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ISSN 1554-656X
The Newsletter of the Ecological Landscaping Association Vol.
16, No.
1 Spring 2009
From the editor
• Kat Good-Schiff
Over 300 landscaping
processionals, landscaping
product and...
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Because land doesn’t come with a manual.
.
.
Price $2.
00
ISSN 1554-656X
The Newsletter of the Ecological Landscaping Association Vol.
16, No.
1 Spring 2009
From the editor
• Kat Good-Schiff
Over 300 landscaping
processionals, landscaping
product and service providers,
master gardeners, community
activists, homeowners, students, and
interested individuals came together
in Springfield,
Massachusetts,
at the 15th
annual ELA
Conference on
February 27
and 28.
They “dug in”to the theory
and practice of ecological landscaping
by attending two inspiring keynote
addresses and 20 in-depth sessions
on cutting-edge topics.
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c o n t e n t s
1 Expanding the Story
3 Managing Soil Compaction
3 Survival Strategies and Tree Connections
4 ABCs of Forest Insects
5 Members Making a Difference
6 Open Forum
9 Moving Forward with ELA
12 Gleanings, Events
Moving Forward with ELA : Connecting the Dots
In this issue of The Ecological Landscaper, we review some of the conference
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