Schedule of Activities
Continuing education for registered landscape architects, FFL™ certified landscaping professionals, FNGLA certified horticulture professionals, ISA certified arborists & more.WEDNESDAY, Nov. 4, 2026
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS: 4-7 optional CEs
ISA ARBORISTS CEUS: Arborist Credits: pending
And approval pending for
UF IFAS Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Certified Professionals &
FNGLA Certified Horticulture Professionals
| Time | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00-11:30am | OFFSITE & OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES limited space, first come, first serve, select ONE of the following choices. | |
| 8:00 – 11:30am | Classical Plant ID Skills with some New Tools & Methods Workshop with Bobby Hattaway | TBA |
| 9:00- 11:00am | Tour of Natural Areas Teaching Laboratory with Ross Barreto | TBA |
| 9:00-11:00am | Campus Tree Tour with Stephanie Cadaval, Jose Cajiga Lopez & Dr. Michael Andreu | TBA |
| 9:00-11:00am | Maintaining Native Plants and Trees in the Urban Landscape– research plantings tour with Sandy Wilson, Chris Harchick, Teagan Young, Ashley Jackson | TREE Unit |
| 10:00-11:00am | Small Nursery Operation with a Big Impact with Claudia Larsen | Micanopy Wildflowers |
| 9:00-11:00am | Campus Landscape Tour with UF Groundskeeper (TENTATIVE) | TBA |
| 11:30- Noon | General attendee CHECK-IN | Straughn Ctr |
| 12:00-1:00pm | WELCOME LUNCH & networking | Straughn Ctr |
| 1:00-2:00pm | Creating the Next Generation of Native Plant Gardeners with Jacqueline Litton | Straughn Ctr |
| 2:00-3:00pm | Beyond Installation: Native Landscape Stewardship and Long-term Performance with Rhonda Gracie, Russell Adams, Ed Bravo, John Oldenburg and Kelly Tesiero | Straughn Ctr |
| 3:00-3:30pm | Networking | Straughn Ctr |
| 3:30-5:30pm | North Central Florida Native Plants & Trees Intensive with Jess Lummus, Heather Blake, Rhonda Gracie, Sam Mello, Larry Teague, Joe Walthall | Straughn Ctr |
| 6:00pm | Networking Social – details TBA | TBA |
THURSDAY, Nov. 5, 2026
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS: 5 optional CEs
ISA ARBORISTS CEUS: Arborist Credits: pending
Approval pending for
UF IFAS Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Certified Professionals &
FNGLA Certified Horticulture Professionals
| Time | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00-8:30 | Networking | Straughn Ctr |
| 8:30-9:05am | Propagation by Cuttings: Everything You Sorta Need to Know, with Dr. Sandra B. Wilson | Straughn Ctr |
| 9:05-9:40am | Seed Storage/Scarification/Germination, Everything You Sorta Need to Know, with Dr. Hector Perez | Straughn Ctr |
| 9:40-10:05 | Natives in Large-scale Developments: Current Commentary with Dr. Basil Iannone | Straughn Ctr |
| 10:05-10:30 | Networking | Straughn Ctr |
| 10:30-Noon |
Lightning Updates: Faculty Research, Labs & Programs |
Straughn Ctr |
| Noon-1:00 | LUNCH & networking | Straughn Ctr |
| 1:00-1:30 | Research Project Posters presented by UF students | Straughn Ctr |
| 2:00-3:00pm | New, Notable & Underutilized Native Plants & Trees presented by FANN Growers | Straughn Ctr |
| 3:00 – 4:00pm | Landscapes as Cultural and Social Spaces with Kody Smith | Straughn Ctr |
| 4:00-4:30pm | Last chance for networking, credentialing wrap-up | TBA |