PPT-Landscape Conservation Design:

Conserving Sustainable Landscapes in a Time of Rapid Change Rob Campellone USFWS Landscape Conservation Design Policy Advisor Collaborative Restoration Workshop 2016 T he Castello Plan 1660. Shapiro Didway designed the overall campus and playground of the Redding School of the Arts, a K-8 arts charter school located in Redding, California. This LEED Platinum project incorporates native plants, reclaimed rainwater runoff, and traffic calming elements. Extensive natural shade improvements mitigate the intense weather of the area. Extensive efforts were made to preserve and protect numerous Blue Oaks on site and incorporate them into the overall site plan. Dr. Dotty Woodson. Extension Program Specialist. Water Resources. Biological and Agricultural Engineering. Texas A&M AgriLife . Research . and Extension . Dallas, TX. ISSUES. Water Quality. Contamination/pollution due to runoff from landscapes, parking lots and construction sights . Bob Grese, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. Director, . Matthaei. Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum. Professor, School of Natural Resources and Environment. Initial research into design work of Jens Jensen and O.C. . By C. Kohn. Agricultural Sciences. Waterford, WI. Intro. The elements of design were the visual qualities used in creating any design. . The elements are what our brains use to make sense of a visual image. . . – where might it fit in British conservation policy and . practice. Keith Kirby. http://. www.plants.ox.ac.uk/plants. How do we do . conservation in Britain?. . Nature conservation often ‘gardening’. Frank W. Davis. National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis. UC Santa Barbara. 2 mi. 2 mi. 1 mi. 1 mi. Biodiversity in fragmented habitats. Landscape Goals. Assessments. abiotic. biotic. cultural. Why Landscape?. Landscape design exists for many reasons, including…. Increasing your home’s property value. Landscaping can raise the value of a home 10-30%. For a $. 200k . home, this translates to tens of thousands of dollars in profit. Water Saving Principles. Earth Kind landscaping incorporates seven basic principles which lead to saving water: . Planning and Design . Appropriate plant selection . Practical turf areas . Soil analysis and preparation. Conservation Planning . for . Landscape Connectivity. Slides from a tutorial taught by . Bistra. . Dilkina. Landscape configuration. Habitat loss and fragmentation due to human activities. Landscape composition dramatically changes and has major effects on wildlife persistence. IN GENERAL – Division 51A-10.100. LANDSCAPING – Division 51A-10.120. City Plan Commission Briefing – June 8, 2017. PURPOSE STATEMENT. 2. The process of . urban growth and. development with its alteration of the natural topography, vegetation, and creation of impervious cover can have a negative effect on the ecological balance of an area by causing increases in air temperatures and accelerating the processes of runoff, erosion and sedimentation. The economic base of the city can and should be protected through the . Laikipia. Actors and Areas. Conservancy. . Area. Acres. Black. Rhino. White. Rhino. Total. Solio. 17,000. 40. 215. 255. Ol. Pejeta. 100,000+. 114. 26. 143. Ol. Jogi. 58,000. 53. 23. 76. Borana. -Lewa. Site Report form Policy Dialogue Report prepared by Leah Mwangi, KENVO 6/1/2014 1 Contents Introduction ................................ ................................ .............................. -Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation AreaPresented byKeith Lawrence CIReport Author Prof David Cumming Project Contact Leo Braack CIPresentation OutlineBackground KAZA TFCA1Getting started / Vision2Ass Assessment of Landscape Design Portfolios. Student Career Goals. Self-employed designers and landscape professionals. Management of family-owned businesses. Supervisory positions in regional/national companies.