Past Workshop Presentations
Sustainable practices for landscape professionals
View these PDF slideshows from past workshops to dig deep into sustainable landscaping. Find videos and upcoming training opportunities at Training & Certification.
A few of these are in Spanish. See more language materials at Translations.
2021 Workshops
IPM Webinar Series
February 10th Seattle IPM Webinar - video
Growing on: Managing Healthy Urban Landscapes - 2/10 description (pdf)
March 3rd Seattle IPM Webinar - video
Growing on: Managing Healthy Urban Landscapes - 3/3 description (pdf)
2020 Workshops
IPM Webinar Series
October 28th Seattle IPM Webinar - video
Growing on: Managing Healthy Urban Landscapes - 10/28 description (pdf)
November 18th Seattle IPM Webinar - video
Growing on: Managing Healthy Urban Landscapes - 11/18 description (pdf)
2019 workshops
All documents are in PDF format. See Additional Resources list to learn more.
September 11 & Nov. 6, 2019 Spanish-language workshops: Invasive Plants, Natural Lawn Care, and Food Gardening
- Identificación y control de plantas invasoras y malezas nocivas
- El cuidado natural del césped para el oeste de Washington - or in English Natural Lawn Care for Western Washington
- El cuidado natural del jardín y el cultivo de hortalizas
October 29-30, 2019: Seattle IPM Seminar - IPM in and Ever-Changing Landscape
- 2019 IPM Seminar Agenda
- Murray - What Bug is That - Identifying Invasive Insects (46 meg file size)
- Bronstein - What’s Wrong with My Conifer?
- Antieau - Diseases and Pests of Northwest Native Plants
- Willard - Practical Solutions for Managing Vegetation and Landscape Site Assets
- Dittbrenner & Kerr - Living with Beavers in our Urban Wetlands (21 meg file size)
- Panel - Life After Roundup: Alternative Methods and Strategies to Manage Weeds
- Beausoleil - Foam Stream
- Harris - Sheet Mulching: Environmentally Friendly Alternative Weed Control
- Schollmeyer & Willis - Flame Weeding
- Emerson & Laurie - Life after Roundup - Alternatives (93 meg file size)
- McDonald - IPM Benefits of Healthy Soils: Science & Maintenance for Sustainable Landscapes
- Yates - Seattle Parks and Recreation's Urban Food Systems 2019 IPM Strategy
- Graham & Helms - SDOT's Urban Forestry Preventative Measures to Potential Tree Pests
- Dykstra - Ticks in Washington: Why That's Important and What You Should Know
- Howell - IPM Tricks of the Trade from the Restoration Practitioner's Handbook
- Anderson - Living with Urban and Suburban Wildlife
- DeCaro & Kelsh - How to Work with Dangerous Plants in Natural Areas
2018 workshops
All documents are in PDF format. See Additional Resources list to learn more.
October 30-31, 2018: Seattle IPM Seminar: Evolving Urban Ecosystems - Trees, Bees, and IPM Strategies
- 2018 IPM Seminar Agenda
- Miller – New Research on Noxious Weed Control Strategies
- Peterson – Garden Loosestrife, an Emerging Noxious Weed in King County
- Shaw – New and Unusual Noxious Weeds to Watch for
- Antieau – Standards for Pesticide and Fertilizer Use in Environmentally Critical Areas
- Bronstein – Common Tree Decays and handout Fungal Decays of Trees
- Ka & Glise – Enhancing Riparian Functions through Landscape-scale IPM Partnerships
- Dunn – Pesticide Impacts and Scary, Scary Pesticide Lessons!
- Jensen – Compliance Inspector Confidential
- McGuire – The Safe Applicator: What You May Not Know About Personal Protective Equipment
- Rundquist – 15 Years of Dutch Elm Disease Management
- Yadrick – Madrone Decline and Recovery
- Tobin – Predicting the Impact of Non-native Insects on Trees
- Garcia – Glyphosate and Human Health Update
- Andreas – Biological Control of Noxious Weeds
- WSU CAHNRS video – Ramorum Blight: A Washington Story Updated
2017 workshops
All documents are in PDF format. See Additional Resources list to learn more.
October 24-25, 2017: Seattle IPM Seminar: Solving Problems Old and New – Emerging Strategies for Urban IPM
- Stacey - Turf Management Strategies that Prevent and Control Pests, Weeds, and Diseases
- Manning – video (120 min.) Practical Control Techniques for Invasive Plant Species
- Antieau – Wood in Soil: Science-Based Strategies to Enhance Resilience to Soil-Borne Pests and Diseases
- WSU – Managing Pesticide Applications for Bystander Risk and Drift
- Meidav – Managing Weeds in Green Stormwater Facilities
- Garrison – Cherry Tree IPM Issues and Challenges
- Cieko – Green Seattle Partnership IPM Report
- Rundquist – Street Trees: Current Issues and Pests in Seattle
- Rippey – Identification, Effects, and Management of Tree Decay Organisms
- Jensen – Tales from a WSDA Inspector: 2018 Regulatory Update
- Peterson & Winkler – Preventing the Spread of Invasive Weeds
- Garcia – Latest Innovations in Rodent Control
- DeCaro & Corrigan – Innovations in Rodent Control – Part 2 – Current and Future Strategies See video (5 min.) America’s Rat Tree and search “Bobby Corrigan rat videos” for more from this rat control expert.
2016 workshops
All documents are in PDF format. See Additional Resources list to learn more.
October 19, 2016: The Case for Sustainable Landscapes
- House – Nature & People: Using Nature to Thrive in Cities; also see the publication Outside our Doors and the video Solving Stormwater
- Hook – Stormwater and Sustainable Landscapes; and see video Mandeville Creek Project
- McDonald-Schwartzkopf – Trilogy Case Study: Transition to Sustainable Lawn Care
- Mastenbrook – Permaculture and the Education of a Gardener
- Stark - Pervious Pavements and the Toxicity of Stormwater; also see the video Stormwater Pollution and Solutions that Protect Salmon
Track A: Weed Management, Noxious Weeds, & IPM Strategies
- Chapman – Weed Management on the WA State Capitol Campus
- Halpern – Pollinator-friendly Noxious Weed Control
- Miller – Glyphosate, Resistance, and Cancer: what is the Current Situation?
Track B: Trees and Green Stormwater Infrastructure
- Clapp – Conifers in the Urban Forest: Benefits and Functional Uses
- Heiden – Trees as Green Infrastructure
Track C: The Business Case for Irrigation Technologies
- Glazener – Ewing: Giving Smart Irrigation a Chance
- Motylewski – Hunter: Irrigation Conservation Practices
- Keicher – Netafim: Business Case for Drip & Subsurface Irrigation Technology
Track D en Español: Manejo de Insectos y Jardinería Sostenible
- Yepes-Estrada – Insectos Plaga: Identificación y Manejo
- Yepes-Estrada – Herramientas Y Practicas Sostenibles de Jardinería
- Recursos en Español para más información
2015 workshops
Available as PDF slideshows or complete narrated presentations (mp4) - see playlist
November 4, 2015: Ciencia y Prácticas del Suelo para Paisajes Sostenibles (Soil Science and Practices)
- Ciencia y Prácticas del Suelo (pdf) o presentación en video
- Recursos en español e inglés Spanish/English resources (pdf)
October 21, 2015: Resilient Landscapes for Our Changing Urban Environment
- Rufo-Hill – 2015 as 2070: Learning from Recent Extreme Weather or narrated presentation
- Rottle – Green Infrastructure for a Changing Climate or narrated presentation; also see her article in the publication Green Infrastructure: from Global to Local
- Peterson – Understanding and Managing the Effects of Climate Change on Northwest Landscapes or narrated presentation
- McIntyre – Stormwater Pollution and Solutions that Protect Salmon or narrated presentation
- Collman – The Landscape Professional’s Challenge: New Pests in a New Climate or narrated presentation
Track A: Stormwater Management
- Wenger – RainWise: Working with Homeowners
- Hymel – Rain Gardens and Low Impact Development Success
- Chupa-Lathrop-Damaske – High Point Redevelopment
Track B: Managing Urban Conifers in a Changing Environment
- Ripley – Bark Beetles & Wood Borers: Pests of Stressed Conifers
- Ramsey – Conifer Diseases in WA: identificación, Management, and Weather Influences
- West – Pioneer Park: A Case Study in Root Disease Management
Track C: Insect IPM, Plant Health Care, and Planting Right
- Collman – IPM Management of Tent Caterpillars
- Smith-Willard – Plant Health Care, IPM, & Monitoring in the Sustainable Landscape
- Pfeiffer – Site Preparation & Planting Practices for Long Term Performance
Track D en Español: La Biología y Cuidado de los Arboles (Tree Biology & Care)
February 25, 2015: Water Management Essentials for Landscape Professionals
Available as PDF slideshows or complete narrated presentations (mp4) - see playlist
- Hogan – Plants for Our Future: How to Design for Water Conservation, Beauty, and Function and handout Plant List or narrated presentation
- Ottesen & Weston – From Asphalt to Bioretention: Lessons Learned from Two Parking Lot Retrofits and handout Parking Lot Landscape Maintenance Manual or narrated presentation
- Smith – Case Study: How to Use Water Consumption Data to Improve Commercial Landscape Water Scheduling and handout Irrigation Assessment Process or narrated presentation
- Nussbaum – Key Components in a Water Wise Landscape, and Who Owns their Success? or narrated presentation
- Davis – Tips for Managing Successful Irrigation Projects or narrated presentation
- Ayers – Defining Roles in Water Management or narrated presentation
- Guthrie – How to Schedule a Standard Irrigation Controller or narrated presentation
February 4, 2015: Introduction to Irrigation Design for Landscape Architects (co-sponsored by WASLA)
- Hilgers - Irrigation Design and Materials
2014 workshops
Oct. 22, 2014: What’s HOT in Sustainable Landscaping
- Antieau – The Landscape of 2025 and Beyond
- Staeheli – Making Landscape Architecture More Sustainable
- Butzel – City People’s Garden Store
- Sugden – Landscaping for Pollinators
- Niehaus – New Tools for Educating Customers: Grow Smart Grow Safe App
- McDonald – New Tools for Pro’s: Landscape Professionals Web Resources
Pollinators: Strategies for Keeping Them
- Sugden – Pollinator Conservation Strategies
- Cramer-Leeper handout – Plant Calendar and Practices to Support Pollinators
- DeCaro – Seattle Neonicotinoid Resolution
- Xerces handout – Bumble-bee Conservation Factsheet
- Xerces handout – Pollinator Conservation Three-steps factsheet
Issues and Trends in Tree Care
- Gara – Some Insect Pests of Our Urban Forests
- Barborinas – Street Tree Varieties to Consider
- Barborinas handout – How Roots are Evaluated and Manipulated
- Pfeiffer – Landscaping Under Big Trees
Invasive Ornamental Weeds and IPM Strategies
Plant Health Care & IPM – Cuidado Fitosanitario y IPM – en español
March 12, 2014: Smart Water Use from the Ground Up
- Lucas-Smith – Water Use Efficiency
- Stenn H – Building Blocks for Resource-Wise Landscapes
- Stenn J – Waterwise Garden a Unique Case Study
- West-Pfeiffer – Design to Maintenance Reality
- Edgerton-Davis – Traditional to Sustainable Grounds Maintenance
- Louther-Easley – Sound Transit and Landscape Sustainability
- Guthrie – Principles for Water Assessments
2013 workshops
All documents are in PDF format
Sept. 25, 2013: Sustainability: Soil Health and Management
- Part 1: Soil Science for Sustainable Landscapes – soil science background for professionals
- Part 2: Soil Preservation, Restoration, and Maintenance Practices – practical sustainable solutions
Oct. 22, 2013: Walking the Talk: Tools for Sustainable Landscapes
- Bloom - Principles of Sustainable Landscapes
- LeClergue - Green Factor
- Port - Stormwater Regulations
- Rundquist - Seattle Tree Ordinance
- McDonald - Sustainable SITES & EnviroStars
- Port – Professional Certifications
Landscape Management Plans
Pests, Diseases, Organic Fungicides and Insecticides
- Daniels - Organic pesticides
- Looney - Pests in Washington
- Nicol - Active Ingredients for Organic Gardens
- Niehaus - Grow Smart Grow Safe – finding safer products and methods
Sustainable Lawn Management
- Stacey - Organic & Synthetic Fertilizers
- Hogan - Sustainable Lawn Care and Fertilization
- Schwartzkopf - Sustainable Lawn Management.
Spanish: Sustainable Landscaping Practices and Tools – en español
2012 workshops
All documents are in PDF format
Nov. 13, 2012: Landscapes at the Cutting Edge: Soil/Water/Plant Relationships
- Marshall – Soil and Water Relationships & Misconceptions (pdf)
- Kiest – Designing Healthy Landscapes (pdf)
- Cook – Improving Irrigation Effectiveness (pdf)
- Wilson – Irrigation Efficiency (pdf)
- Zappler – Tackling Watering Challenges in an Existing Landscape (pdf)
Oct 16, 2012: Honing the Sustainable Edge: Integrating Design, Installation, and Maintenance
- Sustainable Landscaping Resources – links to all the resources cited in these presentations
- Wolf-Landscape Benefits: Balancing Risk and Livable Spaces
- EagleSong - Principles and Strategies for Success in a Changing Landscape
- Smith-Sustainable Landscaping Toolbox
- DeCaro - Landscape Managment Plans
Designing a Landscape Management Plan
- Johnson, Scratchley & Ellis-Landscape Maintenance Plans – presentation
- Greenbridge Landscape Maintenance Plan – document referred to in presentation
Transitioning to Sustainable Landscapes
Managing Weeds in the Landscape
- Frahm - Integrated Weed Management
- Antieau - How Weeds Work
- Smith-One Man’s Holistic View of Looking at Weeds
- Bailey-Reduction of Weed Control Chemicals
Weed ID & Less Toxic Weed Control – identificación y Control de la Maleza - en español
2011 workshops
All documents are in PDF format
Nov 14, 2011 - Role of Water in a Healthy Landscape
- Bailey - Watering Challenges
- Elliott - Water and Plant Diseases
- Kim - Soil-Water-Plant Interaction
- Ockerlander - Site and Water Essentials
Nov 2, 2011 - Landscapes We Can Live With
- Alonzo - Sustainability From The Ground Up
- Karr - Pesticide Impacts on Children
- Kemper - Sustainability - One Step at a Time
- Maco - Tree Benefit Calculator
- McDonald - Sustainable Sites - New National Guidelines
- McLain - Pesticide Soup - What's Cooking in Puget Sound
- Niehaus - Grow Smart Grow Safe and Pesticide Free Landscapes
- Sievert - Pesticides and Worker Safety for Urban Landscapes
Design and Maintenance
Stormwater and Rain Garden
- McDonald - Rain Garden Intro and Key Design Details
- Port - Plants for Rain Gardens
- Spencer - Ballard Roadside Rain Gardens - Lessons Learned
Pesticide Safety - Seguridad con Pesticidas - en español
- Backpack Sprayer Calibration - Calibracion Para Rociador De Mochila (handout in English & Spanish)
- Sievert - Pesticidas para Paisajes Urbanos y Seguridad para el Trabajador
- Sievert - Pesticides and Worker Safety for Urban Landscapes (English translation)
- Zamora - Calibración del Rociador (Sprayer Calibration presentation - in Spanish)
2010 workshops
All documents are in PDF format
Nov 15, 2010 - Managing Turf Sustainably
- EagleSong - Willows Lodge Sustainable Lawn Protocol
- Haroldson - Transitioning from Chemical to Organic Lawn Management
- Miltner - Organic Fertilizer Studies
- Seattle University Grounds staff - Gardening for the Future
Nov 3, 2010 - From Restoration Horticulture to Natural Tree Care: IPM and Plant Health Care Strategies
- Woestwin - What's Happening with Urban Agriculture
- Ellen - Lamiastrum galeobdolon Managment
- Hook - Long Term Management
- Nicol - Spotted Wing Drosophila
- Pastor - Restoration Horticulture
Edibles
- Ockerlander - IPM for Edible Gardens
- McCrate - Sustainable Materials
- Bishton - Edible Landscaping - Crop Rotation
- Bishton - Edible Landscaping - Design
- Taylor - Companion Planting
Restoration
Trees
These workshops are sponsored by Seattle Public Utilities with funding from the Hazardous Waste Management Program in King County Washington, and designed and managed by Cascadia Consulting Group.