| ‘Change is Everywhere’ conference set for Feb. 6-8 in Grand Junction |
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| Wednesday, 21 January 2009 03:00 | |||
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The Colorado State University Extension and Landscapes West Committee announce the lineup of speakers for the three-day Landscapes West Conference, “Change is Everywhere.”
The garden conference will be held Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Feb. 6-8, at the Two Rivers Convention Center in Grand Junction. Change is all around us! Research has developed new insecticides that are less harmful to our environment; plants have developed their own methods of warding off insects, disease and pests while their parasites have evolved new methods of attack; and plants once known only from fossil records have been rediscovered. These topics and the unique methods plants have developed to avoid extinction, how western Colorado came to be and outstanding plants, gardens and landscapes are just a few of the topics that will be covered in the 2009 Landscapes West conference. Speakers from the Western Slope Aline LaForge of the Bureau of Land Management will present “What’s Old is New at the Learning Garden”; David Brown and Elizabeth Neubauer of Western Colorado Botanical Gardens will co-present “The Evolution of the Western Colorado Botanical Gardens”; Dr. Rex Cole of Mesa State College will address “The Geological History of the Grand Junction Area”; Sheryl Williams of Delta-Montrose Technical College will present “Which Came First, the Flower or the Bee”; Susan Carter of Carter Designs will speak about “The Evolution of the Garden”; and Dr. Kristy Duran of Mesa State College will talk about “Evolution of Parasitic Plants.” Speakers from Colorado State University Bob Hammon will address “The Evolution of Insecticides”; Susan Rose will present “Native Plants: Adaptations for Survival”; Dr. Curtis Swift will speak on “Living Fossils”; and Kathy Kimbrough will discuss “Using Ancient Lavender in Your Modern Garden.” Speakers from eastern Colorado Panayoti Kelaidis of the Denver Botanic Gardens will present “The Evolution of a Gardener” on Saturday and “Get the Drift - Evolution is in Your Garden” on Sunday; Mary Ann Bonnell of the City of Aurora will present “Weapons of Botanical Defense”; and Marcia Tatroe will present “Going Beyond Sagebrush and Hollyhocks; New Frontiers in Plant Selection” on Saturday and “Bulbs for Colorado Gardens” on Sunday. Cost of the three-day event is $125 per person for those registering by Friday, Jan. 30. Cost will increase to $135 after Jan. 30. Proceeds from the conference support the educational programs of the Tri River Area Horticulture Program. Vendors and information booths will be open before the seminars and during breaks. A silent auction will also be held with proceeds from the auction will benefit the Tri River Area Master Gardener scholarship fund. More information on the conference, registration and exhibitor forms are available online at www.westernslopegardening.org or by contacting the Colorado State University Extension office at 244-1834.
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