View each session for CEUs available. Wednesday’s 4 hours of class time  = 4 optional CE credits for landscape architects (pending), 4 CEUs for FNGLA certified professionals. ISA & other credits still being finalized. Credential applicants may acquire additional CEU hours.

8:30-11:00am – Guided Garden Walk A  &  Guided Garden Walk B – Exclusively for FANN-FGCU Microcredential participants – Naples Botanical Garden – staggered times at 8:30 and 10am, assigned to participants by FANN.

12:00pm Noon – Welcome Lunch & Networking on the Patio

1:00-2:00pm – OPENING SESSION – The Need for Natives Now – Auditorium

2:00-3:00pm – After Ian, Native Plant Performance panel discussion with Heather Shields, Stephen Brown, Nick Ewy and Jared Franklin, moderated by Jenny Evans – Auditorium

3:00-3:30pm – Networking Break on the Patio

3:30-4:30pm – When and How to Prune Native Trees & Shrubs, Part 1 presentation with Donna Castro and Giuseppe Di Giacinto – Auditorium

4:30-5:30pm – Marco Island Native Makeovers: Manicured to Natural with Eryk Jadaszewski – Auditorium

4:30-5:30pm – When and How to Prune Native Trees & Shrubs, Part 2 demonstration – garden walk and pruning simulations with Donna Castro and Giuseppe Di Giacinto

5:30-6:30pm – Evening Social Onsite

View each session for CEUs available. Thursday’s 5 hours of class time  = 5 optional CE credits for landscape architects (pending), 4 CEUs for FNGLA certified professionals. ISA & other credits still being finalized. Credential applicants may acquire additional CEU hours.

8:00-10:30am – Guided Garden Walk A &  Guided Garden Walk B – Exclusively for FANN-FGCU Microcredential participants – Naples Botanical Garden – staggered times 8:00am and 9:30 assigned to participants by FANN.

9:00-10:00am – Native Plants to Shape presentation with Janine Griffiths – Auditorium

10:00-11:00am – Native Plants to Shape panel discussion with Eryk Jadaszewski, Elizabeth Beans, Isabel Soto and Rebeca Siplak, moderated by Janine Griffiths – Auditorium

11am-12:00pm – Florida Native Palms with Dr. Mica McMillan – Auditorium

12:00pm Noon – Lunch & Networking on the patio

1:00-2:00pm – Coastal Vegetation Management Best Practices with Rob Barron – Auditorium

2:00-3:30pm – 2035: What Will Our South Florida Landscape Look Like? Looking Ahead: Native Plants & Climate Change panel discussion with Chad Washburn, George Gann and Pam Soltis. Sponsored by the Native Plant Horticulture Foundation.

3:00-4:00pm – Field Demonstration Module for FANN-FGCU Microcredential applicants.