First Thursdays Live on Zoom. Recordings available following the webinar.

Previously in this Series…

Goodbye Callery Pear Tree–Smell Ya Later

Presenters: Matt Arndt, Certified Forester and Arborist, Ryan Armbrust, Rural Forestry Program Coordinator, and Matt Garrett, Field Biologist

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Supporting a Healthy Soil System 2.0

Presenter: Hilary Noonan, landscape architect and founder of Mad Hatter Compost Tea

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Winter Weather and Wildlife Webinar

Presenter: Alaine Hudlin, Wildlife Education Specialist, Kanas Department of Wildlife and Parks
(Photo credit: Cydney Ross)

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Bringing Healthy Woodlands via Large Scale Honeysuckle Removal
Presenter: Matt Garrett, Field Biologist, Johnson County Parks and Recreation District.

Pollinator Friendly Neighborhoods
Presenters: Mid America Regional Council; Robert Whitman, Landscape Architect with Gould Evans; and Luke Chesek, Attorney, and Native Plant Advocate.

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Spring Native Plant & Wildlife Tour
Presenter: Alaine Hudlin, Wildlife Education Specialist, Kanas Department of Wildlife and Parks

Welcoming Insects into our Gardens: And Why You Should
Speakers: Betsy Betros and Stephen VanRhein

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Summer Native Plant & Wildlife Tour in Suburbia
Speakers: Alaine Hudlin, wildlife education specialist, KS Dept of Wildlife & Parks

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Out on the Prairie with Larry: Exploring a Reconstructed Prairie
Speaker: Larry Rizzo, Biologist, Habitat Architects

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Out on the Prairie with Larry: Exploring a Remnant Prairie
Speaker: Larry Rizzo, Biologist, Habitat Architects
Photo Credit: Courtney Celley/USFWS.

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Planning your Native Garden Project
Speaker: Sarah Beier, Owner Oak & Io

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Your Yard’s Place in the Ecosystem
Speaker: Sarah Beier, Owner Oak & Io

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Digging up the Dirt on Healthy Soils
Speaker: Sarah Beier, Owner Oak & Io

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DIY Native Garden Design
Speaker: Sarah Beier, Owner Oak & Io

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Native Garden Management Made Simple
Speaker: Sarah Beier, Owner Oak & Io

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Removing the Dreaded Callery Pear
Speakers: Ryan Armbrust, KS Rural Forestry Program Coordinator and Matt Garrett, Natural Resources Manager

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Are Cultivars Too Much of a Good Thing?
Speaker: Scott Woodbury, Owner, Cacalia Garden Design and Wilding

Loose Park Native Demonstration Gardens
Speakers: Eric Tschanz & Cydney Ross

Art in the Parks!
Speakers: Alix Daniel, Cydney Ross, Susan Mong and Matt Garrett

An Agriculture of Nature
Speakers: Dan Krull and Jacob Canyon of Good Oak, LLC

Lunch and Learn – Episode Twenty-One
Sweet Sixteen: Most Likely to Succeed
Guest speaker: Sarah Beier, Oak and iO designs

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Lunch and Learn – Episode Twenty-Two
Branching Out: Selecting the Best Trees and Shrubs
Guest speaker: Sarah Beier, Oak and iO designs

Lunch and Learn – Episode Twenty-Three
Roanoke Park Conservancy
Guest speaker: Chris DeLong

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Lunch and Learn – Episode Twenty-Four
Communi-Tree Supported Regenerative Forestry
Speakers: Kristen Bontrager, Director Parkville Nature Sanctuary; Taylor Neff, MDC Community Forester; and A Good Oak LLC

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Lunch and Learn – Episode Twenty-Five
Rain Gardens at Mannheim Garden
Robbie Bondi & Steve Sackin

Lunch and Learn – Episode Twenty-Six
Prescribed Burning Practices with Missouri Department of Conservation
Guest Speaker: Cassandra Messer, MDC Private Land Conservationist

Lunch and Learn – Episode Twenty-Seven
A Delicate Weave: Keystone Species
Guest Speaker: Sarah Beier, Oak & iO

Lunch and Learn – Episode Twenty-Eight
Callery Pear Management with MDC
Speaker: Andy Carmack, MDC

Lunch and Learn – Episode Twenty-Nine
Cedar Niles Park with Johnson County Parks and Recreation District
Speaker: Drew Dobbeleare, Natural Resource Technician with JCPRD

Lunch and Learn – Episode Thirty
Invasive Garlic Mustard ID & Removal with MDC
Speaker: Cassandra Messer, Private Land Conservationist

Lunch and Learn – Episode Thirty-one
Prairies of Shawnee Mission Park with JCPRD
Speaker: Matt Garrett, Natural Resource Manager JCPRD

Lunch and Learn – Episode Thirty-two
Invasive Autumn Olive ID and Management Techniques
Speaker: Andy Carmack, Private Land Conservationist

Lunch and Learn – Episode Thirty-three
DIY Prairie Restoration
Speakers: Jenny and Mark Frost, Private Land Owners and Cassandra Messer, Private Land Conservationist, MDC