Transforming the Landscape

Supporting Native Plants and Pollinators

Audubon's 2025 Transforming the Landscape symposium will feature workshops and lectures with scientists, master gardeners, and environmental organizations. Learn how to build a sustainable community and support native pollinators by creating healthy wildlife habitat at home!

Date, Time & Location

Saturday April 26, 2025
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
(Doors open at 8am)

Quonset 'O' Club
200 Lt James Brown Rd
North Kingstown, RI 02852
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Registration

SAVE YOUR SEAT:
Register to Attend

Cost:
General Admission - $55
Audubon Member - $45
Student - $25
Event Schedule

The event programming will begin at 9:00 am. Check-in opens at 8:00 am.

Schedule Coming Soon!

Keynote Speaker

NATHAN LAMBSTROM

Applying Ecological Principles to Garden Design
Horticulturist, ecologist, educator and owner of Lambstrom Garden Ecology LLC, specializing in ecological gardening, Lambstrom is also an instructor at the University of Rhode Island.

Symposium Presenters

Alexis Doshas, Nursery Manager, Native Plant Trust
Native Lawn Alternatives

Dr. Robert Gegear, UMass Dartmouth

Brian Kucher and Michael Easler, Horsely Witten Group
Rain Garden Guide for Homeowners

Dr. Steve Alm and Casey Johnson, URI Bee Lab
Other Organizations Include

15 Minute Field Trips

RI Wild Plant Society

URI Master Gardeners

Barrington Pollinator Pathway
Plus...

A panel curated by Cindy Moura (of Prickly Ed's Cactus Patch Native Plant Emporium, Barrington, RI)

Student Research Posters

Garden Vendors

Advocacy and Networking Opportunities