W. Douglas Serrill Portfolio 2018 by W. Douglas Serrill

W. DOUGLAS SERRILL

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

PORTFOLIO

W. DOUGLAS SERRILL

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

PORTFOLIO

MILL POND. BARNSTABLE, MA

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Contents RESUME & PERSONAL STATEMENT

STUDIO PROJECTS 8-13 14-19

PARCEL BY PARCEL IN THE THREE BAYS WATERSHED Improving Water Quality Through Residential Ecological Design PIER 4: RISING TO THE OCCASION Living Shorelines to Increase Resiliency

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MINUTE MAN NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK Envisioning a New Entrance and Arrival Experience

24-27

APREMONT TRIANGLE NEIGHBORHOOD PARK Placemaking Through Green Stormwater Infrastructure

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RED HOOK SHORELINE GARDENS Residential Resiliency Through Green Infrastructure and Public Parks

30-31

ASHOKAN STATION TRAILHEAD DESIGN AND PLANNING A New Gateway to the Catskills

32-33

ADAMS STREET CONSERVATION AREA Ecological Management Plan

BUILT PROJECTS 34-35

EDEN LANDING ECOLOGICAL RESERVE Ecological Restoration of the Transition Zone

PUBLICATIONS

RESTORATION OF NATIVE PLANTS ON CATALINA ISLAND, CALIFORNIA. Native Plants Journal.

CONNECTING GROWERS AND SHARING KNOWLEDGE Building a Native Nursery Network on California's Central Coast Region W. DOUGLAS SERRILL

RESUME

WORK EXPERIENCE Landscape Architecture Intern, Summer 2017 DODSON & FLINKER LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE & PLANNING, FLORENCE MA

• Assisted with form-based code planning project for City of Northampton, MA • Provided illustrations, mapping, and other tasks as requested

EDUCATION Masters of Landscape Architecture, Candidate 2018 UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, AMHERST, MA

Masters of Science Ecological Design, 2016 THE CONWAY SCHOOL, CONWAY, MA

Bachelor of Arts Environmental Studies, 1999 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, OR.

Certified Professional Horticulturist, 2007 MARYLAND NURSERY AND LANDSCAPE ASSOCIATION

Graduate Teaching Assistant, 2017-Present UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, AMHERST, MA

• Construction Materials, Professor Micheal Davidsohn, Spring 2018 • Site Engineering, Professor Mark Lindhult, Fall 2017 • Construction Materials, Professor Micheal Davidsohn, Spring 2017

Projects and Events Coordinator, 2014-2015 EAGLE RIVER WATERSHED COUNCIL, EAGLE, CO

• Managed riparian restoration projects on Eagle and Colorado Rivers • Coordinated two annual community clean-up events with 1,300+ volunteers

Native Plant Nursery Manager, 2011-2014 SAVE THE BAY, OAKLAND, CA

TECHNICAL SKILLS INDESIGN ILLUSTRATOR PHOTOSHOP ARCMAP ARCSCENE AUTOCAD SKETCHUP RHINO MICROSOFT OFFICE

• Managed all aspects of two native plant nurseries, 50,000 seedlings annually • Coordinated community-based restoration activities for 250+ volunteer events annually, 6,000+ volunteers, at 12 project sites, and 2 nursery facilities • Assisted Project Manager in design, implementation, and monitoring of wetland restoration projects

Resource Ecologist, 2009-2011 AUDUBON CANYON RANCH, STINSON BEACH, CA

• Managed native plant nursery; 10,000+ seedlings annually • Designed and implemented multiple ecological restoration projects • Managed volunteer program and educational workshops

Assistant Nursery Manager, 2006-2009 ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN, ST. MICHAELS, MD

• Managed day to day operations of wholesale native plant nursery • Produced 700,000 seedlings annually, over 125 different species

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Statement

For more than 12 years as a native plant horticulturist, I have connected people to place through community-based restoration and native plant propagation. I believe excellent design is built upon listening to peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s needs and perceptions, understanding and integrating ecological and cultural patterns and processes that influence a site, and creating performative landscapes that connect infrastructure and people to place. CONTACT

DESIGN. ECOLOGY. INFRASTRUCTURE.

310.944.4725 dougserrill@gmail.com 394 Mathews Rd Conway, MA 01341

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PARCEL BY PARCEL IN THE THREE BAYS WATERSHED Improving Water Quality Through Residential Ecological Design BARNSTABLE, MA Umass Studio, Fall 2017; In partnership with Barnstable Clean Water Coalition

PROJECT SUMMARY Parcel By Parcel in the Three Bays Watershed is an investigation of residential landscape solutions to regional water quality degradation from excess Nitrogen and other contaminants leaching into the groundwater from septic systems, storm water, and fertilizer applications. As a largely residential watershed with limited protected open space, there is an opportunity and imperative for private landowners to work collectively to improve water quality and protect the landscapes of Cape Cod. Looking at one waterfront property for both site specific and characteristic conditions, three landscape archetypes are identified for conceptual design. Waterfront buffer, Meadow, and Woodland Edge, strive to improve water quality, increase biodiversity, and expand habitat connectivity, while providing a striking and inspiring aesthetic of the authentic Cape Cod landscape through the use of appropriate native flora.

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WOODLAND EDGE

THE MANN PROPERTY IN THE THREE BAYS WATERSHED

Nantucket Sound

West Bay

North Bay

Higgins Cove

Cotuit Bay

Prince’s Cove

Marston’s Mills River

Mann Property

Route 28 Cotuit Rd

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Mill Pond

SHRUB/FOREST (EDGE)

DRY MEADOW (SUN)

OPEN WATER

SHALLOW MARSH (Emergent Wetland)

WET MEADOW (SUN)

DRY MEADOW (PART-SHADE)

Oriental Bittersweet Celastrus orbiculatus

Vitis spp.

Honey Locust

Jewel Weed

Gleditsia triacanthos

Impatiens capensis

SHALLOW MARSH DEEP MARSH OPEN WET WATER (EMERGENT WETLAND) (EMERGENT WETLAND) MEADOW

Joe Pye weed

Eutrochium purpureum

Arrowhead

Sweetflag

Pickerel weed

Common rush

Hard-stem bulrush

Woolgrass

Sagittaria latifolia

WaterLily

Nymphaea odorata

The following plant images are sourced from the internet.

UPLAND BUFFER

Kentucky Bluegrass Poa pratensis

WATERFRONT BUFFER

WOODLAND GROUNDCOVER (WET // FULL SHADE)

WOODLAND ECOTONE (EDGE)

SHRUB/ FOREST EDGE

Grape

Water Willow

Decodon verticillatus

WOODLAND GROUNDCOVER (DRY // FULL SHADE)

WET MEADOW

EXISTING CONDITIONS

WET MEADOW

WATERFRONT BUFFER

SHALLOW MARSH (EMERGENT WETLAND)

SHRUB/ FOREST EDGE

DRY MEADOW

“NO-MOW” LAWN

PROPOSED CONDITIONS

NATIVE PLANT COMMUNITIES

DEEP MARSH (EMERGENT WETLAND)

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Pontederia cordata

Schoenoplectus acutus

Iris versicolor

Juncus effusus

Scirpus cyperinus

Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Sweet Pepperbush Clethra anlifolia

Bayberry

Myrica pensylvanica

Elderberry

Sambucus nigra

Little Bluestem

Schizachrium scoparium

Switch grass Blazing star

Panicum virgatum Liatris spicata

Prairie dropseed Swamp milkweed Sporobolis heterolepis Asclepias incarnata

Shad bush Indian grass

Amelanchier canadensis Sorgastrum nutans

Creeping fescue Festuca spp.

WOODLAND EDGE

MEADOW

WOODLAND EDGE

LAWN

SHRUB EDGE

Groundcover

Black Cherry

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Rhododendron Rhododendron spp.

Black Cherry

Prunus serotina

Rhododendron Norway Maple

Kentucky Bluegrass

Rhododendron spp. Acer platanoides

Poa pratensis

Quercus rubra

DRY MEADOW

WET MEADOW

Black-eyed Susan

Sweetflag

DRY MEADOW

Little Bluestem Bleeding hearts

Rudbeckia fulgida

Blue Vervain

Fragrant sumac

Verbena hastata

Rhus aromatica

Rhododendron

Blazing Star

Rhododendron spp.

Liatris spicata

Oriental Bittersweet Celastrus orbiculatus

Japanese Barberry Porcelain Berry

Berbergia thungergi Ampelopsis brevipedunculata

WOODLAND EDGE

MEADOW SHRUB EDGE

Prunus serotina

Northern Red Oak

Iris versicolor

Oak Sedge

Carex pensylvanica

Common rush Juncus effusus

Schizachrium scoparium Dicentra eximia

Switch grass Joe Pye weed

Panicum virgatum Eutrochium purpureum

Prairie dropseed Swamp milkweed Sporobolis heterolepis Asclepias incarnata

Indian grass Culver’s root

Sorgastrum nutans Veronicastrum virginicum

WOODLAND EDGE

WOODLAND UNDERSTORY

GROUNDCOVER DRY // SHADE

GROUNDCOVER WET // SHADE

Norway Maple

Acer platanoides

American Sycamore

Platanus occidentalis

Azalea

Rhododendron spp.

Rhododendron

Honey Locust

Rhododendron spp.

GROUNDCOVER DRY // SHADE

Gleditsia triacanthos

WOODLAND EDGE

Rhododendron

Rhododendron spp.

Winterberry Black cherry

Bearberry

Ilex verticillata Prunus serotina

Sweet fern Black tupelo

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Shad bush Lowbush blueberry

Schizachrium scoparium Ilex glabra

Comptonia peregrina Nyssa sylvatica

Amelanchier canadensis Vaccinium angustifolium

Little Bluestem Inkberry Culver’s Root Sweet Pepperbush

Veronicastrum virginicum Clethra alnifolia

Honey Locust Northern Red Oak Quercus rubra

Black Cherry Prunus serotina

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Royal Fern Foamflower

Osmunda regalis Tiarella cordifolia

Solomon’s Seal Sensitive Fern

Polygonatum odoratum Onoclea sensibilis

Gleditsia triacanthos

Pitch Pine

Azalea

American Sycamore

Rhododendron

Pinus rigida

Platanus occidentalis

Rhododendron spp.

PIER 4

RISING TO THE OCCASION Living Shorelines to Increase Resiliency SEAPORT DISTRICT, BOSTON, MA UMass Studio, Fall 2017

PROJECT SUMMARY

PIER 4: RISING TO THE OCCASION, addresses sea level rise by increasing ecological function along the waterfront through the integration of salt marsh form and function. An ecological aesthetic aims to shift cultural landscape norms and increase awareness and desire to have ecological functions in all of our everyday landscapes. This conceptual design is a re-imagining of Reed-Hilderbrand’s final design under construction of Pier 4. The main pedestrian corridor is flanked by Betula populifolia in a rain garden. The pedestrian corridor narrows and provides cafe seating under a grove of Rhus copalinum, then opens for the grand view of the harbor. Hexagonal pavers are used in a gradient pattern that conveys flow of pedestrian traffic. A universally accessible ramp connects pedestrians to the water’s edge. Backless wide and long bench seating connects the harborwalk and the pier and promotes small group gathering. Seating steps rise 6’ provide a vantage to view the water’s edge along the harborwalk and enclose those on the lawn. An Amelanchier allee leads pedestrians to a Pinus rigida grove resembling a coastal bluff blocks northeastern winds and frames the view from the waterfront views from the building.

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PIER 4 LIVING SHORELINE

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THE GREAT MARSH

1% STORM : 2070

HIGH TIDE: 2070 HIGH TIDE: 2018

BETULA POPULIFOLIA

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AMELANCHIER ALLEE

SALT MARSH TRANSITION ZONE

RHUS COPALINUM

ACCESSIBLE SIT-STEPS & DECK

HARBORWALK

OUTER DECK

PIER 4 SCHEMATIC PLAN SLOPED REVETMENT

SLOPED LAWN

PITCH PINE BLUFF

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4”

UNILOCK HEXAGON “CITY PARK PAVER” WITH UMBRIANO FINISH

8”

ROUGH GRANITE PIER REVETMENT BARK MULCH POTTING MEDIA; PRE-MIXED WELL DRAINING STRUCTURAL SOIL 3/8” CRUSHED STONE

2” 2’0”

1/2” CRUSHED GRAVEL MINUS

1’0” COMPACTED SUBGRADE

COMPACTED SUBGRADE

6”-1’ 1’0”

PAVED WALKWAY

HARBORWALK AND WATERFRONT DECK RHUS COPALINUM PLANTER WITH NESTED CAFE SEATING

HARBORWALK ACCESSIBLE DECK WITH STEPPED SEATING

HIGHEST TIDE HIGH TIDE

LOW TIDE

SAND SETTING BED 3/8” CRUSHED GRAVEL MINUS

3” 1.5” 4”

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STAINLESS STEEL PLATE

STAINLESS STEEL LEGS AND FEET

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20.3’

THE END OF THE PIER OVERHANGING DECK

6’ ROCK SITTING WALL PITCH PINE WIND BREAK & RAIN GARDEN SLOPED LAWN

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MINUTE MAN

NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK Envisioning a New Entrance and Arrival Experience LEXINGTON, MA UMass Studio, Fall 2016; In Partnership with National Park Service

PROJECT SUMMARY The arrival experience into the east end of Minute Man National Historical Park has been diminished by the use of Route 2A as local commuter bypass road, and the location of the visitor center and parking lot. The entrance and arrival experience of the east end of the Battle Road Unit is transformed by a dramatic threshold with two obelisks, styled from Battle Road stone posts, and a minute man statue in a planted median that enhances the entrance and acts as a traffic slowing measure. Upon entering, views are opened towards lush pasture land meadows on Fiske Hill and Bloody Bluff in the distance. The first of three small pull out parking areas is available to access trails through Fiske Hill and the Bloody Bluff overlook. Views are constricted at Bloody Bluff, then open up again toward the main arrival of the parking area at the Visitor Center. The orchard-planted parking area is built in a radiant pattern directing views and trails towards Parkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Revenge and Whittemore House Farms. The Visitor Center is remodeled to include an educational facility as well as larger views towards the east and north walls to connect visitors to the historically significant sites along Battle Road.

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REGIONAL GIS ANALYSIS

NEW ENTRANCE EXPERIENCE

1. BIOMAP II 2. MEADOW

& PASTURE

3. VEGETATION 4. WETLANDS & WATERWAY

5. IMPERVIOUS SURFACE

EXPANDED VISITOR CENTER AND NEW ORCHARD PARKING LOT

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PATH

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PARKER’S REVENGE LOOP TRAIL

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MINUTE MAN VISITOR CENTER

BATTLE ROAD TRAIL NEW ORCHARD PARKING & ARRIVAL EXPERIENCE EXPANDED MEADOW

FISKE HILL TRAIL

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APREMONT

TRIANGLE NEIGHBORHOOD PARK Placemaking through Green Stormwater Infrastructure SPRINGFIELD, MA UMass Studio, Spring 2017; In Partnership with the City of Springfield

PARKS WITHIN A 1/2 MILE OF THE APREMONT TRIANGLE

PROJECT SUMMARY

The Apremont Triangle Neighborhood Park is an opportunity to catalyze community revitalization by re-envisioning the Apremont Triangle to provide a multi-functional space that integrates public parks, programming and green infrastructure. A range of programming includes outdoor restaurant seating, lower and upper plazas, public seating and gathering space, shade trees, green space that highlights green stormwater infrastructure, and a central location for the Apremont Triangle historic memorial to remember the roots of the park. The Triangle is located at the nexus of a mixed use, historic neighborhood where industrial, commercial, residential, and civic uses intertwine. As the local economy has shifted in Springfield, this neighborhood is challenged by vacant storefonts, abandoned buildings, lack of market-rate housing, and pocket parks that offer limited access to outdoor programming and green space. Using stormwater management as a catalyst to improving the neighborhood walkability and community spaces through park and green street development, Springfield has an opportunity to improve its economy and quality of life for its downtown residents.

Armory National Historic Park

Emily Bill Park

Armory Commons Quadrangle Park

10 min walk

Quadrangle Park

Apremont Triangle Stearns Square

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Leonardo da Vinci Park Court Square Park Center Square

Riverfront Park 0.5 Miles

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BIRNIE BUILDIN

PEARL STREET

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APREMONT MEMORIAL

INFILTRATION TOOL KIT

MID-BLOCK PLANTER

TREE PLANTER

SIDEWALK BIKE LANE

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RED HOOK

SHORELINE GARDENS

Residential Resiliency through Green Infrastructure, and Public Parks BROOKLYN, NY

GREEN STREETS

UMass Studio, Fall 2016

PROJECT SUMMARY

RESIDENTIAL

COMMERCIAL

This conceptual design integrates ecological strategies that help the neighborhood become more resilient to climate change, specifically, sea level rise and increased storm events. The Red Hook waterfront will be redeveloped to provide housing, economic opportunity, and increased access to gardens, parks and public gathering spaces. Streets sidewalks, and paths are constructed of permeable asphalt and pavers to reduce runoff. Gardens within the housing blocks will be designed as interconnected rain gardens to promote infiltration and reduce runoff. The eastern-most block is designed with an amphitheater that includes native herbaceous flora and the Red Hook Community Farm. The Farm includes a greenhouse for native plant propagation that is connected to the Brooklyn Botanical Garden. Stormwater run-off is directed into meadows within the park and toward the living shoreline.

RAIN GARDEN BUMPOUT &

MIXED-USE PARKING BUILDING SIDEWALK

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LIVING SHORELINE

RAIN GARDENS UPLAND MEADOW HIGH-TIDE MARSH LOW-TIDE MARSH INTERTIDAL MUD FLAT OYSTER REEF BREAKWALLS SALT WATER PERMEABLE SIDEWALKS COMMUNITY FARM BEDS 29

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ASHOKAN STATION

TRAILHEAD PLANNING AND DESIGN A New Gateway to the Catskills ASHOKAN, NY The Conway School, Spring 2016, Doug Serrill and Miranda Feldmann Prepared for New York City Department of Environmental Protection

PROJECT SUMMARY The Ashokan Station Trailhead will be the first of three trailheads along the proposed Ashokan Rail Trail, a new multi-use, recreational 11.5 mile rail trail that will eventually connect to other rail trails throughout Ulster County, and beyond. The Conway School project team developed a conceptual design for the proposed Trailhead that promotes greater ecological awareness and water quality protection through low-maintenance native gardens that integrate stormwater management practices. The Trailhead connects visitors with areas for rest and exploration, evokes a sense of place, and creates a â&#x20AC;&#x153;new gateway to the Catskills.â&#x20AC;?

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PROPOSED DESIGNS

ADAMS STREET

PROCESS OF FOREST SUCCESSION

CONSERVATIO N AR E A

MEADOW HABITAT

Ecological Management Plan

MEDWAY, MA Prepared for the Town of Medway Conservation Commission The Conway School, Winter 2016, Doug Serrill and Lucy Conley

PROJECT SUMMARY

The Adams Street Conservation area is located in the center of Medway in the Chicken Brook corridor. The area is popular with the residents of Medway because of its extensive trail system. It also has a wide variety of vegetative cover including forested uplands, early successional shrub and young forest, an open field, wetlands including swamps and marshes. Streams cross through both parcels. The plan includes recommendations for ecological management of the meadow and the other habitats found on the parcel. Invasive plant species management strategies and priorities are addressed, and recommendations for new trails and access are detailed. The plan emphasizes connectivity and ecological management strategies for all of Medwayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s open space as well as private properties through conservation landscaping.

SHRUBS & GRASSES & FORBS

CLIMAX FOREST (OLD GROWTH)

DISTURBANCE

SHRUBS & SAPLINGS MATURE FOREST

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PROPOSED ADAMS STREET MEADOW

INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT PRIORITIES 4 3 1

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PROJECT SUMMARY Save The Bay advocates for a healthier, more ecologically functional San Francisco Bay. With over 1,200 miles of estuarian shoreline, connecting together nine counties, long-term conservation efforts require large community-based restoration efforts to propagate, grow, install, and maintain living shoreline projects thrgouhout the Bays Area. As the Nursery Manager of Save The Bay's two native plant nurseries, I facilitated community-based propagation efforts of a wide range of salt marsh transition zone species and assisted the restoration team with species selection and site composition for this salt marsh-upland transition zone restoration project and was responsible for seed collection and propagation for all plants installed on this site. These photos display the initial establishment of native flora in the process of restoring the shorelines of former evaporation salt ponds in Eden Landing Ecological Preserve.

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ABSTRACT Catalina Islandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s diverse flora and fauna, as well as its protected status, provide many opportunities and challenges for integrating nursery operations with the restoration efforts of the Catalina Island Conservancy. This paper reviews strategies for dealing with nonnative flora and fauna and the importance of coordinating research and monitoring efforts with nursery operations. Three case studies involving a grass production field, oak ecosystem research, and trials to improve restoration techniques are presented. Lessons learned from research trials cover a variety of topics including herbivory, water availability, weed competition, and the impact of container size on survivorship. These lessons stress the importance of site-specific solutions to achieve best management practices in nursery operations. This article was written as the proceedings to a presentation I gave at the 3rd Pacific Northwest Native Plant Conference, held December 2004 in Eugene, Oregon.

Serrill, W. D. (2006). Restoration of native plants on Catalina Island, California. Native Plants Journal 7(1), 4-14. University of Wisconsin Press.

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CONNECTING GROWERS AND S HARING KNOWLEDGE

Building a nursery network in California’s central coast region ABSTRACT

Nearly 20% of the 1.8 million ha (4.5 million ac) around San Francisco Bay in California are protected. Many small-scale, site-specific nurseries produce plants used to restore sites in this area. To improve regional efficacy, the California Native Nursery Network has been established to provide a conversation conduit among growers and scientists to share information about native plant propagation, eliminate redundant work, and promote economic viability of the native plant nursery industry. This article details some of the initial steps taken to form the network. Serrill WD. 2011. Connecting growers and sharing knowledge: building a nursery network in California’s central coast region. Native Plants Journal 12(3):285–288.

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