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Lunch & Learn Series
First Thursdays in 2023 @ Noon
Live on Zoom
Join Deep Roots each month on your lunch break to learn about native habitats, maintenance tips, amazing locations, and all things native plants!
Every first Thursday at noon (Central Time), we bring the experts to a computer near you. Each month we will we tap the expertise of local and national experts as we learn about native plants, prairies, wildlife, and more. Don’t miss a single episode!
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2023 Dates & Speakers
January 5
DIY Native Garden Design
Part 4 of Deep Roots’ Beginner/Refresher Series
February 2
Native Garden Management Made Simple
Part 5 of Deep Roots’ Beginner/Refresher Series
March 2
Removing Invasive Callery Pear & Why You Should
Speakers: Ryan Armbrust, KS Rural Forestry Program Coordinator
Matt Garrett, Natural Resources Manager
April 6
Are Cultivars Too Much of a Good Thing?
Speaker: Scott Woodbury, Owner, Cacalia Design & Wilding
May 4
Art in the Parks!
Speakers: Matt Garrett, Natural Resources Manager, Johnson Co. Parks & Rec. District
Alix Daniel, Artist in Residence
Cydney Ross, Artist in Residence
June 1
Loose Park Native Garden Tour
Speakers: Eric Tschanz, Director Emeritus of Powell Gardens, Board of Directors, Deep Roots KC
July 6
Restoration and Regeneration: Large Scale Native Landscape Stewardship
Speakers: Farmer Dan Krull and Jacob Canyon, Regenerative Ag Consultants with Good Oak, LLC
August 3
Sweet Sixteen: Most Likely to Succeed
Guest speaker: Sarah Beier, Oak and iO designs
September 7
Branching Out: Selecting the Best Trees and Shrubs
Guest speaker: Sarah Beier, Oak and iO designs
October 5
Roanoke Park Conservancy: Honeysuckle Removal Efforts
Speaker: Chris DeLong, Roanoke Park Conservancy Volunteer Leader
November 2
Growing a Garden: Following a Garden From Inspiration to 2nd Season
Speaker: Paul Brown, Owner, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
December 7
Rain Gardens at Mannheim Garden: Highlighting Manheim Gardensโ Rainwater Harvesting and Stormwater Management systems.
Guest speakers: Robbie Bondi & Steve Sackin
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
Supporting a Healthy Soil System 2.0
Presenter: Hilary Noonan, landscape architect and founder of Mad Hatter Compost Tea
Winter Weather and Wildlife Webinar
Presenter: Alaine Hudlin, Wildlife Education Specialist, Kanas Department of Wildlife and Parks
(Photo credit: Cydney Ross)
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.
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
Summer Native Plant & Wildlife Tour in Suburbia
Speakers: Alaine Hudlin, wildlife education specialist, KS Dept of Wildlife & Parks
Out on the Prairie with Larry: Exploring a Reconstructed Prairie
Speaker: Larry Rizzo, Biologist, Habitat Architects
Out on the Prairie with Larry: Exploring a Remnant Prairie
Speaker: Larry Rizzo, Biologist, Habitat Architects
Photo Credit: Courtney Celley/USFWS.
Planning your Native Garden Project
Speaker: Sarah Beier, Owner Oak & Io
Your Yard’s Place in the Ecosystem
Speaker: Sarah Beier, Owner Oak & Io
Digging up the Dirt on Healthy Soils
Speaker: Sarah Beier, Owner Oak & Io
DIY Native Garden Design
Speaker: Sarah Beier, Owner Oak & Io
Native Garden Management Made Simple
Speaker: Sarah Beier, Owner Oak & Io
Removing the Dreaded Callery Pear
Speakers: Ryan Armbrust, KS Rural Forestry Program Coordinator and Matt Garrett, Natural Resources Manager
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
Native Plants at Noon โ Episode Thirty-One
Sweet Sixteen: Most Likely to Succeed
Guest speaker: Sarah Beier, Oak and iO designs
Native Plants at Noon โ Episode Thirty-Two
Branching Out: Selecting the Best Trees and Shrubs
Guest speaker: Sarah Beier, Oak and iO designs