Saturday, February 18, 2023 – 8:00 a.m.–3:45 p.m.
McHenry County College
Luecht Conference Center
8900 US Hwy 14, Crystal Lake, IL
2023 Natural Landscape Seminar
McHenry County College
Online Registration is open, or you may download a registration form
Before February 10: $40, After February 10: $45, At the Door: $50
Mark your calendars ~ We are “restoring” our annual Natural Landscape Seminar! ~ Online Registration is open!
Register now for our 29th annual event! After a two year dormancy, we’ve restored our seminar with presentations on creating and benefiting from native habitat.
If you would like to observe Covid protocols, there will be a section where masks and distancing are required.
Schedule of Events:
8:00-8:30 Registration & Coffee
8:30-8:40 Welcome
8:40-10:10
“Native Predatory Wasps: Their Role as Pollinators and Beneficial Insects”
Heather Holm
Biologist, Pollinator, Conservationist and Award-Winning Author of four books:
Pollinators of Native Plants, Bees, Wasps and Common Native Bees of the Eastern U.S.
10:10-10:30 Break
10:30-12:00
“How to Create a Native Wildscape and Make it Look Wonderful”
Shana Byrd
Senior Director of Science and Conservation, The Dawes Arboretum, Newark, Ohio
12:00-1:00 Lunch & Exhibits (Buffet Lunch Included With Your Registration. Sorry but we cannot accommodate special lunch requests.)
1:00-2:30
“Foraging Fellowship”
Gabrielle Cerberville
Wild Food Educator, Mycologist, Permaculturist, and Interdisciplinary Artist
See Her on TikTok at @chaoticforager
2:30-2:45 Break
2:45-3:45
“Hackmatack Ten Years After: Still Living the Dream”
Steven Byers and Nancy Williamson
Chairman of the Board and Treasurer, Friends of Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge
We will also have exhibits for natural gardening services, products, garden art and books.
(Wish to exhibit? See our Vendor Guide for details. You may also complete the Vendor Registration online.)
