Presentations by Evan Abramson
Native pollinator-plant interactions
Discover the key role that biodiversity plays in solving the climate crisis. Learn why pollinator habitat restoration is the single most important consideration in designing resilient landscapes in the Northeast. In this workshop, participants will explore scalable, replicable models of habitat design, restoration and maintenance; for professional practice, public education and stakeholder participation.
Designing biodiversity in the Anthropocene
Gardeners, farmers, landowners and designers have a vital role to play in strengthening, expanding and enhancing regional biodiversity, ecological health and climate resilience. On working lands, conservation properties, front lawns and backyard gardens, functionally diverse native pollinator habitat can serve as a building block for linking intact natural areas across a fragmented landscape. But what to plant, when to mow, where to focus on first and how to measure the results? Evan Abramson presents a series of case studies from project sites across the region, all created specifically to support at-risk species. An interactive discussion with audience members follows.
farming for biodiversity at island grown farm
The product of a year-long collaboration between farmers and staff at Island Grown Farm and designers, planners and scientists at Landscape Interactions, Farming for Biodiversity is a comprehensive guide for creating and maintaining functionally diverse habitat on farmscapes across Martha’s Vineyard, to support native bee, butterfly and moth species at the greatest risk of local extinction. In this presentation, Landscape Designer Evan Abramson and Regenerative Farm Manager Mary Sage Napolitan will walk audience members through the nuts and bolts of researching, designing and implementing this innovative project on a working landscape.