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WCU to sponsor 25th annual Native Plants Conference
6/25/2008 - More than 400 participants are expected on the campus of Western Carolina University during the 25th anniversary of the “Cullowhee Conference: Native Plants in the Landscape,” to be held Wednesday, July 23, through Saturday, July 26.
Registration for the event, which is open to plant professionals and the general public, will continue until Monday, July 7.
Conference topics will include the conservation of native flora, studying and promoting the understanding of native flora, building expertise in the propagation and cultivation of native plants, and the use of native plants in a diversity of natural and designed landscapes.
This year’s conference will offer a wide range of field trips, led by recognized experts in the field, to provide opportunities to study natural plant life.
As a part of the silver anniversary celebration, the conference will feature Jamie Ross, co-producer of the new PBS series “Appalachia,” set to air nationwide in early 2009. Ross will present “Part One: Time and Terrain,” a sneak preview of the series.
“We are very excited about showing the film at the Cullowhee Conference,” Ross said. “The episode chronicles the birth of the mountains and the evolution of the great forest, and will give plant enthusiasts a historical context for understanding the region’s rich biological treasures.”
Ross also was associate producer/co-writer for the PBS program “Long Shadows: The Legacy of the American Civil War” and researcher/writer for the series “Tell About the South: Voices in Black and White.”
Tom Wessels, keynote speaker for the conference, will present “The Myth of Progress: Toward a Sustainable Future.”
Wessels is a professor of ecology and the founding director of the master’s degree program in conservation biology for the graduate school at Antioch University New England in Keene, N.H.
The conference registration fee is $105 for participants staying on campus, or $125 for commuters. Housing and meals range from $119-$234, depending on the plan selected.
For more information or to register, call (828) 227-7397 or toll free at (800) 928-4968. Online registration also is available at http://nativeplantconference.wcu.edu.
Maintained by the Office of Public Relations
Last Modified: Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Registration for the event, which is open to plant professionals and the general public, will continue until Monday, July 7.
Conference topics will include the conservation of native flora, studying and promoting the understanding of native flora, building expertise in the propagation and cultivation of native plants, and the use of native plants in a diversity of natural and designed landscapes.
This year’s conference will offer a wide range of field trips, led by recognized experts in the field, to provide opportunities to study natural plant life.
As a part of the silver anniversary celebration, the conference will feature Jamie Ross, co-producer of the new PBS series “Appalachia,” set to air nationwide in early 2009. Ross will present “Part One: Time and Terrain,” a sneak preview of the series.
“We are very excited about showing the film at the Cullowhee Conference,” Ross said. “The episode chronicles the birth of the mountains and the evolution of the great forest, and will give plant enthusiasts a historical context for understanding the region’s rich biological treasures.”
Ross also was associate producer/co-writer for the PBS program “Long Shadows: The Legacy of the American Civil War” and researcher/writer for the series “Tell About the South: Voices in Black and White.”
Tom Wessels, keynote speaker for the conference, will present “The Myth of Progress: Toward a Sustainable Future.”
Wessels is a professor of ecology and the founding director of the master’s degree program in conservation biology for the graduate school at Antioch University New England in Keene, N.H.
The conference registration fee is $105 for participants staying on campus, or $125 for commuters. Housing and meals range from $119-$234, depending on the plan selected.
For more information or to register, call (828) 227-7397 or toll free at (800) 928-4968. Online registration also is available at http://nativeplantconference.wcu.edu.
Maintained by the Office of Public Relations
Last Modified: Wednesday, June 25, 2008