The 2025 Spring NEPA Meeting - (.3CEU's)
MAY 8TH
Wickham Park - Manchester, CT
Wickham Park is a non-profit, private foundation whose property extends into both Manchester and East Hartford, Connecticut. The park contains 280 acres of gardens, open fields, woodlands, ponds, picnic areas, sports facilities, and is the proud host of weddings, receptions, fundraising walks, disc golf tournaments, tree tours, garden tours, car shows, cross country races, family and friend gatherings, and Santa’s Workshop!
Don’t miss out on this great education and training opportunity designed for Parks and Recreation, Sports Field Managers, School Maintenance, Municipalities, Universities, and more! Learn from local and national top tier educators and spend time with commercial vendors! Consider the advantages of attending!
9am - Registration, networking and coffee.
930am - Session 1 - Successful Plant to Enhance the Park Experience - Using form, flowers and foliage to create a special location in your park including a discussion on the increased use of native plants and discuss how native selections look and perform in comparison to straight species plants.
11am - Session 2 - Development of a park and gardens - Over more than 40 years, Jeff Maron has developed some of the most beautiful gardens in the Northeast. He will discuss what goes into developing high level gardens.
12:15pm - 1pm - Lunch
1pm-3pm - Session 3 - Tour of Wickham Park - Join Jeff on a tour of Wickham Park's 30 acres of gardens. Throughout the tour Jeff will show design elements and discuss how different sections of the park were developed.