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The Newsletter o the Ecological Landscaping Association Vol. 14, No. 2 Summer 2007
Dont Bug Me!
1 The Invasion of the Home Snatchers
3 From the President
6 Better Grub and Insect Control
8 Book Review
9 Insect Factoids, Gleanings
10 Events, Announcements
11 Unclassifeds
12 Discover Eco Landscaping Bulk Order Form
13 Discover Eco Landscaping Sample pages
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2007 Membership Directory Supplement
The printed supplement to the 2007 Membership Directory will be mailed
out shortly to ELA members. It will contain the contact information of
members who joined after the Directory was produced in April 2007.
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The early stages of compost production atBrookside Gardens in Maryland. Differ-ent raw materials are mixed together andallowed to mature (with occasional turn-ing) for a little more than a year.
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A new landscape in Santa Cruz, CA with nolawn area. Note the retaining wall built fromrecycled pavement fragments.
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The Ecological Landscaping
Association Wants You!
Once again, we want to let you know that we welcome motivated,
energetic individuals who support our mission and purpose to join us in
developing and administering the programs and initiatives of our orga-
nization. Our past success and the ability to improve and expand ELA inthe future depend on the support and involvement of many people. Your
interests, enthusiasm and talents may be just what are needed. Different
opportunities for participation are available:
Board of Directors The board is a core group of volunteers who
do the month-to-month work to keep the organization healthy, growing
and vital: policy setting, program development, strategic planning and
nancial management. Were especially looking for people with some ex-
perience in nance, grant writing and fundraising, computer technology,
marketing, public relations and organizational development. The board
generally meets once per month between September and March.
Committees The various committees play a vital role in car-
rying out the work of the organization. Participation on standing com-
mittees or helping with specic projects might be something you could
offer. Opportunities are available in conference planning, fundraising,
publications, national governance, public relations, board recruitment,
membership services, and on ad hoc committees. Creativity, enthusiasm,
writing/communication skills, dedication, and of course, a little free time
are what we need. Do you have any to lend?
Getting involved is as simple as calling us at (617) 436-5838, or dropping
us a line at [email protected]. Let us know how and when to reach
you and we will get in touch.
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ELAs 2007 Annual Meeting Recap
The recent ELA summer Annual Meeting provided an
opportunity to celebrate another successful year as a leader in
environmental education and stewardship. In addition to the
annual business meeting and report on the annual ballot results, anappreciation potluck dinner was held to thank the many volunteers
that have contributed to the ELA efforts throughout the year.
Thanks to Andrea Knowles and Kathy Sargent-ONeill for
helping to organize this years Annual Meeting at the Wolbach
Farm in Sudbury, Massachusetts, the permanent home of the Sud-
bury Valley Trustees, www.sudburyvalleytrustees.org.
2007 Ballot Results
The slate of ELA ofcers for the upcoming year is: Dennis
Collins, President; Sandy Vorce, VicePresident; Sue Storer,Treasurer; Owen Wormser, Secretary. Incumbent Board members
elected to serve additional terms are: Dennis Collins, William
Jewell, Chris OBrien, Kathy Sargent-ONeill, and Robert Levite.
Newly elected to the Board are: Maureen Sundberg and Peter
Hinrichs. Board members serving existing terms are: Sue Storer,
Cathy Rooney, Bruce Wenning, Donald Bishop, Owen Wormser,
Andrea Knowles, Karen Dominguez-Brann, Sandy Vorce, and
Joanna Campe.
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Welcome to NewELA Board Members
We are delighted to have two
outstanding additions to the ELA
Board: Maureen Sundberg and
Peter Hinrichs.
As ELA continues to expand its
outreach to the homeowner com-
munity, it is with great enthusi-
asm that we welcome Maureen
Sundberg as our rst homeowner
representative to the ELA Board.
Maureen is a passionate gar-
dener, environmental advocate,
and active community volunteer.
As a Girl Scout leader for more
than 10 years, Maureen has
been instrumental in introducing
environmental awareness and
ecological gardening practices to
countless young girls. Recently,
Maureen helped girls organize
and run a Green Power Day for
Andover/North Andover children
and construct Barred Owl houses
to be installed at local conserva-
tion properties. Maureen lives
and gardens with her family in
Andover, MA.Peter Hinrichs comes to ELA
with an extensive background
in gardening and a degree in
landscape architecture. With
many years work experience in
horticulture and landscaping in
both the private and nonprot
worlds, Peters background and
interests are quite diverse. Peter is
currently the Gardens Curator at
Massachusetts Horticultural Soci-
ety where he is involved in manyaspects of garden education for
both adults and children. Earlier
in Peters career, he worked for
Treefrog Landscapes, Inc. on eco-
logical designs and educational
programs.
Please join us in welcoming
Maureen and Peter!
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Te Ecological Landscaping
Association would like to thank
the following for their generous
help in sustaining our mission
through the Annual Appeal:
Nancy Askin
Seymour Askin Jr.
Bernadette Bailey
Jonathan Branseld
Jake Clapp
Elkhorn Native Plant Nursery
Clif Fountaine
Cathy Miner Hartenstein
Dave MacDonald
Elizabeth Newell
Sue Storer
Roger Sturgis
Katherine Udall
Bruce Wenning
Camilla Worden
Tank you as well to our many
valued ELA supporters who
wish to remain anonymous.
Landscaping at the Waters Edge: An
Ecological Approach, a new book from
UNH Cooperative Extension, explains
how landscaping choices affect ground
water and demonstrates how, with simpleobservations, ecologically-based design,
and low-impact maintenance practices,
you can protecteven improvethe quality
of our water resources. Call 862-1564 or
order online at:
http://extension.unh.edu/Pubs/Pubs.htm.
Applicable to all of New England.
Policy on Climate Change
The New England Wild Flower Societys
Board of Trustees adopted a Policy on
gleanings
CT DEP Advises Anglers and Boaters
to Take Precautions to Prevent Spread of
Didymo Into Connecticut Waters
Highly invasive alga found in Vermont in
the Connecticut and White Rivers
The Connecticut Department of Envi-
ronmental Protection today is advising
anglers and boaters to be on the lookoutfor the highly invasive freshwater alga
Didymosphenia geminata, known as
Didymo and to take precautions to pre-
vent its spread into Connecticut waters.
The call was prompted when the Vermont
Agency of Natural Resources recently
conrmed that the alga has been found in
the northern reaches of the Connecticut
River near Bloomeld, VT, and at several
sites along the White River, a tributary of
the Connecticut River in central Vermont.
This is the rst ofcial report of Didymoin the northeastern United States.
During blooms, didymo can form
thick mats of cottony material (typically
gray, white and/or brown, but never
green in color) on the bottoms of rivers
and streams that can potentially smother
aquatic plants, aquatic insects and mol-
lusks, destroy sh habitat, and negatively
affect existing food webs. Didymo is
most frequently found in relatively shal-
low streams and rivers having a rocky
substrate. Didymo is not expected to beproblem in the lower Connecticut River
or in lakes; however, it could have a large
impact on sh and other aquatic organ-
isms if introduced to the states smaller
rivers.
Humans are the primary vector re-
sponsible for the recent spread of didymo
Anglers, kayakers and canoeists, boaters
and jet skiers can all unknowingly spread
didymo. This microscopic alga can cling
to shing gear, waders (felt soles can be
especially problematic), boots and boats,
and remain viable for several weeks
under even slightly moist conditions. It
is recommended that water recreational-
ists practice CHECK, CLEAN, DRYprocedures:
CHECK : Before leaving a river orstream, remove all obvious clumps of
algae and look for hidden clumps. Leave
them at the affected site. If you nd any
INSECT FACTOIDS
Insects can be distinguished from
other small animals by their six legs,
three body parts (head, thorax and
abdomen), antennae, compound eye,
and wings (usually, but not always).
95% of all the animal species on the
earth are insects.
Over one million species have been
discovered by scientists.
Insects eat more plants than all the
other creatures on earth.
Insects are incredibly adaptable
creatures and have evolved to live
successfully in most environments
on earth, including deserts and even
the Antarctic. The only place where
insects are not commonly found is in
the oceans.
Grasshoppers can jump 40 times the
length of their body
Ants can carry objects that weight
100 times the weight of their own
body.
There are more than 300,000 species
of beetles, making them the largest
order of insects in the world.
A species of Australian dragon y has
been clocked at 36 MPH.
Climate Change on March 21, 2007.
To learn more about the New England
Wild Flower Society and to read the
policy in its entirety visit their web site atwww.newenglandwild.org and click on
the word Conservation or call 508-877-
7630 or visit New England Wild Flower
Society at Garden in the Woods, 180
Hemenway Rd., Framingham, MA 01701.
Green Tips are now available on the
website of the Union of Concerned Sci-
entists [email protected]. A large
range of topics are covered from global
warming to bottled water.
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2007-2008 ELA Roundtables
The rst of three roundtables has been
scheduled for December 1, 2007.
Please check the ELA website
www.ecolandscaping.org and the Fall
newsletter for information about the Janu-
ary and February 2008 roundtables.
Saturday Dec. 1, 2007
9:00am-12:00pm Bio-control in the
Garden: New Research and Techniques
for Invasives
Co-sponsors: Arnold Arboretum and the
Ecological Landscape Association
Fee: $35 member, $40 nonmember
Co-presenters: Lisa Tewksbury, Manager,
Biological Control Laboratories, University
of Rhode Island; Bruce Wenning, Land
Stewardship Manager for Lands Sake, Inc.
Invasive species are here to stay and
their numbers will only rise with increas-ing globalization. But this doesnt mean
defeat for landscapers and gardeners.
What it does require is considering the
dynamics of ecosystems and develop-
ing methods for keeping aliens in check.
In this program on problem insects and
weeds of New England, Lisa Tewksbury,
an entomologist and manager of the Uni-
versity of Rhode Islands Biological Control
Laboratories, will present a variety of
bio-control techniques, including her labs
current work with lily leaf beetle, birchleaf miner, Cyprus spurge, purple looses-
trife, common reed, swallow-wort, as well
as hemlock woolly adelgid. Shell update
us on success stories and challenges and
when we can expect to see the results of
some of the newly introduced ghters.
Bruce Wenning will present various meth-
ods used and the successes and failures
he experienced in removing invasive
plants at an urban wildlife sanctuary.
later, do not wash them down drains;
dispose all material in the trash.
CLEAN : Soak and scrub all itemsfor at least one minute in either hot (140
degrees F) water, a two percent solution
of household bleach or a ve percent
solution of salt, antiseptic hand cleaner or
dishwashing detergent.
DRY : If cleaning is not practical, afterthe item is completely dry to touch, wait
an additional 48 hours before contact or
use in any other waterway.
Thought to be native to far northern re-
gions of Europe, Asia and probably North
America, the geographical and ecologi-
cal range of this freshwater alga has beenexpanding in recent years. Didymo has
been spreading to diverse areas including
British Columbia in Canada, the western
US (especially Montana, South Dakota,
Idaho and Colorado), New Zealand, and
then into the southeast US (Arkansas,
Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia and
West Virginia). Didymo, a microscopic
alga, has also begun developing massive
blooms that can sometimes extend for
several kilometers of river.
The above procedures will also be
effective against other unwanted
organisms.
For more information on Didymo, visit
the US EPA Region 8 website:
http://www.epa.gov/region8/water/didymosphenia/
or the Biosecurity New Zealand website:
http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/didymo
(Although the preceding press release is
from the CT Department of Environmen-
tal Protection and Vermont Agency of
Natural Resources, this algae has been
found in British Columbia in Canada,
the western US (especially Montana,
South Dakota, Idaho and Colorado), the
southeast US (Arkansas, Tennessee, North
Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia)
and New Zealand, so we all need to be
aware: anglers, boaters, hikers.)
events
ELA-CALIFORNIA
September 11, 2007; 6-8pm. Monterey
Bay Working Group Regular Meeting.
Live Oak Grange, 1900 17th Ave., Santa
Cruz, CA 95062. This meeting repeats ev-
ery other month on the second Tuesday.
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gleanings cont.
Sept. 2 Champion Tree & Garden Tour
Bartlett Arboretum, Stamford, CT
203-322-6971
www.bartlettarboretum.org
Sept. 7-9 Nasami Farm (NEWFS) Fall Sale
Whately, MA
413-397-9922
www.newfs.org
Sept. 16 Annual Fall Plant Sale
Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, MA
617-524-1718
www.arboretum.harvard.edu
Sept. 21-23 Common Ground Country
Fair
Main Organic Farmers and Gardeners
Association, Unity, ME
207-568-4141
www.mofga.org
October 28-31, 2007 Ecological
Landscaping Conference: From scientic
principles to public policies and prac-
tices, Cleveland, Ohio. The Ohio State
University Urban Landscape Ecology
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November 3, 2007 Connecting Chil-
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Wheelock College, Boston, MA
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Chicago, Illinois at the new McCormick
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ECOLOGICAL LANDSCAPING IS A METHOD of designing,building, and maintaining landscapes that considers the ecology of a siteand creates gardens that enhance the surrounding environment for the
benefit of humans and all other life in the ecosystem.
When the earth is disturbed during the construction of buildings, homes,driveways, and roadways, the land is forever altered.Although the naturallandscape can never be restored completely, with thoughtful attention tothe site, ecological landscapers can create outdoor spaces that are practical,healthy, and aesthetically pleasing. Ecological landscaping strives to balancethe building site with the natural environment. It draws upon the wisdomof natural systems. By studying the inter-relationships between livingthings, non-living things, and the environment, ecological landscapers cancreate a landscaped community that will conserve natural resources,preserve biodiversity, and protect the environment.With proper design andimplementation, a healthy pattern begins to form with each component inthe landscape; people, animals, plants, water, soil, insects, and wildlife, all
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Conservation is an important part of ecological landscaping.Theobjectives of an ecological landscaper are to reduce water consumption,preserve water quality, prevent soil erosion, protect biodiversity, diminishthe use of toxic pesticides, and minimize the use of non-renewableresources. By striving toward these goals, the ecological landscaper cancreate gardens that are both environmentally responsible and enjoyableto experience.
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