Growing Greener Communities through Tennessee Smart Yards, with speaker Dr. Andrea Ludwig
The Carriage House at Knoxville Botanical Gardens, 2649 Boyds Bridge Pike, Knoxville, TN, 37914 Map
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We are EXCITED to Present this Month’s Class:
Growing Greener Communities through Tennessee Smart Yards, with Dr. Andrea Ludwig
June 28 at 6PM
2649 Boyds Bridge Pike, Knoxville
This class is in person and live streamed via Zoom.
About This Class:
In the face of grand challenges to our landscapes, biodiversity, and natural resources, privately held lands in Tennessee hold a significant capacity to be part of the solution towards reversing some of the damage that land use change has caused. Tennessee Smart Yards is an Extension-led program that guides Tennesseans on practices they can apply in their yards to create healthier, more ecologically-sound landscapes and communities. Nine principles of stewardship serve as the foundation for the program and are explored in online modules and practical workshops taught by UT-TSU Extension and water resource professionals. The program sprouted in 2008 by the Tennessee Water Resources Research Center through a grant from the TN Department of Agriculture and modeled after the Florida Friendly Landscaping program from Florida Extension Service. This presentation will overview the program and provide some insights gained through over a decade of maturation of Tennessee Smart Yards.
About Dr. Andrea Ludwig:
Dr. Andrea Ludwig is an associate professor of ecological engineering in the biosystems engineering and soil science department at the University of Tennessee. She serves as the state stormwater management specialist for UT Extension, and in that role has been working with communities across Tennessee to increase the abundance and function of green infrastructure to protect surface water quality. She is the program director for Tennessee Smart Yards and has the pleasure of teaching the Soils and Water Interactions class for the TN Valley Chapter's Certificate of Native Plants.
Zoom Info:
https://wildones-org.zoom.us/j/81880180934?pwd=TWh2WTRhMW0rNi95U0hIN1hCc2xkdz09
Jun 28, 2023 06:00 PM Eastern Apple GPS Instructions:
Just a quick note on Apple Map directions. Apple Maps may take you to a shortcut that is currently gated. However, if you take the James White exit from Highway 40 (exit 388A), Apple GPS will map you correctly to the Boyd's Bridge Pike address.
If you do end up on Wimpole Avenue, go ahead and park in the Botanical Garden gravel parking lot and follow the Wild Ones sign directing you to the Carriage House. There will be signs directing you to the Carriage House.