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Native Plants in the

Welcome to the 22nd annual Native Plants in the Landscape Conference @ Millersville.

Once again, we have a super exciting, jam-packed program full of new information, new uses and new solutions for gardening with native plants.

Great news for those who have attended the last two years — we got our old digs back! The Student Memorial Center is renovated and ready to go, and we’ll once again have all of our sessions there in the comfort of modern air conditioning, with the expert sound and lighting we’ve come to expect from the wonderful Student Memorial center staff. Yay!

In the 2012 program, we are featuring two of our favorite native plant ladies; Stephanie Cohen and Nancy Beaubaire. Both Stephanie and Nancy have been advocates for landscaping with native plants throughout their careers. Both have amazing gardens — chock full of native plants and recipes for creating exemplary backyard ecosystems. Stephanie Cohen swears she’s retiring this year, so we made sure to book her early for one of our headline lectures, and Nancy’s home garden was completely re-planted with east coast natives a few years back, so we’re having her give our inspirational closing lecture on how she’s managed and persevered in a neighborhood full of boring, 1980’s landscapes.

We’ve brought back the New and Underused Plants Forum. Come one, come all — present a native plant (or three) that you feel is underused or new to the industry. We’re looking for exciting plants and promise to stick to a strict, time schedule. See instructions for submitting plants for this popular evening event in the session description. And that’s not all… we’ve got a new artist in residence. David Hughes, who sold his beautiful furniture made from native and invasive plants in our vendor

area in 2011, will be teaching a workshop, as well as making and displaying handmade furniture throughout the conference.

We know each of you is conscientiously green and we hope you’ll register online. For those who can’t, please fax, email or mail your registration the old fashioned way and we’ll get you registered just the same.

Last year, we went totally out on a limb by talking about marketing native plants to future generations. This year, we are offering a workshop for beginners, to get them started in social media and the likes. If you’ve always wanted to start a Facebook page or a Twitter account, or maybe you have one, but you really don’t know how to use it, or you have lots of questions, sign up for this workshop and we’ll help you get started.

We have an amazing line-up and our vendors are ready to sell you the latest, greatest and most beloved native plants during our plant and book sale. We think we have the best native plant and book sale ever seen at a conference. It’s hard to go home without great plants and books. Please support our vendors!

All of this have you anticipating the conference even more and excited to chat about native plants NOW?! Why wait until June to start networking? Join our fan page on Facebook and start chatting away with over 750 friends in our community of native plant enthusiasts! Here’s the URL for faster access: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Native-Plants-In-the-Landscape-Conference-Millersville/309895589268 We’ll be enticing you with updates and facts from now until that magical day in June when we all meet again.

Lastly, thank you for loving this conference and if you’ve never been — there’s no better time than now to be a part of this highly energized, super-friendly, tolerant, engaged, exciting group of people who adore native plants and communities.

Until June 7th …

Register online at https://www.regonline.com/npilc2012.

Online registration opens March 19, 2012.

Sincerely, Angela Treadwell-Palmer, Director

Steering Committee: Program Committee: Millersville Support:

FM Mooberry — Founder Eileen Boyle Geoffrey BeersAngela Treadwell-Palmer — Director Maria Cattell Christopher HardyCyane Gresham — Co-Chair Chris Dartley Edward NaseCarol Mapes — Program Co-Chair Julia Lo Erhardt Mike JohnstoneBrooke Derr — Scholarships Wendy Brister David DobbinsCintra Murray — Logistics Carol Mapes Sandy RobertsonBrandy Leininger — Admin/Finance Angela Palmer Richard YednockMarci Johnson — Admin. Jean ScholzDavid Dobbins — Millersville Support Christopher Hardy — Millersville SupportJean Scholz

Sponsors: Millersville University’s Department of Biology, Mt. Cuba Center, Pennypack Trust, Plants Nouveau,Chanticleer, Longwood Gardens, Octoraro Native Plant Nursery, New Moon Nursery, North Creek Nurseries

Plant And Book SaleHOURS OPEN TO CONFERENCE ATTENDEES

Thursday, June 7: 3:45-4:15p.m., 6:00–7 p.m., 8:30–10:30 p.m.

Friday, June 8: 7:30–8:30 a.m., 4:30–7:00, 8:30–10:30 p.m.

Saturday, June 9: 8 a.m. – Noon

Can’t attend the conference but want to pick up some native plants?Come to the public plant sale on Saturday.

Plant Sale Open to the General Public:Friday, June 8 4:30 p.m. – 7:00p.m.Saturday, June 9 8 a.m. – noon

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 2012 4 – 8:30 pm Registration opens SMC lobby

THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 20127 – 8:00 am Registration open Student Memorial Center (SMC) Lobby

6:30 – 7:30 am Breakfast (for field trip/workshop participants) Gordinier Hall

8:00 – 12 noon PRE-CONFERENCE SESSIONS Field Trips and Workshops leave from the Student Memorial Center. Transportation and drinks are included in the additional fee for the field trips. Field Trips go rain or shine, so bring comfortable clothes, shoes, hat and sunscreen, and protection against ticks. For the Workshop, bring gloves and hand pruners.

FIELD TRIP 1: Field Trip to the Brickyards Restoration Project; Tim Draude leader. Limited to 25 people. This old Lancaster landfill is dominated by invasive plants. We will discuss plans to reclaim the area with native plant meadows, shrub lands, forests and wetlands. Discussion will include soils, hydrology, geology, species selection, planting techniques, weed control, wildlife habitat and deer impacts. Participants will be encouraged to share their observations, concerns and suggestions for the restoration of this area.

FIELD TRIP 2: Field Trip to Milton Hershey School; Tim Hoover leader with Nate McKelvie and Ken Showman, capacity Limited to 36 people. For the last 15 years the Milton Hershey School has been developing its campus to serve as a tool for the instruction of students. During that time, the School has developed warm season meadows, re-engineered Spring Creek through the main campus, instituted burning as a management tool, and conducted annual riparian tree plantings. The campus is used instructionally from grades K-12, giving students the chance to interact with their landscape.

WORKSHOP: Woodworking with Invasive Plants, How to Make a Small Whimsical Chair; David Hughes, Conference Artist-in-Residence. Hands-on creative workshop limited to 15 participants who should bring garden gloves and hand pruners. When pulling out oriental bitter-sweet or cutting down Norway maples, have you ever wondered what you could be doing with that brush? Here is your chance to feel even better about removing invasive plants from your landscape. We will look at this “waste product” and discover how to turn it creatively into “garden art” and functional furniture. This will be a hands-on workshop to make a small-scale chair from invasive materials.

10:30 – 12:30 pm Registration and Check-In Student Memorial Center (SMC)

11:30 – 12:45 pm Lunch Gordinier Hall

1:00 – 1:30 pm Conference Opening Comments SMC Multipurpose Room

1:30 – 2:30 pm FULL AUDIENCE #1: C. Colston Burrell — The Sustainable Garden: Magic, Myth, or Reality?

Everyone is talking about sustainability, but what does it really mean to gardeners and landscape professionals? Do our gardening practices have a negative impact on the environment? Can we make a difference by changing the way we approach design, planting and maintenance? These are a few of the questions to explore in terms of the hallmarks

Native Plant & Book SalesA popular display and plant sales area featuring native plants and information is open at selected times during the conference. To reserve space, contact Chris Dartley at chrisdartley@gmail.com or call (215) 989-0844 and leave a message. The Millersville University Bookstore will have a selection of books related to the conference available for sale, including recent books written by many of the conference speakers.

Course CreditContinuing Education credits are available to attendees. The New Jersey Landscape Architect Evaluation and Examination Committee authorizes 2.0 continuing education credits. The Pennsylvania State Board of Landscape Architects authorizes 10 credit hours for the full conference. Millersville University authorizes 1.0 continuing education credit and the Pennsylvania Landscape & Nursery Association authorizes 2.0 Pennsylvania Certified Horticulturist Program educational credits for full conference participation. Note your interest on the registration form.

Assistanceships (Working Scholarships)Tuition aid is offered to assist persons who could not otherwise attend and will be awarded in honor of Conference Founder FM Mooberry. The grants cover a dorm double-room registration. To apply submit the following: a cover page with name, address, telephone, email; a statement of financial need; a one-page statement on how the Conference will be of value to you; and a letter of recommendation from a supervisor or associate. Decisions will be based on demonstrated interest in native plants in the landscape and on financial need. Recipients will be expected to serve as Conference assistants. Send applica-tions to Brooke Derr at ebd_12@yahoo.com; they must be completed and

received by April 30.

New for 2012: Scholarships for elected township/borough or county

representatives or EAC members as well as municipal horticulturists and

land managers. Please email Brooker Derr at ebd_12@yahoo.com for more

information.

of sustainability like water harvesting, composting, fertilizing and creating habitat. This lecture highlights sustainable practices within the framework of both formal and informal gardens and their relationships to larger systems.

2:45 – 3:45 pm FULL AUDIENCE #2:

Stephanie Cohen — Native Plants: Looking Back, Looking Forward In 1980 native plants were not even a buzzword. I knew the few lone preachers crying in the wilderness and they didn’t get any respect. Over time, things began to change. Natives became the buzz and they were hot! Are they a trend or a lasting part of the horticultural picture? The thoughts expressed are mine, not those of the conference. Any discussion, meet me at the bar!

3:45 – 4:15 pm Break / Plant Sale

4:20 – 5:20 pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS A

A-1 Candy DeBerry — Native Plants for Attracting Pollinators One third of the food we eat — from apples to zucchini — is dependent upon pollination of crop plants by bees,

wasps, butterflies, moths, beetles, flies, hummingbirds, or bats. This presentation will focus on how to use native trees, shrubs and herbaceous perennials to help attract pollinators to your garden by providing nectar, pollen and nesting sites.

A-2 Fred Spicer — Good Things from South of the Mason-Dixon Line: Why Southern Plants are the Basis for Many Northern Gardens You might be surprised to learn that many trees and shrubs considered “native” in the northeast have southern roots. Without them, northern gardens would be much less diverse and beautiful. In this presentation, you’ll see and learn more about the southern origins of numerous species and cultivars of trees and shrubs whose nativity you may have taken for granted: Cotinus, Halesia, Hydrangea, and Rhododendron.

A-3 Gregg Tepper — The Sensory Appeal of Native Plants Native plants certainly have appealing qualities of color and texture, as well as giving a sense of place. Join Mt. Cuba

horticulturist Gregg Tepper as he shows the ways in which native plants appeal to all our senses, from how we see flowers, how insects see them, to the powerful senses of touch, smell, taste, and even sound. Learn little-known facts, hear entertaining true stories and experience the sensory appeal of our wonderful native plants.

A-4 Claudia West — Rain Gardens Inspired by Native Plant Communities Rain gardens are being installed all over the country but functioning and thriving examples are rare. We will discuss

why so many plantings fail or lack the ecological and functional value they are expected to provide. Let’s take a closer look at natural plant communities and how we can learn to use and combine native species into successful ecosystems that reduce runoff and pollution in our landscape.

5:30 – 6:30 pm Dinner Gordinier Hall

6:00 – 7:00 pm PLANT AND BOOK SALE SMC Gymnasium

7:00 – 7:15 pm Introduction of Conference Artists, David L. Hughes, David L. Hughes, our 2012 Conference Artist-in-Residence and Tim Hoover, talented tour leader and conference attendee

7:15 – 8:30 pm EVENING FORUM: New and Underused Native Plants, Angela Palmer moderates presentations by vendors, speakers, and

the audience SMC Multipurpose Room Join us for an evening of underused and exciting new selections of native plants. Vendors, speakers, and audience attendees are welcome to present, but you must contact Angela Palmer npilc@yahoo.com by May 4, 2012 to participate. Each presenter will be limited to 5 minutes and may present up to 3 plants in that time. We will be strict about time limits! Please make sure that plants are NATIVE to the Eastcoast and are new to the trade for 2012 or underused (in your opinion). You must have digital images or digital conversions of slides for this. (If you MUST use slides, we need to know early so we can get a slide projector.) A submission form will be emailed after you contact Angela about participating.

8:30 – 10:30 pm SOCIAL, PLANT AND BOOK SALE SMC Gymnasium

FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 20127:00 – 8:30 am Breakfast Gordinier Hall

7:30 – 8:30am PLANT AND BOOK SALE SMC Gym

8:45 – 9:00 am Announcements SMC Multipurpose Room

9:00 – 10:00 am FULL AUDIENCE #3: Dr. David Wagner — The Tangled Fates of Plants, Caterpillars and Birds, SMC Multipurpose Room

Dr Wagner will begin the talk with a look at the various associations of plants and caterpillars and then shift (upward) to address the importance of caterpillars to birds. Much of the talk will be given to a spectacular set of macro photographic images of caterpillars and will cover the panoply of gimmicks used to avoid being detected and eaten by birds. The end of the talk will tie plants, caterpillars and birds together by considering the consequences of non-native plants on nesting success and other elements of biodiversity.

10:20 – 11:20 am CONCURRENT SESSIONS B

B-1 Karen Bernhard — Still Out There… And Worse Than You Thought? The Brown Marmorated Stinkbug (BMSB) and Blacklegged Tick Harmful insects like these and the damage they cause continue to affect us. Besides being a really annoying household nuisance, as the BMSB makes its way across the United States, it is causing damage to horticultural and agronomic crops with tragic consequences to the pest-specific integrated pest management methods that growers have been using. Meanwhile, the blacklegged (a.k.a. deer) tick stealthily continues to transmit several serious diseases, including Lyme disease, debilitating gardeners and people who work and or spend lot of their time outside. What can you do to protect yourself from the harm they cause?

B-2 Rob Cardillo — Garden Photography — Lessons from a Pro Join professional photographer Rob Cardillo as he explores and demonstrates what goes into creating dramatic

garden vistas and inspired floral portraits. Using examples of his own work, Rob will illustrate how great garden im-ages are found, designed and translated through the lens. Whether you’re a point & shoot beginner or a seasoned shooter, you’ll walk away with a handful of stimulating ideas, hints and tips on making your own garden photos stand up and sing.

B-3 Steven Saffier & John Rogers — Audubon Bird Town Bird Town is a working partnership of Audubon and municipalities in Pennsylvania to promote conservation and

community-based actions to create a healthy, more sustainable environment for birds and people. The many strategies that have been developed to deliver this fast growing program will be discussed as well as the ecological principles that are behind broad-based change at the municipal level.

B-4 Gregg Tepper — Great Hardy Native Ferns Join horticulturist Gregg Tepper as he reviews 12 of the best hardy native ferns. From Christmas to lady ferns, he will

surely excite your senses with this palette of textured plants for any garden or design. You will learn the identification, culture and even insiders’ tips for successful display with companion plants. Gregg has over seven years of experience managing the Woods Path at Mt Cuba Center and has grown 37 different types of ferns.

11:30 – 12:30 pm Lunch Gordinier Hall

12:45 – 1:45 pm FULL AUDIENCE #4: Fred Spicer — Why Do We Botanize? Despite a long history of exploration including the Bartrams and Andre Michaux, the southeastern US remains an

important source for new plants. You may think what remains to be found can’t be that good or else it would already have been discovered but you couldn’t be more wrong. Learn the techniques and benefits of modern-day plant exploration and tour the wilds of Alabama and the southeast in this eye-opening presentation.

After lunch, you can choose two Concurrent Sessions OR one Workshop:

2:00 – 3:00 pm CONCURRENT SESSION C: (choose one each for C and D)

C-1 Rob Cardillo — Garden Photography — Lessons from a Pro Join professional photographer Rob Cardillo as he explores and demonstrates what goes into creating dramatic

garden vistas and inspired floral portraits. Using examples of his own work, Rob will illustrate how great garden images are found, designed and translated through the lens. Whether you’re a point & shoot beginner or a seasoned shooter, you’ll walk away with a handful of stimulating ideas, hints and tips on making your own garden photos stand up and sing.

C-2 Connie Schmotzer — Suburban Yard to Native Landscape You’ve made the commitment to “go native” with our landscape. How do you begin? Connie will share how she and her husband, over an 8 year period, converted a typical 1/2 acre suburban lot into a landscape with over 200 species of native plants, 3 rain gardens, a small woodland, and several meadow gardens.

3:00 – 3:30 pm Break

3:30 – 4:30 pm CONCURRENT SESSION D: (choose only with Session C)

D-1 C. Colston Burrell — Obsession and Exploitation: A Cultural History of Trilliums Connections between trilliums and humans have existed since indigenous peoples employed their medicinal powers. They are celebrated in song and rhyme, featured on stamps, and their perfect symmetry has been abstracted into logos, symbols and art. Their name is exploited to sell products and housing developments. The story of trilliums is one of obsession and exploitation.

D-2 Ted Gordon — The Lure of the Pine Barrens The viewer is invited on a pictorial journey through the Pine Barrens of New Jersey to experience its seasonal aspects. Focus is on the unusual as well as the common flora and fauna of the diverse habitats, from quaking bogs and cedar swamps to pygmy pines. Further emphasis on the people, traditions, historic sites and “lost” or “forgotten” towns provides a balanced overview of this enigmatic region.

Or, you may choose one of these Workshops instead of Concurrent Sessions C & D:

2:00 – 4:30 pm FRIDAY AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS W-1 Karen Feridun — Gasland Movie and Discussion

This Oscar-nominated documentary chronicles Josh Fox as he travels around the U.S. to explore the consequences of unconventional natural gas drilling. Karen Feridun of Berks Gas Truth will discuss the state of drilling in Pennsylvania and take your questions after the film.

W-2 Barry Glick — The Joy of Propagation, capacity 36 people Back by popular demand, Barry’s workshop was a sellout four years in a row in the mid 90’s. You will enjoy a down and dirty, hands-on learning experience from seed collection and sowing to tissue culture and everything in between. Everybody goes home with a tray of plants and other goodies. Workshop limited to 36 participants.

W-3 Angela Palmer — Social Media 101: Facebook, Twitter and Linked In etc. for the Green Industry You’ve decided to add a Social Media presence to your business marketing strategy, but you have no idea how to get started. Our conference director, Angela Palmer (whose full-time job is owner of a new plant marketing company), will teach the basics. After a brief introduction to the power of Social media, there will be time to actually set up an account and get started. Lots of questions and answers too! Limit of 15 computers will be provided, or bring your own and use the wireless access.

4:30 – 7:00 pm PLANT AND BOOK SALE SMC Gym (open to public)

5:30 – 6:30 pm Dinner Gordinier Hall

7:00 – 8:15 pm EVENING SPEAKER FULL AUDIENCE #5: Jim McCormac — Bugs and Blooms: Growing Insects

The intricate relationship between insects and plants has evolved over the millennia, and is an endless source of fascination. Non-native plants throw a wrench in nature’s system: our insects are not co-evolved with alien flora and often shun them. This program will explore the fascinating links between insects and plants, and how we can encourage ecological complexity in our yardscapes.

8:30 – 10:30 pm SOCIAL WITH BLUEGRASS & PLANT SALE SMC Gym

SATURDAY JUNE 9, 20117:00 – 8:30 am Breakfast Gordinier Hall

8:00 – 12:00 noon PLANT AND BOOK SALE (open to the public)

9:00 – 10:00 am CONCURRENT SESSIONS E E-1 Jim McCormac — Ruby Throated Hummingbirds: Feathered Helicopters

Hummingbirds are perhaps the most amazing flying machines on Planet Earth. There are about 340 species, and they occur only in the Americas. The combination of incredible powers of flight, outrageously showy plumage and fantastic nectar-seeking habits make hummers true marvels of nature. This program will focus mostly on the only breeding hummer in eastern North America: the Ruby-Throated Hummingbird. Feathered dynamos, they are a joy to observe and live far more complex lives than most observers realize.

E-2 Harold Sweetman — Blueberries: The Main Delicious Ericaceous Fruit Blueberries are in the genus Vaccinium of the heath family (Ericaceae) and there are several native species from high-bush to lowbush. If you can successfully grow other ericaceous acid-loving plants such as azaleas, rhododendrons, Pieris, and mountain laurels, you can easily grow blueberries. Learn about blueberry culture, varieties and nutritional benefits. Come to this lecture and become enchanted by the flowers, fruits and fall foliage of this ornamental edible.

E-3 Claudia West — Establishing Resilient Urban Landscapes Using Native Plants Urban landscapes present a variety of challenges for sustaining plant health. Recognizing these variables and understanding how plant communities evolve to encourage vegetative adaptation, is critical to the success of urban projects. This session will explore the benefits of plant species that have the ability to naturally conquer the difficulties of urban soils, temperatures and often neglect. We’ll explore creative ways to increase biodiversity, improve aesthetics and enhance the quality of life in our cities.

10:00 – 10:20 am Coffee Break

10:20 – 11:20 am FULL AUDIENCE #6: Nancy Beaubaire — Beyond the Grass Ceiling: Less Lawn, More Natives

Americans spend much more money, energy and time in pursuit of an outdated vision of the perfect front yard. Come learn how this homeowner reimagined her front yard and see the results of this 8 year adventure: a beautiful, biologically diverse and socially acceptable front landscape flourishing with native plants. This project will provide many ideas for your own property and feature a gallery of garden-worthy natives.

11:20 – 11:30 am CLOSING ANNOUNCEMENTS

HONORING TWO OF OUR MOST FAVORITE NATIVE PLANT DIVASStephanie Cohen got hooked on flowers while working in her parent’s Victory Garden where they grew boring things like toma-toes and corn and she grew flowers. At the tender age of 6, she

already had one foot on the path to be-coming the Perennial (And Native Plant) Diva she is today. Stephanie swears she’s retiring this year, so we wanted to grab her for one last conference and let you get to know the “real” Stephanie.

How’d she get started? That’s an interesting tale. During the

houseplant craze of the late 60’s, she had over 200 houseplants in the house — every surface was taken. They couldn’t open any windows. One day, her husband bought a giant box TV — another place to put plants, right? Unfortunately she ruined the TV watering her plants. Her husband, a laid-back guy, was pretty unhappy. He told her she should go to school and study plants if she loved them so. He told her no more houseplants, a rule which she still abides. Little did he know he had created his own Frankenstein. School encouraged her to plant outdoors where there was a much larger canvas. Thousands of perennials, trees, shrubs were installed. She graduated with a goal of getting as many perennials as possible in the shortest amount of time, many of them native! Since then, Stephanie has mentored and helped so many people, old and young, in the nursery and landscape industries. She’s a great lady, a wonderful teacher and one heck-of-a plantswoman. We’re so happy she agreed to speak this year!

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Nancy Beaubaire has covered a lot of ground. She studied horticulture at Purdue, owned a landscape business in California, did horticultural communications through magazines, books, internet and TV, worked for Bucks County (PA) Cooperative Exten-sion, and was Director of Communications at Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve through 2010. Currently, she offers horticultural com-munications services as a consultant, with a focus on editing, proofreading, lecturing, and public relations.

Karen Bernhard is an entomologist and horticulturalist with Penn State’s Lehigh County Extension in Pennsylvania. She studied at Penn State and Purdue. She was part of the team that first discovered the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug and is continuing to research how serious a pest it might be. (It looked bad when it was discov-ered and is turning out to be much worse than it first looked!)

C. Colston Burrell is an acclaimed lecturer, garden designer, and award-winning author and photographer. A certified chlorophyll addict, Cole is an avid lifelong plantsman, gardener and naturalist and has been sharing his knowledge of plants and respect for

regional landscapes with audiences for 35 years. He is principal of Native Landscape Design and Restoration in Free Union, VA.

Rob Cardillo has been photographing gardens, plants and the people that tend them for over twenty years. Formerly the Director of Photography at Organic Gardening Magazine, his award-winning work is pub-lished frequently in books, magazines, websites and catalogs. Rob’s latest book “Chanticleer — a Pleasure Garden,” was published in 2011. Rob lives and gardens in southeastern Pennsylvania where he is known to overplant and underweed!

Stephanie Cohen taught the herbaceous plants and the perennial design courses at Temple University in Ambler and has been a supportive mentor to many aspiring horti-culturists. She currently works on content for “Fine Gardening,” “Green Profit,” “Green Scene,” “American Nurseryman,” and the Blooms of Bressingham Plant Program. The awards she has received are too numerous to be listed! She occasionally does TV. She has achieved success also with many books, published by Storey, Timber Press and others. She has been designated as one of the 25 top people in

the perennial industry.

Candy DeBerry, Ph.D., is an associate professor of biology at Washington and Jefferson College. Dr. DeBerry is passionate about ecological gardening for biodiversity, and regularly speaks to community organi-zations about native plants, environmentally-friendly gardening, and creating habitats for wildlife.

Tim Draude is a botanist, ecologist and environmental restoration consultant in Lancaster, PA. He has used his knowledge of plants, habitats, ecological associations and restoration techniques at various sites in the region, including the Brickyards landfill, the site of a pre-conference field trip.

Karen Feridun is the founder of Berks Gas Truth, a grassroots community organization fighting drilling in Pennsylvania. She also serves on the boards of the Berks County (PA) Solid Waste Authority, the Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Association, Kutztown (PA) Environmental Advisory Commission, and chairs the Kutztown Planning Commission.

Barry Glick got hooked on plant propagation in 1955 when he saw Mr Wizard root a willow

NPITL 2012 SPEAKER BIOS

Nancy Beaubaire is a horticulture professional and avid home gardener. She earned an M.S. degree in Horticulture from Purdue University. Nancy also spent many years on our program

and publicity com-mittee for the Native Plants conference. She has worked in all areas of horticultural communications as an editor, writer, pub-licist, and speaker. Nancy served as chief editor of Fine Gardening, Country Living Gardener, and

Organic Gardening magazines. In addition, she was the editor and author for Native Perennials, a Brooklyn Botanic Garden Handbook. In 2010, Nancy officially retired from her position as Director of Communications at Bowman’s Hill Wildflower

Preserve. Currently, Nancy offers horticultural communications services as an editor, lecturer and public relations consultant.

Nancy says, “Americans spend much money, energy and time in pursuit of the perfect front yard lawn. However, there is life beyond a green monoculture!” She has been lecturing on how she created a beautiful, biologically diverse and socially accept-able front landscape with native plants. The landscape is now seven years old and abounds with birds, butterflies and other pollinators. It is the perfect example of a backyard (or in this case front yard) ecosystem. Nancy says she’s retiring in 2012 too, so we wanted to make sure she came to lecture about the progress of her garden adventure before heading off into the wonderful world of retirement gardening.

Here’s a fun fact about our honorees: Not only are Nancy and Stephanie connected through their love of garden design and native plants, they are married to brothers! Marriage and plants have brought them together and they’ll be soul sisters forever!

branch in a glass of water. Growing up in Philadelphia in the 60’s, Barry regularly cut high school to hitchhike to Longwood Gar-dens, the Scott Arboretum, and the Morris Arboretum to learn more about plants. In 1972 he bought a 60-acre mountaintop in Greenbrier County, WV and created Sunshine Farm & Gardens where he explores, studies, propagates and sells east coast native flora.

Ted Gordon, a long-time resident of the New Jersey Pine Barrens, is regarded as an expert on the trails, historic sites, industries, people, and folkways, as well as the rare and endangered plants and animals of that special region. He has been president of the Philadelphia Botanical Club, member of the Pinelands Commission and chairman of their Forestry Advisory Council, and is current chair of the Governor’s Natural Areas Council. He is a rare plant specialist, photographer and historian. He is also director of Pine Barrens Inventories, an envi-ronmental consulting and research firm based in Burlington County, NJ.

Tim Hoover and Nate McKelvie assist teachers in developing ecology-based outdoor educational opportunities for the students of the Milton Hershey School. Additionally, they instruct a summer intern-ship program and manage campus wildlife areas. Ken Showman, of Milton Hershey’s Grounds Department, is responsible for the maintenance and development of the School’s warm season meadow areas.

David Hughes, this year’s Artist-in-Resi-dence, is a registered landscape architect and rustic furniture artisan who owns Weatherwood Designs LLC near Doylestown, PA. For twenty-one years he has been work-ing in the field of ecological garden design and recently has incorporated his interests in woodworking. In the past two years he has been working with native and non-native woody plant cuttings to make outdoor rustic furniture for home and garden.

Jim McCormac works for the Ohio Division of Wildlife, specializing in nongame wildlife diversity issues, especially with birds. Prior to that, he was a botanist with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. He has been president of the Ohio Ornithological Society and secretary of the Ohio Bird Records Committee. He is the author of “Birds of Ohio” and two other nature guides, along with over 100 scientific and popular

articles. He has received distinguished awards and recognition.

Angela Palmer has a career spanning almost every aspect of gardening, garden design, and teaching about gardening — especially with native plants. She developed new gardens for the US National Arboretum in Washington and has designed and installed many private gardens throughout the mid-Atlantic. Angie has her own company, Plants Nouveau, which specializes in intro-ducing new plants to the nursery industry. She has been director of this conference for the past eight years. Her work has taken her around the world.

Steven J. Saffier is the Director of Audubon Pennsylvania’s Audubon At Home Program and has developed the Bird Habitat Recog-nition Program and the Bird Town program with a goal of getting people closer to nature, both geographically in their back-yards and emotionally. Co-presenter John Rogers is a consultant, award-winning planner, researcher, teacher and author. For 37 years John has worked as an environ-mental consultant on state and regional policies, facilitating agreements and working with private clients on environmental issues.

Connie Schmotzer is Consumer Horticul-ture Educator for Penn State Extension in York County. She coordinates the county Master Gardener Program and the Pollinator-Friendly Certification Program. Connie worked as ranger naturalist in Grand Teton National Park for 10 seasons. Her program interests include creating ecologically friend-ly landscapes, gardening for pollinators and helping homeowners with integrated pest management.

Fred Spicer is executive director of Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Alabama’s largest living museum. It contains over 30 distinct gardens in naturalistic and interpre-tive styles, and many works of sculpture and garden art. A graduate of the landscape architecture program at Rutgers, Fred has more than 25 years in practice as a public garden administrator, landscape architect and nurseryman.

Harold Sweetman has been executive director of the Jenkins Arboretum and Gardens in Devon, PA for 25 years. Jenkins is known for azaleas and rhododendrons, but the wildflower displays and collections

of native plants are of equal merit (including a teaching collection of poisonous plants for the purpose of student field study). He has traveled in the Appalachians, as well as China and India collecting and studying plants. He has received awards for his work and is a trustee of the American Rhododen-dron Society Research Foundation.

Gregg Tepper is the Woods Path Horticul-turist at Mt. Cuba Center in Greenville, DE, where he maintains a three-acre wooded section of over 415 different taxa of native plants. Gregg studied Horticulture at the University of Delaware and has been a native plant enthusiast for over 25 years. He has lectured extensively in the US as well as Kew Gardens and Wisley in England. His interests include rare and unusual forms of native plants with an emphasis on ferns, lilies, irises, and trilliums. He enjoys consult-ing and has designed native plant gardens in New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware.

David Wagner grew up in California, Oregon, Pennsylvania and the Ozarks; studied in Colorado and at Berkeley; and worked in California and Vermont — before accepting a faculty position in the Depart-ment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Connecticut. Never one to stay put, he still travels and collects extensively in Costa Rica and Ecuador. He is an ento-mologist specializing in caterpillars. He has published three books and numerous articles on caterpillars and is hard at work on a new volume on eastern owlets. Dave is called upon by governmental agencies and NGOs for advice on imperiled insect biota and is on multiple conservation agency boards.

Claudia West grew up in a family-owned landscape nursery business specializing in garden design and perennial production — in Germany. Claudia studied landscape architecture at the Technical University of Munich, Germany and later served as a de-sign consultant for Wolfgang Oehme/Carol Oppenheimer: Landscape Architecture. She also worked at Bluemount Nurseries and Sylva Native Nursery. Her extensive background in horticulture, ecology and en-vironmental restoration bring a wealth of knowledge to North Creek Nurseries, where she now works.

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Pre-conference Tours/Workshops ($50 per person, choose 1)$ ______ Field Trip #1 — Brickyards Restoration Project — limit 25 $ ______ Field Trip #2 — Milton Hershey School — limit 36$ ______ Workshop — Woodworking with Invasive Plants — limit 15

Concurrent Session Selections (circle only one number per session)Thursday, June 7 Session A 1 2 3 4Friday, June 8 Session B 1 2 3 4Friday, June 8 Session C 1 2 Friday, June 8 Session D 1 2 Friday, June 8 Workshop 1 2 3

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Comprehensive Single (includes conference registration, single room, 2 nights with meals from lunch June 7 through breakfast June 9)$ _______ Reighard Hall — $390 per person$ _______ MU Dorm — $300 per person

Comprehensive Double (includes conference registration, double room, 2 nights with meals from lunch June 7 through breakfast June 9)$ _______ Reighard Hall — $310 per person$ _______ MU Dorm — $260 per person

Comprehensive Suites* (Shenks Hall, $285 per person, up to 4 people per room, suites are limited) (includes conference registration, quad suite (with 3 other roommates), 2 nights with meals from lunch June 7 through breakfast June 9)$ _______ Suite A (4 single rooms, 2 bathrooms, common living area) $ _______ Suite B (2 private/1 double rooms, 2 bathrooms, common living area)* Each suite’s room assignments will be decided amongst 4 roommates upon arrival; private rooms in Suites are limited and cannot be guaranteed.

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ADDITIONAL OPTIONS (complete all that apply):

Room Wednesday night: Reighard Hall — single $98 or double $49; Shenks Suite — $45; MU Dorm— single $40 or double $29

(For Reighard Hall, you and your roommate must be staying early for “double” rate; otherwise you will be charged the “single” rate for extra nights in Reighard Hall)

$ _______ Wednesday night room

Extra Meal Tickets (conference registration includes meals from lunch Thursday, June 7 through breakfast Saturday, June 9 for REGISTRANT ONLY):

Qty: Amt Total: Meal: ________$ ___________Breakfast — $8 per ticket ________$ ___________Lunch — $8 per ticket________$ ___________Dinner — $12 per ticket

Please list any special dietary needs: ____________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

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$ _______ Continuing Education Certificate — $20 per person

$ _______ After May 24, a mandatory late registration fee of $25 must be added

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$ _______ TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED

PLEASE RETAIN A COPY OF THIS REGISTRATION FORM FOR YOUR RECORDS!

MAIL OR FAX TO:

Native Plants in the LandscapeBiology Department, Millersville University

P.O. Box 1002Millersville, PA 17551-0302

Phone: (717) 871-2189Fax: (717) 872-3905

Office Use Only

Registration FormHelp us save resources by registering online. (Speaker, Vendor, and Committee registration is online only!)

Visit https://www.regonline.com/npilc2012Only use this paper form if you have no access to the Internet.

Please send one copy of this form for each person you are registering and retain a copy for your records. Please print clearly.

Name ________________________________________________________

Address ______________________________________________________

City ______________________________________State _____ Zip ______

E-mail ________________________________________________________

Day phone ___________________ Evening phone _________________

Occupation/Affiliation ___________________________________________

Emergency Contact ____________________________________________

Pre-conference Tours/Workshops ($50 per person, choose 1)$ ______ Field Trip #1 — Brickyards Restoration Project — limit 25 $ ______ Field Trip #2 — Milton Hershey School — limit 36$ ______ Workshop — Woodworking with Invasive Plants — limit 15

Concurrent Session Selections (circle only one number per session)Thursday, June 7 Session A 1 2 3 4Friday, June 8 Session B 1 2 3 4Friday, June 8 Session C 1 2 Friday, June 8 Session D 1 2 Friday, June 8 Workshop 1 2 3

REGISTRATION OPTIONS — June 7–9 (must select one):(Vendor, Speaker, and Committee registration options appear online only)**Rooms are limited; please attempt to room with one or more people**

❏ Check here if you require a room on the ground floor.

Commuter (no housing included)$ _______ Conference registration and meals only; $205 per person

Comprehensive Single (includes conference registration, single room, 2 nights with meals from lunch June 7 through breakfast June 9)$ _______ Reighard Hall — $390 per person$ _______ MU Dorm — $300 per person

Comprehensive Double (includes conference registration, double room, 2 nights with meals from lunch June 7 through breakfast June 9)$ _______ Reighard Hall — $310 per person$ _______ MU Dorm — $260 per person

Comprehensive Suites* (Shenks Hall, $285 per person, up to 4 people per room, suites are limited) (includes conference registration, quad suite (with 3 other roommates), 2 nights with meals from lunch June 7 through breakfast June 9)$ _______ Suite A (4 single rooms, 2 bathrooms, common living area) $ _______ Suite B (2 private/1 double rooms, 2 bathrooms, common living area)* Each suite’s room assignments will be decided amongst 4 roommates upon arrival; private rooms in Suites are limited and cannot be guaranteed.

For Double rooms and Suites, please list roommate(s) below; be sure the

As you wish it to appear on your name tag

As you wish it to appear on your name tag

Name Phone Number

q We respect your privacy. Check here if you would like to receive mailings from other like-minded confer-ences and seminars.

q Check here if you would like to receive future communi-cations about the conference via E-MAIL ONLY. A paper copy of the brochure is avail-able on our website if needed. Be sure to include your pre-ferred e-mail address under your contact info (on the left).

How do you classify yourself?Please check all that apply:

rArtist/writer

rEnvironmental professional

rGovernment

rHome gardener

rLandscape architect

rLandscape designer

rMaster gardener

rNon-profit organization

rNursery professional

rProfessional landscaper

rStudent

rTeacher

rOther _______________

How did you hear about the conference?

rCalendar listing

rFacebook ad

rFlyer

r I’ve been before

rNewspaper article

rPress release

rSchool bulletin board

rWeb search

rWord of mouth

PAYMENT INFORMATION:

q Check enclosed Make checks payable to “NPILC – MU”

q Credit card charger MasterCardr Visa

Card No. __________________________

Exp. Date __________________________

Security Code __________ (3-digit code on the back of cc)

Name on Card ___________________________

Signature _______________________________

Billing Address (if different than registrant contact info listed on form):

________________________________________

________________________________________City State Zip code

Address

We prefer everyone to register online. Conference registration payments may be made by check or credit card online. If you choose to pay by check, make checks payable to “NPILC – MU” and mail to Native Plants in the Landscape, Biology Department, Millersville University, P.O. Box 1002, Millersville, PA 17551-0302.

If you choose not to register online, registrations by credit card may be mailed or faxed to (717) 872-3905. Registrations will be confirmed by e-mail or mail if no e-mail address is pro-vided. If the conference is full, all payments will be refunded in total. Requests for cancellations must be made online or in writing by close of business on May 24, 2012; a $25 process-ing fee will be retained. Cancellations received after May 24 will not be refunded.

A late fee of $25 will be charged for registrations postmarked after May 24, 2012. The conference is designed for adults. Casual attire is encouraged for both participants and speakers. Millersville dormitories are air-conditioned. Persons who prefer motel accommodations should check the commuter option on the registration form and make their own lodging reservations. Information on Lancaster area accommodations and attractions may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Dutch Convention and Visitors’ Bureau at www.800padutch.com or phone 1-800-723-8824. Registration and most sessions are held in Student Memorial Center (SMC) on the Millersville Campus. You will receive a marked map with your registration confirmation. Directions to Millersville University’s campus may be found at www.millersville.edu/directions/.

Millersville University is an Affirmation Action/Equal Opportunity Institution.

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CONFERENCE MISSION STATEMENTThe purpose of this conference is: to increase the knowledge, propagation, cultivation, and use of native plants in the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions; to promote methods of land management and design that respect “sense of place” by preserving and restoring native species and natural processess; to engender an appreciation of regionally appropriate landscapes that are harmonious for people and nature. While the subject of the conference pertains to native plant communities, the spirit of the conference is to build human communities among a broad range of participants by designing a conference affordable to all; encouraging formal and informal exchanges of information, and providing opportunities for social interaction.

www.millersvillenativeplants.org

P.O. Box 1002 | Millersville, PA 17551-0302

Inspirational Field Trips

Educational Workshops

Engaging Topics of Concern

Native Plant & Book Sale

Native Plant Merchandise

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A SPECIAL INVITE FOR MILLERSVILLE CONFERENCE ATTENDEES

On Saturday, June 9th, visit Mt. Cuba Center and stroll through the garden at your own leisure. The gates will be open from 10am to 4pm. All you have to do is to present your conference registration at the Main House upon arrival. We ask that you please car pool as parking is very limited. Directions can be found at http://www.mtcubacenter.org/directions/. We hope to see you in the garden.