2021 The Urban Landscape Summit
2022 dates have been announced!
Recorded presentations for the 2021 summit can now be watched on our YouTube channel!
Thanks to all who attended the 2021 summit. Held early in the year, the Urban Landscape Summit features diverse topics that reflect current research.
2021 Agenda (Dates are linked to the video for that day's session)
| Date | Title | Presenters |
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| January 20 | Panel: State of the Florida Landscape Industry | Dr. Scott Angle, UF/IFAS Rick Hudak, Lennar Phillip Hisey, On Top of the World Mike Sweeney, Toho Water Adam Jones, Massey Services |
| January 27 | Evaluating and Comparing Water Conservation Program Impacts | Dr. Nick Taylor |
| Collaborative Planning for the Future of Water Resources in Central Florida: Central Florida Water Initiative | Dr. Yilin Zhuang | |
| February 3 | Using Alternative Groundcover Species to Increase Native Biodiversity in Florida Landscapes | Dr. Basil Iannone Wendy Wilber |
| Conserving Bird Habitat in Cities | Dr. Mark Hostetler Jan Archer Ryan Buron |
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| February 10 | Reducing Herbicide Use while Improving Weed Control in the Landscape Through Integrated Weed Management | Dr. Chris Marble |
| Breeding Turf for Our Future Landscapes | Dr. Kevin Kenworthy | |
| February 17 | Linking Landscape Styles and FFL Principles to Create Future Florida Landscapes | Dr. Gail Hansen |
| Community by Design | Dr. Taylor Clem | |
| February 24 | Investigating Rebate Incentives for Alternative Residential Landscapes in Florida | Dr. Hayk Khachatryan |
| March 3 | Homeowner Behavior and the Future of Urban Landscaping | Dr. Paul Monaghan Maria Morera |
| March 10 | What’s Going on in Your Stormwater Pond? An Overview of Carbon and Nutrient Cycling Research in Urban Ponds | Dr. Mary Lusk |
| Can Stormwater Ponds Protect Downstream Water Quality While Remaining an Amenity for the Community? | Dr. AJ Reisinger | |
| March 17 | Compost Amending New Residential Landscapes in Florida: Research and Policy | Dr. Eban Bean Kevin Coyne, FDEP |
| March 24 | Homeowner Associations and the Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Act | Barbara Stage, Stage Law |
| Certification: One Piece of the Sustainable Landscaping Puzzle | Deirdre Irwin, SJRWMD Lorna Bravo |
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| March 31 | Panel: Looking Back in the Past, to the Present, and Toward the Future | Ben Bolusky, FNGLA Dave Bracciano, Hazen and Sawyer Stacie Greco, Alachua County EPD Deirdre Irwin, SJRWMD |