Smaller American Lawns Today (SALT) Conference
Connecticut College (Oliva Hall, Cummings Arts Center), 270 Mohegan Ave Pkwy, New London, CT, 06320 Map
Paid Event Public Welcome Registration Required Conference/Symposium Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Explore the challenges that shifts in climate and the tendency for more extreme weather events pose to garden design, maintenance and plant health. Learn strategies for creating garden spaces that are more resilient to our increasingly unpredictable weather.
Full-day conference includes morning coffee/continental breakfast, four speakers, lunch and a panel discussion. This annual conference is organized and hosted by Connecticut College Arboretum and sponsored in part by Wild Ones Mountain Laurel Chapter.
Session Topics & Speakers
Resilient Coastal Landscape Design: A Multi-pronged Approach to Heal, Protect and Enhance Shoreline Ecosystems
Tara Mahobn VIncenta, PLA, FASLA
Artemis Landscape Architects
Climate Forward Tree Care
Christopher Roddick
Sweet Birch Land & Tree
Brave New World for a Coastal Forest
Juliana Barrett, PhD
Connecticut Sea Grant, University of Connecticut
Rain, Rain, Go Away: Reducing Runoff One Garden at. Time
Nicole Davis
Save the Sound
Seating is limited. Registration: $70 ($60 for members of Connecticut College Arboretum or Wild Ones)
A limited number of free or subsidized registrations are available to students, non-profits and emerging industry professionals.
Full session descriptions, speaker bios and registration instructions can be found on the SALT conference webpage.