Field Session

MON-FS-02: Crosby Arboretum: A Regenerative Landscape

Field Session Leader(s)

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  Bob Brzuszek, ASLA

  Professor Emeritus
  Mississippi State University
  Starkville, Mississippi
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  Hans C. Herrmann, ASLA-PLA, AIA, LEED AP (he/him/his)

  Design Principal
  SHM Architects
  Dallas, Texas

Field Session Presenter(s)

• RP

  Robert F. Poore, FASLA

  Landscape Architect
  Native Habitats, inc.
  Flora, Mississippi
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  Anne Spafford, ASLA

  Department Head
  Mississippi State University
  Mississippi State, Mississippi

Crosby Arboretum, courtesy Bob Brzusek, Mississippi State University

Journey to southern Mississippi to tour Crosby Arboretum, an ASLA Honor award-winning regional native plant garden. Crosby was one of the first major gardens that designed local plant communities into the site’s vegetative succession. The Arboretum features award-winning Pinecote Pavilion and structures designed by AIA Gold Medal recipient E. Fay Jones, FAIA, and others. Project landscape architects created a unified site design that harmoniously weaves built structures into the emerging environment. Restored or created pine savannas, wetlands, and woodlands are just some of the landscape exhibits you will get to experience.

Experience an exclusive, hands-on field session while the arboretum is closed to the public. Includes transportation and catered lunch.

Learning Outcomes:

• Learn the ecological landscape design methods used at the Crosby Interpretive Center and natural areas that contribute to biological and landscape resilience.
• Experience and learn about the numerous organic architecture expressions of noted American architect Fay Jones and other contributing designers.
• See how prescribed fire and other sustainable management techniques are used to maintain community exhibits.
• Understand principles of resilient landscape design to protect life and property during storms.