​SER Europe Conference 2020 • Alicante, Spain'A New Green Deal for Europe's Nature'
February 27, 2020
August 31 – September 4, 2020 – Ann Kearsley will chair a Society for Ecological Restoration Europe Conference workshop:
‘Science and the Cultural Landscape: Data Driven Design in the Built Environment’.
Panelists include:
Johanna Barthmaier-Payne, RLA, Landscape Architecture Department Head, Rhode Island School of Design, co-founder and principal of A TON, a multi-disciplinary studio focused on landscape, industrial and graphic design in the public realm.
Dorn Cox, PhD, Research Director at Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture and the Environment, co-founder of FarmOS software platform and Farm Hack and farmer.
To learn more about the Society for Ecological Restoration Europe and the 2020 Conference visit their website.
​Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens • Boothbay, MECourse: 'Resilient Landscapes in Built Environments'
February 20, 2020: Ann Kearsley teaches 'Ecological Design for Resilience,' the introductory course for CMBG's new series for Advanced Studies in Professional Horticulture.
​Estonian University of Life Sciences • Tartu, EstoniaForestry Department Residency
October 2019: Ann Kearsley was invited for a week-long residency at the Estonian University of Life Sciences in Tartu where she delivered 2 lectures and a workshop for Forestry and Ecology students on integrating restoration ecology and landscape architecture practices.
​Ann Kearsley joins RISD Landscape Architecture Faculty
May 10, 2018
Fall 2018: Rhode Island School of Design
Ann Kearsley will be teaching ‘Plant Materials’, part of the Nature Culture and Sustainability sequence, working with graduate students in RISD’s MLA program.
​Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens • Boothbay, MEAnn Kearsley teaching rain water garden class
May 18, 2018: Ann Kearsley will be teaching ‘Designing with Water in Mind’, at the CMBG on Friday afternoon from 1-4. The class will highlight opportunities to use native plants as well as habitat resource development to support clean water and healthy soils in residential landscape design.
To learn more about the class or to register please visit the CMBG website.
​ASLA • American Society of Landscape Architects2018 Annual Meeting • Philadelphia, PA
Date: March 21, 2018
October 2018 – Ann Kearsley (organizer) will moderate a panel discussion for the ASLA Annual Meeting Education Program: ‘Collaborative Restoration: Integrating Landscape Architecture and Ecology for Resilient Landscape Design’
Panelists include:
Steven Handel, Hon. ASLA – Distinguished Professor of Ecology, Rutgers University, New Jersey
Joe Berg, PWS, CSE, CERP – Senior Restoration Ecologist & Practice Lead for Ecological Restoration at Biohabitats, Inc. in Maryland
Nancy Owens, ASLA – Principal, Nancy Owens Studio, New York, NY
To learn more about ASLA or the 2018 Annual Meeting, visit their website.
​SER Europe Conference 2018 • Reykjavik, Iceland:'Restoration in the Era of Climate Change'
Date: March 10, 2018
September 2018 – Ann Kearsley (organizer) will chair an SERE Conference symposium: ‘Resilient Coastal Communities: Integrating Restoration Science and the Built Environment’
Panelists include:
Marcha Johnson, PhD, ASLA, landscape architect and ecological restorationist with New York City Parks.
Magda Magnusdottir, M.Sc, restoration ecologist, restoring healthy ecosystems to the landscapes of Iceland's ON Power's geothermal energy plants
Steven Slabbers, landscape architect and partner Bosch Slabbers Landscape + Urban Design, Netherlands.
Hrund Andradottir, PhD, professor of environmental engineering, University of Iceland, Reykjavik
To learn more about the Society for Ecological Restoration Europe and the 2018 Conference visit their website.
​Ann Kearsley Lecture atRhode Island School of Design
January 26, 2018: Site Assessment for Adaptive Landscape Design
Ann Kearsley will be presenting as a guest lecturer at Rhode Island School of Design
​2017 Maine Stormwater Conference •Collaborating for Clean Water
October 23-24, 2017: Ann Kearsley and frequent collaborator civil engineer Tom Fowler, P.E. will be presenting ‘Cows, Kids and Campers: Wolfe’s Neck Farm, a Case Study in Integrative Stormwater Management’ at the biennial stormwater conference in Portland, ME.
To learn more about the conference and to register, visit mainestormwaterconference.org.
​Society for Ecological Restoration •2017 World Conference • Iguassu, Brazil
August 2017: Ann Kearsley will be chairing a workshop at SER 2017: ‘Collaborative design in ecological restoration: integrating landscape architecture and ecology to develop socially and environmentally resilient communities.’
Panelists include:
Steven Handel, Urban Restoration Ecologist: Rutgers University, Professor & Director, Center for Urban Restoration Ecology
Joe Berg, Systems Ecologist at Biohabitats, Inc. in Maryland
To learn more about the Society for Ecological Restoration,
​AKD Awarded ‘Best of Houzz Design’ 2017
Winter 2017: For the 5th year in a row, Ann Kearsley Design receives a ‘Best of Houzz’ award for outstanding residential landscape design. Houzz is an online site linking clients and design professionals.
​Society for Ecological Restoration •2016 European Conference • Freising, Germany
August 2016: Ann Kearsley conducts a workshop at the SER European 2016 Conference: ‘Restoration Principles in Landscape Architecture’
To learn more about the Society for Ecological Restoration,
​Boston Society of Landscape Architects 2016 Awards Jury
March 2016: Ann Kearsley invited to join the BSLA 2016 Design Awards Jury
To learn more about the Boston Society of Landscape Architects, click here.
​Ecological Landscape Alliance •2014 End of Season Summit
November 2014: Ann Kearsley will be one of the featured speakers at the ELA’s annual event, speaking on ‘Residential Landscape Restoration’.
To learn more about the Ecological Landscape Alliance, click here.
​Ann Kearsley Joins Northeastern UniversityUrban Landscape Faculty
Fall 2014 - present: Ann Kearsley will be teaching ‘Plant Identification & Engagement’ and Site Materials & Methods, working with undergraduate landscape architecture students in Northeastern University's Urban Landscape Program.
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