| Main
Conference: Friday |
| Time |
Duration |
Speaker/Event |
| 8:00-8:15 |
15
min |
George
Radnovich |
| 8:15-8:30 |
15
min |
Governor
Bill Richardson |
| 8:30-9:45 |
1:15 |
Primary
Keynote Speaker:
Peter Gleick – Global Water Use |
| 9:45-10:00 |
15
min. |
BREAK |
| |
|
Environment |
| 10:00-11:00 |
1
hour |
Speaker
1 – Landscape Ecology and Archeology in Arid Lands,
Katherine Gleason, Cornell University |
| 11:00-12:00 |
1
hour |
Speaker
2 – Effects of Climatology on the Landscape/Tree
Ring Data
Tom Swetnam, U of Arizona, Lab of Tree Ring Research |
| 12:00-2:00 |
2
hours |
LUNCH
/ EXHIBITS |
| |
|
Water |
| 2:00-3:00 |
1
hour |
Speaker
1 – "Truth in Water" (Mike Kernodle, USGS
Hydrologist) |
| 3:00-4:00 |
1
hour |
Speaker
2 – Irrigation Policies for Water Savings
Doug
Bennett |
| 4:15-6:00 |
1:45 |
PANEL
DISCUSSION: Will Drought Kill The Green Industry?
Panelists: Amy Vickers, Tom Ash, Pauline Gubbels, Doug
Bennett,
Sterling Grogan and Mike Rowland |
Main
Conference: Saturday |
| Time |
Duration |
Speaker/Event |
| 8:30-9:45 |
1:15 |
Primary
Keynote Speaker – Water
Conservation
Amy Vickers |
| |
|
Plants |
| 9:45-10:45 |
1
hour |
Speaker
1 – Overall Botanical Discussions
Mary Irish, Former Education Director DBG |
| 10:45-11:45 |
1
hour |
BRUNCH |
| 11:45-12:45 |
1
hour |
Speaker
2 – New Mexico Plants
Judith Phillips |
| 12:45-1:45 |
1
hour |
Speaker
3 – Plant Management Desert States
Tom Ellis |
| 1:45-2:45 |
1
hour |
Speaker
4 –Habitat Restoration
Gina Dello Russo |
| |
|
|
Saturday
– Free Seminars
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC |
| 8
AM - 4 PM |
All
day |
Trade
Show Exhibits/Booths |
| 8
AM - 4 PM |
All
day |
Xeriscape
Basic Seminars (Seperate from Trade Show) |
| |
|
|
| 9:00-9:45
|
Understanding
the Southwest Environment and Plant Requirements-
Curtis Smith, NMSU Extension Horticulture Specialist |
| 10:00-10:45
|
Xeriscape
Garden Design-
Jim Knopf, Rocky Mountain Landscape Architect and Author
of the ‘Xeriscape Flower Gardener’ |
| 11:00-11:45
|
Plants
for Xeriscape Gardens-
Claude Ceniceros, City of Albuquerque |
| 12:00-12:45
|
Plants
for Hard to Plant Areas-
Dan Goodspeed, Mountain States Wholesale Nursery |
| 1:00-1:45
|
Designing
a Drip Irrigation System-
John Seaver, Just Sprinklers |
| 2:00-2:45
|
Non-Organic
Soil Amendments for Water Conservtion –
Dave Diehnelt, Western Organics |
| 3:00-3:45
|
Integrated
Pest Management-
Dr. Mike English, NMSU Entomologist |
