Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr., who is also the executive director of the Friends of Georgica Pond Foundation, will be the moderator of “Toward a New Land Ethic,” a panel discussion hosted by ChangeHampton on Sunday.
The public has been invited to “join this important conversation between property owners and landscape designers, contractors and entrepreneurs” who are using “restorative landscaping, rewilding, and pursuing nature-based solutions to counteract the climate and biodiversity crises.”
The panelists will be Edwina von Gal, Bram Gunther, Jason LaGarenne, and Paul Muñoz. Ms. von Gal, a landscape designer and environmental activist, founded the nonprofit Perfect Earth Project. Mr. Gunther, a former chief of forestry and natural resources for the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation and co-founder of the Natural Areas Conservancy, is a partner in the design-build landscaping business Plan It Wild. Mr. LaGarenne is a landscape designer and owner of Whitney’s Landscaping in East Hampton who serves on ChangeHampton’s advisory committee. Mr. Munoz is the founder of Eco Harmony, a company that “offers quiet, organic, and sustainable solutions for property care.” He also leads the town’s energy and sustainability committee.
The discussion will begin at 10:30 a.m. at the Nature Conservancy offices at 142 Route 114. Registration is at ChangeHampton.org.
