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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For those of us that work to reintroduce native plants while battling NNIs, there is an opportunity to hear about re-creating native landscapes from Larry Weaner, a co-author of the recently published book, “<span style='color:black'>Garden Revolution: How Our Landscapes Can Be a Source of Environmental Change”. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>http://lweanerassociates.com/?p=3667<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>http://www.timberpress.com/books/garden_revolution/weaner/9781604696165?utm_source=Homepage&utm_medium=Interstitial&utm_campaign=GardenRevolution<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>“The Lake Roland Nature Council and Guilford Garden Club will present a lecture by author and landscape designer Larry Weaner Sept. 22, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. in the Nature and Environmental Education Center at Lake Roland. Weaner and his associates will discuss science-based natural landscape design, their past projects and the landscape design vision for Lake Roland ecological landscape design with native plants.” - Press release attached.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Weaner and Associates will be helping the Lake Roland Nature Council to develop a master plan to reestablish areas of Lake Roland Park that include one of the few remaining serpentine barrens in Maryland. The area is now home to large stands of NNIs including <i>Miscanthus</i>, <i>Elaeagnus umbellate, Berberis thunbergii, </i>and lots of others, as you would expect, but there is an interesting inventory of native species. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you’d like to hear more about Weaner’s approach and the book, listen to a recent podcast. http://www.nativeplantpodcast.com/podcasts-1/2016/7/25/larry-weaner-and-his-new-book-garden-revolution<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>While we struggle to reclaim areas from NNI plant infestations, we don’t always have effective methods that allow natives or less aggressive local “weeds” to become reestablished. Weaner’s approach is worth considering.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Don<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Donald</b> <b>Callihan</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Maryland Master Naturalist (Intern)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Leave No Trace™ Master Educator<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Tread Lightly!™ Trainer<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Mobile: 410.961.8132<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a href="mailto:don_ihan@hotmail.com">don_ihan@hotmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>