MWA is happy to host various webinars throughout the year on wetland science, management and protection, policy, and other wetland related topics. We hope you’ll join us at an upcoming webinar.

MWA 2023 Member Webinar Series: Designing Your Landscape with Native Plants

Date: February 7, 2023

Time: 7:00 to 8:00 pm ET

Virtual via Zoom

Free for MWA members

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Just in time for Spring 2023 native plantings! Does your yard lack complexity? Give your landscape a makeover!

Martha Holzheuer will discuss how to get started with native plant landscaping. Learn how to create a landscape design for your yard utilizing native trees, shrubs, wildflowers, grasses, and ferns. Martha will discuss types of gardens such as butterfly, pollinator, and bird-friendly and the planning basics you’ll need to successfully landscape your yard with native species. Many of the plants discussed will be available at Nature Niche’s periodic native plant sales during the 2023 growing season. Martha will provide resource handouts prior to the webinar. Email Bryana Guevara (bg.marxwetlands@gmail.com) or Nicole Stewart (nstewart@fishbeck.com) if you do not receive the handouts by February 6, 2023.

Martha Holzheuer, CERP, PLA, CE, CA —Owner of Nature Niche LLC

Martha Holzheuer is a landscape ecologist and owner of Nature Niche LLC, a nature-focused gift and supply store in Midland, Michigan. She spent approximately 15 years working as an environmental consultant, specializing in threatened and endangered species protection and permitting, native plant design, invasive species management, wildlife habitat enhancement, and ecological restoration. She is a Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioner, Certified Ecologist, Certified Arborist, and Professional Landscape Architect.

MWA 2023 Member Webinar Series: Wetland Invasives and the Natives You Might Confuse Them With

Date: March 1, 2023

Time: 12:00 to 1:00 pm ET

Virtual via Zoom

Free for MWA members

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Many conservation workers and natural area stewards spend a lot of time finding and removing invasive species—but when you are focused on quickly removing invasive species, it can be easy to mistakenly cut or pull similar-looking native species. Jacqueline Courteau will review common invasive species of wetlands, and compare and contrast them with native species that can grow in similar settings. After this webinar, you should be able to distinguish between invasives and similar-looking natives.

Jacqueline Courteau, PhD—President and Senior Ecologist, NatureWrite LLC                       

 Jacqueline Courteau is an ecologist and consultant (NatureWrite LLC) who has taught courses including woody plants, field ecology, and ecology labs, restoration ecology, sense of place, natural history, and environmental writing at the University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan University. Her company, NatureWrite LLC, focuses on ecological monitoring and assessment. Projects have included developing a rapid ecological assessment for the Huron River Watershed Council, monitoring deer impacts on vegetation in various park systems, and work on oak regeneration, forest stewardship planning, and contract work for Michigan Natural Features Inventory and the Smithsonian Institution’s Encyclopedia of Life. She enjoys working with people who are interested in learning about natural areas and has led numerous walks and workshops about plant identification, forest ecology, ecological monitoring, and nature journaling. She is increasingly focused on working with private landowners who want to learn about and manage their land through forest stewardship or restoration and management plans. She co-coordinates the Professional Stewards Hike in Ann Arbor, which facilitates discussion and collaboration among conservation professionals. She can’t resist collecting acorns each autumn and is trying to grow and nurture seedlings of every Michigan native oak species.