Kim Eierman of Bronxville, the founder of EcoBeneficial!, a horticulture consulting and communications company, will be one of three featured speakers at the event.
The workshop is designed to teach homeowners, landscapers and municipal officials how to create landscapes that improve the quality of the environment. Other speakers will include Peter Trowbridge and Josh Cerra, both professors at Cornell University’s Department of Landscape Architecture.
Eierman’s talk, entitled “EcoBeneficial Landscaping: Going Beyond Sustainable,” will illustrate how traditional landscaping practices have actually damaged ecosystems. She will show homeowners and landscape professionals how they can improve their ecosystems, not just sustain them. The net result can be bio-diverse landscapes with ecological balance, greater resistance to pests, diseases and extreme weather events, improved ecosystem services and reduced costs.
A Certified Horticulturist, Accredited Organic Landcare Professional, Master Gardener and Master Naturalist, Eierman is also an Adjunct Professor at Westchester Community College and sits on the steering committee for The Native Plant Center.
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The event is sponsored by the Westchester County Department of Planning, the Westchester County Soil and Water Conservation District, the Westchester County Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation, The Native Plant Center at Westchester Community College and Cornell University Cooperative Extension.
The seminar has been approved by New York State for 3.5 continuing education credits (CEUs) for NYS-licensed landscape architects.
More information about Kim Eierman and her company is at www.ecobeneficial.com, www.Facebook.com/EcoBeneficial or @ecobeneficial.
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Registration for the seminar, which includes continental breakfast, snacks and program materials, is $15 per person. For more information or to register for the workshop, contact Kay Eisenman, at 914-995-4424 or kle1@westchestergov.com by December 9, or download, print and mail the registration form located at: http://planning.westchestergov.com/whats-new-environment .
