April 23, 2026 @ 3:00pm (Duration: 2 Hours 30 Minutes)
Introduction to Native Plant Guilds
Register Now:Choosing native plants for your landscape should be fun and creative, not daunting or complicated! When you consider plants in simple groupings or guilds, it becomes easier to design a landscape with appealing texture, color, and wildlife value throughout the seasons. Native plant guilds draw inspiration from naturally occurring plant communities in habitats like coastal plains, forests, wetlands, or mountaintops. Leave this introductory webinar inspired, with plant lists for various light and soil conditions or landscape functions, and the tools necessary for selecting your own plants for beauty and biodiversity.
Instructor Bio(s)
Tyler Refsland has an extensive background in plant ecology, forest management, and climate change. He holds a Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolution from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he studied the effect of forest management practices on drought resilience and carbon storage capacity in oak-hickory woodlands. Prior to his role at WSP, Tyler was a postdoctoral researcher at Michigan State University, working in collaboration with the U.S. Forest Service and Wisconsin DNR to develop seed collection and planting strategies to promote climate-resilient forests in the Great Lakes region. He lives in Portland with his partner, their two children, and dog Harriet. On the weekends, Tyler enjoys hiking, woodworking, and slowly converting his yard into a wet meadow.