Schedule of Activities

at Buehler Auditorium, Kapnick Center, and in Naples Botanical Garden

WEDNESDAY - OCTOBER 18, 2023

8:00AM-12:00 Noon – Guided Garden Walks – Exclusively for FANN-FGCU Microcredential participants – Naples Botanical Garden

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 ShieldsStephen BrownJenny Evans and Jared Franklin, moderated by Brian Galligan – 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 – Naples Botanical Garden

5:30-6:30pm – Evening Social Onsite

THURSDAY - OCTOBER 19, 2023

8:00-10:00am – Guided Garden Walks – Exclusively for FANN-FGCU Microcredential participants – Naples Botanical Garden

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 – Native Grasses & Wildflowers for South Florida with Troy Springer – Auditorium

2:00-3:00pm – Looking Ahead: Native Plants & Climate Change panel discussion with Chad Washburn, George Gann and Pam Soltis. 

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