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Panel Discussion - Maintaining Historic Properties01-31-23 | 10

- Panel Discussion -
Maintaining Historic Properties
TLE-Anaheim

- Featuring -
The Getty Center and Huntington Library
with Lola Trafecanty, Getty Grounds Manager and members of the Huntington Library Grounds Department.

The grounds of an iconic institution carry as much weight as the collections inside. This panel brings together facility managers from some of Southern California's most celebrated public landscapes for a behind-the-scenes look at balancing preservation with progress.

November 5th at 11:15 a.m.

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Landscape Maintenance 201
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Adam accepted a position with Irvine Company in 2012, and has been managing all Office projects in San Diego since that time. He has been instrumental in Irvine Company winning many CLCA awards, as well as an International Lighting award. In this seminar, he will identify key components of landscaping maintenance, expectations from service providers, and landsacping dos and don'ts.

November 5th at 9:30 a.m.

Groundskeeping Hazard Management
by Charity Madrid-Torres

University of Arizona's Health & Safety Officer Charity Madrid-Torres will share how to identify common hazards associated with landscape and groundskeeping tasks, recognize emerging hazards in real time, and take proactive actions to prevent injuries. Through real-world scenarios and field-based examples, participants will gain a clear, repeatable approach to making safer decisions before incidents occur.

November 5th at 8:00 a.m.

- The Future of Landscape Panel -
Designing For Maintenance Success
by Scott Rice, PLA, ASLA, RHA Community Works; ?

A beautiful design means nothing if it can't be maintained. Panelists will explore real-world successes and cautionary tales with a focus on designing within realistic maintenance budgets, identifying chronic pain points in the field, and building the cross-disciplinary communications habits that lead to spaces to that truly last. Attendees will leave with practical tools for bridging the design-to-maintenance gap on their next project.

November 5th at 9:30 a.m.

New and Underused Plants for California Projects
by Nicholas Staddon, Staddon Consulting

Join Nicholas Staddon, plantsman and West Coast resource for terrific California plants, as he navigates us through a host of new and proven plants for our regional landscapes with a special section on trees. Handouts will be provided as well as information on plant trends, cultural shifts, and a listing of relevant books and magazines.

November 4th at 11:15 a.m.

Fire-Resistant Native Plants
by Greg Rubin, CA's Own Native Landscaping

Having had 20 landscapes involved in major fire events, without the loss of a single home, a well designed and maintained native landscape may actually be one of the MOST fire resistant choices available. The results of our 4 year research project for the U.S. Navy, examining the phenomenon of native landscape fire resistance, will be discussed, as well as actual case histories with photos.

November 5th at 1:00 p.m.

Poor Practices in Landscape Management

by Don Bottger, PGMS

The session will discuss many of the substandard practices commonly seen in the Landscape and Grounds Management Industry. Some of these practices include improper irrigation installation and maintenance, poor chemical usage, and inappropriate foliage selection, pruning, and planting practices.

November 4th at 8:00 a.m.

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