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The Newsletter o the Ecological Landscaping Association Vol. 13 , No. 3 Winter 2007

Creating Sustainable Landscapes: Recognizing and Managing

1 AMisguidedZap

2 MindingtheBasis:Soil

4 GoingNative:TheSustainableChoice

6 HelpingtheEcosystemthrough

MushroomCultivation

8 WinterConferenceSchedule

9 AnimalPlanetCatchestheWave

10 Announcements

11 Unclassieds,Gleanings

c o n t e n t s

This March brings the 13th annual Winter Conerence and Eco-Marketplace o the Ecological Landscap-

ing Association. What does it take to sustain a landscape, a community? Energy, air, water, soil, nutrients,

biodiversity, toxicity control, and the inhabitants are key. Recognizing the limits o resources, dynamicso ecosystems, and managing those elements create sustainability.

ELA Newsletter Gets More Ecological We are happy to announce a long-awaited, ecological improvement inthe distribution of our newsletter. Beginning in 2007, we will be distributing theWinter issue in print while the Spring, Summer, and Fall issues will be distrib-uted electronically. This will help ELA with reduced printing and mailing costsand is the right move ecologically. Please make sure to let us know if your emailaddress changes so that you dont miss an issue ofThe Ecological Landscaper.

In lieu of the electronic newsletter, we are offering a special-order, printed

newsletter for $20 per year. Please mail your order for a printed newsletterand your check to ELA or call us at (617) 436-5838 for more information.

If you havent renewed your membership yet, please send your 2007

Membership renewals in soon and remember to include your email address!

A Misguided ZAp

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Visit the Marketplace of the Future

Exploring Terra-Firma: Creating Sustainable Landscapes and Healthy Com-

munities is the motto of this years Winter Conference and Eco-Market-

place. Come see what the future holds in ecologically-sound products and

services. Among the vendors will be:

Bradeld Organics, part of the Land O Lakes Purina Feed family,

which offers OMRI-listed organic lawn, tomato, pasture, and veggie fertil-

izers, plus corn gluten weed suppressant. Their website offers monthly yard

tips and a link to SafeLawns organization.

New Moon Nursery in Kennet Square, PA, offering a superb list of nativeperennials, including grasses, aquatics, and ferns.

From the water to the woods, visit their sister Octoraro Nursery for trees

and shrubs.

North Country Organics, founded in 1983, pursues its sustainabil-

ity mission with OMRI-listed natural pest control, blended and custom

organic fertilizers, compost, bio-stimulants, seed, and other products from

their base in Bradford, VT. They also offer quality soil testing services.

Plant Health Alternatives provides professional services for stressed and

declining trees and other plants using their Tree Centrics system, saving

trees from the inside out. Under the aegis of the foundation, Center for

Holistic Tree Care, this Morris Plains, NJ outt also holds classes and gives

presentations.

PJC & Co. will appear as distributor for RenaissanceAll-Natural Fertil-

izers OMRI-listed, soybean-based, and available in 2 lawn formulas, bal-

anced garden, plus a weed-and-feed formula. Based in Minnetonka, MN,

they have custom blending and technical support, and you can review areport by Iowa State University on Renaissance products on their website.

Summer Hill Nursery started in 1957 in Madison, CT. Their wide-rang-

ing list of both classic and new trees, shrubs, and perennials has many

cultivars and a strong native plant contingency.

Well Water Connection, Inc. provides innovative solutions to water-relat-

ed problems, from their base in Tewksbury, MA. They combine well-man-

aged, custom-designed water well projects working with your irrigation

and landscape professional for superior results.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 1 9:00 AM-3:30 PM PRE-CONFERENCE5:30 PM MassMutual Center Dinner & Keynote :

Dr. Elaine Ingham, Soil Foodweb: The Common Denominator in the Landscape

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SATURDAY, MARCH 3 9:00 AM-2:30 PM WINTER CONFERENCE & ECO-MARKETPLACE


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Please help us support you! By Sponsor-ing the ELA or exhibiting at the Eco-Mar-ketplace, your organization will showitself to be on the cutting edge, raising itsprole as a company at the forefront ofenvironmental awareness!

Our annual Winter Conference &Marketplace (incl. Pre-Conference) is a

three-day event that promotes awarenessof sustainable landscaping methods andmaterials with seminars, demos and amarketplace full of products and ser-vices!

Our Roundtables complement and rein-force the theme of the Winter Conferencein more intimate settings, with Q & A,discussion, and refreshments!

Other outreach programs include abrochure on ecological landscaping(including tips on selecting an ecologi-cal landscaper); a national journal; anda movement towards a truly nationalorganization with regional chapters!Our membership is an exciting nichemarket that uses cutting edge methodol-ogy!

If you are interested in underwriting aproject or becoming a sponsor of ELA,contact [email protected],subject: ELA.

If you would like to exhibit at the Eco-Marketplace contact M.L. Altobelli at978-874-1373.

Whats a great way to get involved with ELAand support us on a fundamental level?

Meet people on the cutting edge of landscape and design while helping the ELAto make the Winter Conference and Eco-Marketplace a great experience,

Volunteer with us!Contact: [email protected]

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ELA 13th Annual Winter Conerence. olearn more about mushrooms, mycoremedia-tion, and Paul Stamets, visit www.ungi.com.

Psilocybe azurescens. Other species ofthis genus have been used in extreme

forest restoration, their mycelia allowingfor trees to thrive while a soil base is stillbeing re-created, also managed by thefungus. Photo by Paul Stamets. AniMAl plAnet CAtChes

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New England Grows opens its doors this

year Tuesday through Thursday, February6th-8th, 2007. The latest and greatest ingarden and landscape will be on displaywith cutting-edge seminars each day. It allhappens at Boston Convention & ExhibitionCenter, Boston, Massachusetts. See us atBooth 776 and get to know the face of ELA.

For seminar schedules, directions andmore, visit www.NEGrows.org.

ECOLOGICAL LANDSCAPING ASSOCIATIONS

2007 WINTER CONFERENCE&

ECO-MARKETPLACE

SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPES:

CREATING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES

March 1-3, 2007

Mass Mutual Center, Springeld, MA ELA presents: a full day Pre-Conference intensive with Dr. Elaine Ingham,Soil Food web on March 1, 2007 and our 13th Annual Winter Conference

& Eco-Marketplace on March 2 & 3, 2007. This premier event includes 25

workshops presented by pre-eminent educators, writers, and practitioners

in the eld of ecological landscaping today. With over 30 exhibitors and

live demonstrations, the Eco-Marketplace showcases landscape techniques,

information, products and services needed to create and manage healthy

communities. Further information is available at www.ecolandscaping.org

or call (617) 436-5838.

International Tree Failure Database Work-shop January 13, 2007 (snow date Janu-ary 20) 9 am to 1 pm at Holdsworth Hall,UMass Amherst: Have you ever wishedyou had more information on the commondefects that make trees more likely to fail ina storm, and be able to use this informationwith clients? The International Tree FailureDatabase (ITFD) compiles reports on tree

failures nationwide. Dr. Brian Kane teacheshow to identify defects and how to submitreports online. Participants will receive ausername & password to submit reportsonline. Registration is $75 (includes coffee,bagels, and parking). ISA, MCA, SAF, andASLA credits have been requested. For moreinformation, contact the Landscape, Nursery,& Urban Forestry Program at (413)545-0895or [email protected]. Massachusetts Tree Wardens and Forest-ers Association (MTWFA) 94th Annual Con-ference January 10-11, 2007 Host Hotel

and Conference Center, Sturbridge, MA. TheMTWFA is now accepting applications to ex-hibit at the conference in January. Please visitthe MTWFA web site at www.masstreewar-dens.org Exhibitor reservations can be madeby contacting [email protected] orcontact Karen Doherty at 413-315-3454.

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clean water. Photo by James Cachat.

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The ollowing Sponsors commitment has made possible a superb

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Te Ecological LandscapingAssociation would like to thankthe ollowing or their generoushelp in sustaining our missionthrough the Annual Appeal:

Robert Levite

Frances Clark

Sarah Holland

Colin Vergang& Associates

Daniel Hildreth

Kathleen Shamberger

Lucia Droby & Rick Burns

Tank you as well to our manyvalued ELA supporters whowish to remain anonymous.

At the end of September, the Silvio O. ConteNational Fish and Wildlife Refuge (52Avenue A Turners Falls, MA 01376, 413 8630209) published its compilation ofInfor-mational Resources on Invasive Plants. Thisguide contains information and resourceson every aspect of invasive plants and con-trolling them. Regional, state, and national

plant initiatives are spelled out. Identi-cation and management are explained.Monitoring and alternatives are discussed.Also included are projects such the InvasivePlant Atlas of New England (IPANE), NewEngland Wild Flower Societys conserva-tion programs, and more. This is a basic foranyone dealing with invasive plants.

NATIVE ALTERNATIVES TO INVASIVEPLANTS

Brooklyn Botanic Gardens has publishedthis double issue in its acclaimed All Region

Guide series. In this new handbook, plantprofessionals and home gardeners alike willdiscover hundreds of spectacular nativeplants for every region, specially chosen asalternatives to the invasive species that aredegrading the continents natural habitats.

The Brooklyn Botanic Garden reportsthat the book includes information on:native trees, shrubs, vines, herbaceousplants, and grasses organized by plant typefor easy reference, easy-to-identify alterna-tives to the worst invasive plants used inhorticulture, Attributes at a Glance boxhighlighting each plants most attractive

features, native plant Q&A, and hands-ongrowing tips.

Visit this site for ordering information:http://www.bbg.org/abo/pressroom/gardenpubs/2006/2006native.html

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ENVIRONMENTAL LEAGUE OF MASSA-CHUSETTS RELEASES REPORT STATE OFTHE ENVIRONMENT 2006

This report discusses the current status ofthe environment in regard to public health,the economy, quality of life and natural

systems in Massachusetts. It has a brief sec-tion on invasive species that concludes thatalthough much good work is being done toinventory, plan for control, and ban invasiveplant species, we need to do more to collectdata to describe the trends and devise strate-gies to prevent introduction, halt the spreadand control existing populations while pro-tecting endangered species. To download aPDF version of the report, go to:http://www.environmentalleague.org/SOER.htmlFor a hard copy call ELM at 617-742-2553or email Nancy Goodman at:[email protected]

FARMERS SAY MEGA-DAIRIES MILK THEORGANIC SYSTEM

The organic food business has grown from ahealth-conscious movement to a multi-bil-lion dollar business. Americans now spend$2 billion on organic milk alone.

For milk to be labeled organic, the USDAsays that cows must be raised on pesticide-

free feed, without hormones. But it doesntregulate how much time the cows mustspend out in pasture.

As organic mega-dairies with thousandsof cows sprout up across the country, small-dairy farmers complain that some so-calledorganic cows dont get enough meadowtime. They say the huge dairy operationsare taking advantage of the system at theexpense of the smaller farms that built theorganic movement into a lucrative industry.By Jeff Brady of NPR. Reprinted from AllThings Considered, May 7, 2006.

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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2006 BEYOND SCARCITY: POWER, POVERTYAND THE GLOBAL WATER CRISIS

The 2006 Human Development Report,launched on 9 November 2006 in Johannes-burg, recognizes the crucial role that waterplays in creating this enabling environment.Without access to a sustainable clean watersupply and sanitation, the report asserts,achieving the eight Millennium Develop-ment Goals will not be possible. The humandevelopment costs of this crisis are stag-

gering and are disproportionately borne bythe poor: 1.8 million children die each yearfrom diarrhea that could be prevented withaccess to clean water and sanitation; 443million school days are lost each year to water-related illnesses; and almost 50% of allpeople in developing countries are sufferingat any given time from a health problemcaused by a lack of water and sanitation.

The report outlines four foundations forsuccess in overcoming this crisis. First, iturges governments to implement practicalactions to make water a human right; at aminimum every citizen should be entitled

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to at least 20 liters of clean water per day.Second, given the great human develop-ment costs associated with lack of cleanwater and sanitation, the report advocatesthat national governments prepare nationalplans for accelerating progress in water andsanitation and enhancing equity; govern-ments should aim to spend a minimumof 1% of GDP on water. Third, the reportrecommends reinforcing national commit-

ments with increased international aid; anextra USD 3.6-4 billion dollars annually isneeded. Finally, the Global Action Plan setout in the Report provides the roadmap tobe followed, not only in providing morefunds but in building capacity, leveragingresources, and measuring the progress madeagainst the targets set.

Collaborated on this highlight wereNoha Gaber, Shelley McMillan and Em-manuel Habumuremyi Guides, dgWater.For more information on the Human Devel-opment report, please see the link below.http://hdr.undp.org/hdr2006. Reprinted

from Development Gateway Foundation:http://topics.development.org/water.

EPA BANS PESTICIDE BLAMED FOR BIRDDEATHSAugust 4, 2006

The Environmental Protection Agency isbanning the use of carbofuran, a pesticide

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that has killed millions of birds and otherwildlife. Environmentalists are thrilled. Buta company that manufactures the chemicalunder the name Furadan says the pesticidesthreat is exaggerated.

EPA ORDERS PHASE-OUT OF CHERRYORCHARD PESTICIDEJune 13, 2006

The Environmental Protection Agency hasordered that a pesticide widely used inAmerican cherry orchards be phased out ofuse. EPA ofcials say the pesticide hurts the

environment and can trigger nausea, diar-rhea and headaches among orchard work-ers. Farmworkers are celebrating the ban asa victory, but say they are frustrated that itwill take four years to implement.

By Elizabeth Shogren of NPR. Reprintedfrom Morning Edition, and Day to Day,August 4th and June 13th, 2006.

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