AHS LIVE: Ecological Restoration and Design
with John Hart Asher, co-founder, Blackland Collaborative
Friday, March 6, 2026 from 2-3 p.m. ET
Virtual
$15 AHS members/$20 non-members
Blackland Collaborative is an ecology-based consulting group with over 40 years of collective experience in restoring, creating, and conserving functional ecosystems. This program will discuss some of the Collaborative’s Texas-based landscape projects, such as the Headwaters at the Comal and the George W. Bush Presidential Center, to examine ecological design for native grasslands, riparian restoration, urban ecology, native prairie green roofs, landscape restoration plans at multiple scales, and pocket prairies.
John Hart Asher has over sixteen years of experience designing and building functional ecosystems within urban conditions. He has conducted basic research in ecological engineering, ecological restoration, and land management, offered workshops to professionals and the public, and provided fee-supported ecological consulting expertise to clients across Texas. As part of the consulting team, John Hart works with integrated design teams composed of engineers, architects, landscape architects, and developers to integrate sustainable design, practices, and philosophies into projects. He specializes in translating sustainable design into successful projects that provide varying layers of ecosystem services. His home pocket prairie has recently been featured in the newly released books: Gardens of Texas: Visions of Resilience from the Lone Star State and Gardenista: The Low Impact Garden: A Guide to Creating Sustainable Outdoor Spaces.