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FREE Roundtable Panel Discussion
The Science Behind a Sustainable Plant Palette Pre-registration required
Thursday September 23rd at 6:30 pm
Ayers Hall, L.A. County Arboretum & Botanic Garden
Sustainable plant palettes take into consideration water
conservation and use, but where do "sustainable" plants (native
and non-native) come from? What is a "California Native" plant
anyway? How do our plant choices affect native plant, bird,
insect, and fish populations? How does the nursery industry
impact this debate, and does where and how the plants are grown
matter? Can we plant for climate change and, if so, how? These
questions and more will be discussed in this lively, moderated
roundtable. Questions from the audience will also be entertained.
Moderator: Mayita Dinos, APLD Greater Los Angeles
District Sustainability Chair
❀Sabrina L. Drill, Ph.D., Natural Resources Advisor, Los
Angeles and Ventura Counties, UC Cooperative Extension
❀Bart O'Brien, Director of Special Projects, Rancho Santa
Ana Botanic Garden and co-author of California Native
Plants for the Garden and Care & Maintenance of Southern
California Native Plant Gardens
❀Travis Longcore, Ph.D., Science Director, The Urban
Wildlands Group; Research Associate Professor, University of
Southern California, Department of Geography, GIS Research
Laboratory; Lecturer, UCLA Institute of the Environment
❀Jim Henrich, Living Collections Curator, L. A. County
Arboretu