Concurrent Education Session

TUE-C03: Get the Dirt on Soil-level Strategies for Climate Resilience and Carbon Drawdown

Tuesday, October 8, 2024

3:45pm – 5:00pm ET

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146A

1.25 PDH, LA CES/HSW, AICP, ISA, NY/HSW, FL

Lead Speaker(s)

Sally L. Brown

Research Professor
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington

Speaker(s)

Ron Alexander, Affil. ASLA (he/him/his)

President
R. Alexander Associates, Inc.
Apex, North Carolina

Session Guide
Jake Chalfin (he/him/his)

Sales Manager
laurel valley soils
LANDENBERG, Pennsylvania

Soils are critical for the success of any landscaping project, but they are also a critical tool in combating climate change and increasing resilience against the climate changes we are already experiencing.

Learning Outcomes:

Understand the scientific basics of soil amendment and improvement, and how they impact plant growth and climate change.
Review and understand how to use the new “Compost and Soil Improvement as Tools for Climate Resilient Landscapes” manual in tandem with ASLA’s Climate Action Plan.
Understand how to better specify the use of healthy soils and compost soil amendments while evaluating soil product submittals and samples.
Obtain a deeper understanding of soil improvement benefits, walking through a variety of recent projects.