How can people help plant species to move northward as temperatures rise? The disruption of the environment with highways and other man-made structures inhibits plant movement. This session will look at the role humans play in helping to move plants, as well as helping animals to move more freely to aid in seed dispersal.

Eva Monheim is a speaker, horticultural and environmental consultant, garden coach, and an award-winning university educator. She is a faculty member at Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania for the Professional Horticulture Program and Continuing Education Department. Monheim was an assistant professor at Temple University in Philadelphia, where she taught numerous subjects to undergraduate and graduate students in horticulture and landscape architecture. Many of her students have gone on to be leaders in the horticulture and green industry, as well as doctors in plant science and related fields.

Monheim’s other endeavors include directing, producing, and co-hosting the award-winning The Plant a Trillion Trees Podcast, which is heard in over 110 countries. She is a Certified Arborist® through the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA). Monheim authored Shrubs and Hedges: Discover, Grow, and Care for the World’s Most Popular Plants, which was nominated by The Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries for outstanding contributions to the literature of horticulture. Monheim is co-principal of Verdant Earth Educators, LLC (VEE), a company that writes educational documents and standards, standard operating procedures, and landscape management plans, and trains professionals in the green industry.