Registration is now OPEN for the Virtual 32nd Annual Ecological Landscape Symposium…
Guiding Theory into Reality:
It Don’t Mean a Thing if the Landscape Don’t Sing
The 2021 Ecological Landscape Design Symposium, going virtual this year, will explore how ecology, culture, and design can be incorporated into real-world contemporary practice. This program is geared toward landscape practitioners in the New England and Mid-Atlantic regions of the US.
January 21 & 22, 2021 | 1 – 4:30 PM EST*
January 28 & 29, 2021 | 9 AM – 12:30 PM EST*
*All four dates are distinct programs with different speakers – register for full bundle or individual days.
Incorporating science into landscape design is of little use if the resulting plantings are not harmonious to the people who engage with them, and are not in tune with the animals that depend on them. In this virtual symposium we will explore how scientific research can lead to tangible approaches for a new landscape tradition, one where ecological, anthropological, and sociological considerations expand the scope of landscape design.
2021 Annual Symposium Brochure
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CEUs: APLD, ASLA-LACES, Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council, ISA, NOFA, PNLA, SER
CEU Summary Sheet
Cosponsored by:
New Directions in the American Landscape
Morris Arboretum of the University of PA
Connecticut College Arboretum
Click here for information about our 2021 Symposium Scholarships!
Information from our 31st Annual Symposium (2020):
CEUs available for landscape architects, landscape designers, arborists, horticulturists, and ecological restoration practitioners.
View the PA Symposium CEU Summary Sheet (updated 12/4/19)
View the CT Symposium CEU Summary Sheet (updated 12/5/19)

2020 Speaker Lineup
Click here for highlights from our 30th Annual Symposium in January 2019.
“I wouldn’t change a thing. The scope and knowledge of the speakers was impressive.”
– 2020 Annual Symposium Attendee
Photo by Mark Weaner