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NDAL Webinar: Inclusive Placemaking
July 21, 2022 @ 12:30 pm - 2:45 pm
$58
This is part of the live, 2022 Summer Virtual & In-Person Education Series, for home gardeners, educators, students and professionals presented by New Directions in the American Landscape and cosponsored by Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Join this seasons accomplished group of presenters for an exploration on the avenues for expanding the practice of landscape design as some present virtually while others will guide In the Field sessions in various locations through out the U.S. Virtual presentations will take a deep dive into the focus on the artistic, social and ecological considerations that can inform landscape design, while In the Field sessions will observe and analyze the real world results of various ecology-based landscape approaches. This series will take place June - August 2022.
Learn more and register for the entire series on NDAL's website.
Individual Session (Virtual): Inclusive Placemaking: Creating Urban Habitats and Sanctuary
Thursday, July 21, 12:30 – 2:45 p.m. CST
Taught in part by both Veronica Tyson-Strait and Angela Kyle, Veronica will begin by discussing Randall’s Island. Located next to Manhattan, Randall’s Island is well known as a home for numerous public institutions, and as a destination for sports and outdoor music events. That said, most New Yorkers are unaware that it is also home to many acres of wetlands, woodlands, meadows, and ornamental gardens that create beauty and sanctuary on a landscape that is surrounded on all sides by the bustle of New York City. In this presentation Veronica will show how native gardens were planted to enhance biodiversity and create greater access for the highly diverse surrounding community.
Next, Angela will then discuss the act of shaping the built environment, which has historically been the domain of the few and the privileged. Angela Kyle will show examples from her work in New Orleans, Louisiana and Pensacola, Florida, using play and experiential learning to shape child-friendly environments, and invite young people and under-represented communities to the table. She will also illustrate how she has used personal history and narrative to engage Black residents in the restoration of cultural landscapes historically significant to the African-American community.
Speaker: Veronica Tyson-Strait & Angela Kyle
$58 per person
This course is part of the 2022 Summer Education Series.
Questions? Email Sara Weaner at NDAL
