Managing your grounds and yard in tune with nature. Permaculture and pesticide-free with Cascadia College and University of Washington Bothell.
The joint campus of Cascadia College and University of Washington Bothell have been managed pesticide free since 2006 and contain a 58-acre restored wetland since its creation in 2000. Now the campus is pushing the boundaries on what can be done for grounds and yard management, supporting pollinators and wildlife, reducing mowing, and working to maintain tree cover. Come learn about these practices, and the pathways you can take to develop your own gardens and landscapes!
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Stephan Classen is the Assistant Director of Sustainable Practices at Cascadia College, where he manages the sustainability bachelor's program, supports facilities and grounds management for sustainable practices, and works with partners to create programming and education activities, including with UW Bothell. He was the Aquaculture Education Specialist for the Pacific Aquaculture and Coastal Resources Center (PACRC) in Hilo, Hawai`i, and a Biological Technician for two national parks. He received his Masters of Science in Tropical Conservation Biology and Environmental Science with a focus in aquaculture at the University of Hawai`i at Hilo, and his B.S. in Environmental Land and Water at the University of Arizona.
Tyson Kemper practices organic land care at the shared campus of University of Washington Bothell and Cascadia Community College. He came of age in the garden working for his father’s small landscape business and later went on to earn a degree in Botany from the University of Washington and a master’s degree in Forest Resources from the University of Idaho. This collective education provided Tyson opportunities to wander, observe, and learn from the wild spaces of the Pacific Northwest while working as an environmental consultant and later as a rare plant botanist for the Washington Natural Heritage Program. Tyson has since come full circle and found his place beside the buttercups in the garden again.