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The Newsletter o the Ecological Landscaping Association Vol. 14 , No. 1 Spring 2007
Lawns, Energy, and Health:
1 ReinventingtheLawn
4 LawnandGardenConeheads
4 NewWavesinLandscapeRemediation
6 GrowingaGreenLawnBusiness
7 SoilFoodWeb:CommonDenominator intheLandscape
10 ABraveNewWorld:FungiandOurFuture
12 Gleanings
13 Announcements
14 Unclassifeds
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With spring emerging at last rom another winter o atypical weather, it is time to
consider the lawn. Americas love aair with large, grassy spaces has led to huge invest-
ments o energy, and through synthetic maintenance regimes, an even larger detrimentto our ecological health. Let us be agents o change.
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References cited:
Colston, Burrell C., Native Alternatives to
Invasive Plants, Brooklyn Botanic Garden,2006.
Cook, Tom, Low Maintenance Turf? Or-
egon State University, revised, Jan. 2005
Smarr, Tom. Where Conservation and
Lifestyle Meet: Alternatives to Lawn
Obsession, New England Wild Flower
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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 de-
veloping and administering the programs and initiatives of our organization.
Our past success and the ability to improve and expand ELA in the 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 experience
in nance, grant writing and fundraising, computer technology, marketing,
public relations and organizational development. The board generally meets
once per month between September and April.
Committees The various committees play a vital role in carrying
out the work of the organization. Participation on standing committees orhelping with specic projects might be something you could offer. Op-
portunities are available in conference planning, fundraising, publications,
national governance, public relations, board recruitment, membership
services, and on ad hoc committees. Creativity, enthusiasm, writing/commu-
nication 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 our phone line at (617) 436-
5838, or drop us a line at ela.info@comcast.net. Let us know how and when
to reach you and we will get in touch.
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Further reading:
Soil Biology Primer by Elaine Ingham,
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Published by the Soil and Water Conser-
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the current ALB infestations can be found
here: http://www.uvm.edu/albeetle/infes-
tation/index.html
The Asian longhorned beetle is a large
(1-1 inches long), shiny, black beetle
with white splotches on its back. Its
antennae have alternate black and white
bands and are 1 to 2 times the insects
body length. Look for damage caused by
ALB on hardwoods including maples,
horse chestnut, willow, poplar, and elm.
Exit holes created by the beetle are ap-
proximately inch in diameter and have
well-dened edges, resembling precisely
drilled holes. There are no pheromone
traps for ALB so we have 2 methods to
look for them. 1) Go to areas where solid
wood packing materials have entered
Massachusetts and look for signs of ALB.
2) Investigate ALB sightings reported
by the public. ALB was not detected inMassachusetts in 2006. 2007 ALB News:
A new infestation has been discovered
outside the current quarantine area in NY
on Pralls Island, an 80-acre, uninhabited
island lying between Staten Island, N.Y.,
and northern New Jersey. In Canada, an
additional 16 infested trees were found
within the current quarantine area in
Toronto in January.
The Sirex wood-wasp (Sirex noctilio) is
a native of Europe that attacks pine trees.
The adult wasp has a steel-blue, cylindri-cal body and is to 1 inches in length.
Males have a patch of orange on their
abdomen. The female wasp injects a toxic
mucus and fungus into the trees when
she oviposits eggs. The mucus and fungus
work together to kill the tree and provide
a suitable environment for the develop-
ing wasp. The rst detection of the Sirex
wood-wasp in the United State was in
2004 in Oswego County, New York. As
a result of surveys in 2005 and 2006
conducted by state and federal ofcials,the Sirex wood-wasp has been detected
in an additional 24 counties in New York
and 2 counties in Pennsylvania. The Sirex
wood wasp has also been reported in 6
locations in southern Ontario, Canada. In
Massachusetts, the MA Dept. of Agricul-
tural Resources and MA Dept. of Con-
servation and Recreation are cooperating
with the USDA, APHIS and U.S. Forest
Service in conducting Sirex surveys. An
alpha/beta-pinene mixture is used to lure
the insects into a trap. To date we have found
no Sirex wood-wasps in Massachusetts.
The emerald ash borer (Agrilus pla-nipennis) was rst discovered in Michiganin June 2002. Since its initial discovery in
Michigan, emerald ash borer (EAB) has
been found in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and
Ontario, Canada. In order to limit the hu-
man-mediated spread of EAB, Michigan,Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio are under a
federal quarantine that prohibits move-
ment of ash tree materials and hardwood
rewood outside the quarantine area. In
2003 infestations in Maryland and Vir-
ginia resulted from nursery stock brought
in from Michigan. Maryland has a state
quarantine in place to prevent move-
ment of materials that could harbor EAB.
The emerald ash borer is a golden green
beetle with darker, metallic emerald
green wing covers and is about inchin length. In the United States EAB has
attacked white ash (Fraxinus americana),
black ash (F. nigra), red ash (F. pensly-
vanica), green ash (F. pensylvanica var.
subintegerrima) and several horticultural
varieties of ash. Distinct S-shaped tunnels
beneath the bark are formed from larval
feeding. Adults emerge in June to early
July leaving D-shaped exit holes 3-4mm
in diameter in the bark.
For more information and photos of theseintroduced woodborers visit:
Asian Longhorned Beetle: http://mass-
nrc.org/pests/pestFAQsheets/asianlong-
horned.html
Emerald Ash Borer: http://massnrc.
org/pests/pestFAQsheets/emeraldashborer
html
Sirex Wood-Wasp: http://mass-
nrc.org/pests/pestFAQsheets/
european%20woodwasp.htm
This pest alert is from the Massachu-
setts Introduced Pests Outreach Project,
a collaborative project between the
Massachusetts Department of Agricultural
Resources and the UMass Extension Ag-
riculture and Landscape Program aimed
at preventing the establishment of new
pathogens and pests in Massachusetts.
Visit the project website (http://www.
massnrc.org/pests).
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Miscanthus, Ornamental andInvasive Grass
This is an information site about Miscan-
thus, an ornamental grass that has natural-
ized and invaded native plant communi-
ties in parts of the United States. This site
has been prepared as part of a research
project in coordination with University of
Minnesota and the National Park Service.
Ornamental cultivars ofMiscanthus sinen-
sis should only be planted in managed
landscapes where they can be watched
for self-seeding.
Mary Hockenberry Meyer, Professor of
Horticultural Science at UMN. Visit http://
horticulture.coafes.umn.edu/miscanthus
Woodborer Update: Asian Long-horned Beetle, Emerald Ash Borer,And Sirex Wood Wasp
(March 21, 2007):
Wood boring insects have arrived to the
United States though solid wood packing
materials in shipments of foreign goods.
Asian longhorned beetle (Anoplophora
glabripennis), emerald ash borer (Agrilus
planipennis), and Sirex wood wasp (Sirex
noctilio) are three introduced wood-bor-
ing insects currently affecting the United
States. The Asian longhorned beetle (ALB)
was introduced to North America in
solid wood packing material from China.
ALB was rst reported by a resident of
Brooklyn, NY in 1996. Since that time
it has been found in Chicago (1998),
New Jersey (2002), and Ontario, Canada
(2003). Eradication projects are being
conducted at these locations. Maps of
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Massachusetts Arbor DayCelebration to Feature Tree
Plantings across theCommonwealth
Urban Youth Take Action against Global
Warming and For Community Health
Urban youth groups will plant more than
200 trees, 100 in Boston and the rest
distributed across 12 other municipali-
ties: Belmont, Brockton, Cambridge, Fall
River, Holyoke, Lawrence, Lowell, New
Bedford, Quincy, Somerville, Springeld
and Worcester. This statewide Arbor Day
celebration on Friday, April 27, 2007 will
be coordinated by Eagle Eye Institute
in partnership with the Massachusetts
Coalition of YouthBuild USA and is
funded in large part by an Urban Forestry
Challenge grant from the DCR as part of
a nine-month Green Industries Career
Pathway program conducted by Eagle Eye
Institute. The tree planting celebration at
each site is expected to draw state and
local leaders in the public, private and
non-prot sectors, as well as local youth
and community members. All sites have
been chosen with an emphasis on restor-
ing equity across the city, planting treesin areas where they are needed most,
primarily in low-income neighborhoods,
where tree canopy has traditionally been
low, and where the increased shade and
health effects of these trees will be well-
appreciated. Were extremely excited
to be partnering with the Massachusetts
YouthBuild Coalition to coordinate this
tree planting effort on a statewide level
for this years Arbor Day, said Eagle
Eye Institute Executive Director Renee
Toll-DuBois. The events bring togetherlocal youth, professional arborists, and
government and community leaders and
will demonstrate how important trees are
for the overall health of our communities.
As active participants in the plantings, the
local youth gain valuable experience and
training, bringing to life our slogan that
we are planting roots for our future.
For more information on the 2007
Massachusetts Arbor Day celebration,
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including sponsorship information, please
contact Rene Toll-DuBois or Emma
Lathan at Eagle Eye Institute at (617)
666-5222 or elathan@eagleeyei.org or
visit Eagle Eye Institutes website at www.
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GO WILD withThe Art of Livable Landscapes
Symposium
New England Wild Flower Society marks
the 75th anniversary ofGarden in the
Woods in 2007, beginning with The
Art of Livable Landscapes Symposium
on Friday, May 18, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.Held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Natick,
MA, three of Americas inuential horti-
culture and design visionaries come to-
gether to discuss the coming revolution in
native plants as artistic garden features,
as expressions of regional identity, and
as key components of livable sustainable
environments. The symposium promises
to fuel creative inspiration and bring pow-
erful design ideas to clients, and to our
gardens. A luncheon follows the morn-
ing programs. The symposium includesa rst-hand preview of the Gardens new
exhibit, ART GOES WILD: Innovation
with Native Plants, with the artist, W.
Gary Smith, followed by an informal
Garden reception.
Rick Darke speaks on Native Plants
and Livable Landscapes. He invites us for a
fresh look at the native theme and the op-
portunities for creating and conserving truly
livable regional landscapes. His books, The
American Woodland Garden: Capturing the
Spirit of the Deciduous Forestand his latest,The Encyclopedia of Grasses for Livable
Landscapes, are both available for signing
and purchase at the event.
In Artistic Approaches to Design,
award-winning landscape architect W.
Gary Smith explores the intersection of
ecological design and artistic abstraction,
where plants and other artful materials si-
multaneously reach their sustainable and
aesthetic potential. In 2005 he completed
the Gardens Master Plan for the Lady Bird
Johnson Wildower Center in Austin,
Texas. Smith lives in Toronto, Ontario.
New England Wild Flower Societys
Executive Director Gwen Stauffer dis-
cusses the synergistic roles of private
and public gardens in helping to achieve
effective plant conservation in Cultural
Landscapes and Plant Conservation.
Prior to joining New England Wild Flowe
Society in 2005, Stauffer was Executive
Director of Gardens at Calloway Gardens
in Georgia.
Symposium participants will board
motor coaches for a short ride to Gar-
den in the Woods and a special preview
tour of ART GOES WILD: Innovation
with Native Plants. W. Gary Smith will
introduce the exhibit, which opens to
the public on May 19th. This exhibit runs
until October 31.The New England Wild Flower Society
is pleased to co-sponsor The Art of Liv-
able Landscapes with Arnold Arboretum
of Harvard University, Massachusetts Hor-
ticultural Society, and Wellesley College
Friends of Horticulture. The symposium
fee is $125 for members of the Society
and co-sponsoring institutions, and $150
for non-members. The fee includes park-
ing, morning/afternoon refreshments,
luncheon, and transportation to and from
Garden in the Woods for the exhibit andreception. Please register by calling New
England Wild Flower Society at 508-877-
7630 ext. 3303 or by emailing registrar@
newfs.org. Special symposium lodging
rates on Thursday and Friday are available
at the Crowne Plaza Hotel.
Call 508-653-8800 for reservations.
announcements
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Smart Growth Resources forMassachusetts Cities and Towns
This booklet from the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts provides a comprehensive
listing of nancial and technical resources
for cities and towns interested in promot-
ing smart growth. The publication is pro-
duced by the Ofce of Commonwealth
Development (OCD), which integrates
energy, environmental, housing, and
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Native Plants in the Landscape
17th Annual Conference will be held at Mill-
ersville University, Millersville, PA, June 7-9,
2007. Topics include: Green Architecture &
Biophilia, Sustainable Residential Property,
Garden Design Inspired by Plant Communi-
ties, Restoring Diversity in Your Garden. For
more info: www.millersvillenativeplants.org
Sustainable Local Agriculture Series
Sustainable Local Agriculture Series Part
I: Wednesday, May 16th at 7pm, at NRWA.
Local Sustainable Agriculture versus Fac-
tory Farming: the Future for America with
Jack Kittredge (Social Action Coordinator
for MA NOFA and organic farmer in Barre,
MA) and Kim Greenough (New Beginnings
Farm in Townsend, MA) who will also ad-
dress grass-fed livestock systems.
Sustainable Local Agriculture Series
Part II: tentative date, Thursday, May 24th
at 7pm, at NRWA. Heirloom / Heri-
tage-Breed (Rare and Endangered) Farm
Animals.
NEW: Sustainable Local Agriculture Series
Part III: tentative date, Tuesday, June 5th at
7pm, at NRWA. Introduction to Permacul-
ture: Ecological Vision, Design System, and
Global Movement with Dave Jacke who
has been a student of ecology and design
since the 1970s, and has run Dynamics
Ecological Design rm. For more info: his
website Edible Forest Gardens.com is
dedicated to offering inspiring and practical
information on the vision, ecology, design,
and stewardship of perennial polycultures of
multipurpose plants in small-scale settings.
Sustainable Local Agriculture Series Part
IV: Natural Step with JoAnne Sunshower of
New England Small Farm Institute. Since1988, The Natural Step has worked to
accelerate global sustainability by guiding
companies, communities and governments
onto an ecologically, socially and economi-
cally sustainable path. The Network is part
of the international network of The Natural
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advisory organization that uses a science-
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spending programs that affect develop-
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Planning and Zoning
Downtown Redevelopment
Housing
Economic Development
Bicycle and Pedestrian
Water Transportation
Transit Oriented Development
Open Space Preservation
Water/Sewer and Other MunicipalServices
Browneld Redevelopment
Energy Efciency & RenewableEnergy
Program descriptions and contact
information are provided in the 28 page
(4.3mb) booklet; available online as a
PDF document at the resource link below.
Resource: http://commpres.env.state.ma.
us/publications/smart-growth_OCD.pdf
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Boston-based, high-end landscape com-
pany seeks crew member for 2007 to do
garden maintenance, artistic pruning and
plant installation. No lawn mowing. Or-
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Position: Land Stewardship Manager!
Help Lands Sake, Inc. design, install,
and maintain ecological and edible land-
scapes. Seeking experienced gardener to
run small crew. Location: Weston, Mass.
See www.landssake.org/joblistings/
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