FREE PROGRAM: NATIVE ALTERNATIVES TO INVASIVE TREES AND SHRUBS:

Restoring the Ecology of Community and Home Landscapes

Thursday, February 2, 2012 7:00–9:00pm

Registration open: 6:30pm

Costick Center, City of Farmington Hills

28600 West Eleven Mile Rd.

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Between Middlebelt and Inkster Roads

Sponsored by SOCWA, Southeastern Oakland County Water Authority

In cooperation with the Farmington Hills Nature Center & Department of Special Services

FREE PROGRAM

Part I: Restoring the Ecology of Heritage Park in Farmington Hills

• Woodland diversity – what does it mean in an urban setting?

-­ Ashlie Simons, Heritage Park Nature Center Supervisor

• Removing invasives and planting natives: Heritage Park experiences

-­ Randy Lovett, Supervisor of Parks, Farmington Hills

Part II: Poster Session: Community Projects for Rouge River Landscape Restoration

--‐ Table displays: native plants, rain gardens, invasive removal, environmental education, trees and mulching, and more

Part III: FEATURED PRESENTATION: Native Alternatives to Invasive Trees and Shrubs,

--‐ Tom O’Dell, Nichols Arboretum and Matthei Botanical Gardens

REGISTRATION REQUIRED:

Telephone SOCWA at 248-­288-­5150 or via e-­mail: LFDean@aol.com

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: www.socwa.org

Funded in part through a grant to SOCWA from the Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration Project, EPA grant no. XP-­995743-­09.