Presented by Bartlett Tree Experts and the Chicago Botanic Garden
Trish Beckjord, RLA, Sales Consultant, Native Plant and Green Infrastructure Specialist, Midwest Groundcovers, LLC, St. Charles, IL
Panelist: Natives or Nonnatives: That is the Question
Trish Beckjord is a registered landscape architect with a master of landscape architecture degree from the University of Michigan.
She specializes in sustainable planting and site design. Beckjord focuses particularly on the integration of native species and native landscapes, and sustainable storm-water management best practices. She has led small-scale ecological restoration and scenic corridor planning projects, served as a senior project manager, and been responsible for construction oversight.
Beckjord serves on the Chicago Wilderness Corporate Council, where she is a member of the Native Landscape Restoration Standards Working Group. She is also a member of the Illinois Landscape Contractors Association’s Sustainable Landscaping Committee, where she is leading preparation of a Sustainable Materials Guidelines reference for landscape contractors.