August 25, 2015
Know Your Role - Know Your Role
Will Boettner, Texas A&M Forest Service
Virtual Assessments
Virtual Assessment 1
Virtual Assessment 2
Virtual Assessment 3
Virtual Assessment 4
Environmentally-Minded Mitigation - Environmental BMPS for Firewise Landscaping
Ryan Hebrink, Watershed Protection
Mitigating to Preserve High-Value Trees - Mitigating to Preserve High-Value Trees
Michael Embesi, City of Austin Arborist
Wildland Fire: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly - Wildland Fire: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
Lucien Ball, Austin Water Utility
Fire Effects on Native Landscaping - Fire Effects on Native Landscaping
Michelle Bertelsen, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Landscaping for Wildlife in the Wildland Urban Interface - Landscaping for Wildlife in the Wildland Urban Interface
Meredith Gray, Parks and Recreation
July 21, 2015
Water Conservation: Drought Update
Drema Gross - Water Conservation Division Manager, Austin Water
Gray Water: Navigating Through City Code
Robert Stefani - Conservation Program Specialist, Austin Water
Gray Water: Projects and Irrigation Connections
Chris Maxwell-Gaines, P.E. - Innovative Water Solutions, LLC
Reclaimed water: Using Bulk Fill Stations
Bill Kemp - Caracara Farm
Design: Earthworks and Landscape Design for Water Conservation
Betty Lambright - As Right As Rain
Soil: Contractor Use of Soils
Jared Pyka - ValleyCrest
Water Conservation: Water Conservation Landscape Programs
Chris Charles - Water Conservation Associate Austin Water
June 23, 2015
Creekside Landscaping - Riparian Restoration
Ana Gonzalez, Watershed Protection Department
Green Infrastructure Working Group - Integrate Nature Into the City
Erin Wood - Watershed Protection Department
So You want to Build A Rain Garden - So You Want to Build a Rain Garden
Tom Franke, EIT & Michelle Adlong, Watershed Protection Department
Turf Problems and IPM - Lawn Problems an integrated pest management approach
Daphne Richards, County Extension Agent—Horticulture Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
Ants: Identification, Biology and Management - Ants: Identification & Management
Wizzie Brown - Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
Mosquitos - Integrated Mosquito Management (IMM)
Sabrina V idaurri, MS, RS, City of Austin/Travis County Health Department
March 24, 2015
Plants Running Hot & Cold - Plants Running Cold, Hot & Dry
Denise Delaney, City of Austin Watershed Protection
Austin’s Tree Regulations - Austin's Tree Regulations
Michael Embesi, PDRD Tree Program
Landscaping with Trees for Water Conservation - Designing for Trees for Drought
Vincent Debrock
Native Plant Combos - Native Plants for Texas Landscapes
Andrea DeLong-Amaya, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Professional Pruning - Professional Prunning
Laura Schuman, Parks & Recreation Department
Plants for Rain Gardens & Bioswales - Plants for Biofiltration Systems
Elizabeth McGreevy, Roc + Solid Land Design
Feb 24, 2015
Big Picture Local Food System - Austin's Sustainable Food System is a Local One
Edwin Marty
Alternative Ways to Water - Alternative Gardening and Watering Methods
Meredith Gray, City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department
Chris Sanchez, City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department
Rainwater Harvesting - Rainwater Harvesting for Grow Green Professionals
Dick Peterson
Sustainable Landscaping with Tough Herbs - Sustainable Landscaping with Tough Herbs Colleen
Dieter, Red Wheelbarrow
Landscaping for Wildlife - Landscaping for Wildlife
LaJuan D. Tucker, City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department