fire Council - licensed prescribed burn contractors
  • Web Soil Survey
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