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"No Stone Unturned" is part of the celebration of the opening of the Kraus
Campo, a new public space unique to Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon.

- Valerie Smith-director of exhibitions, Queens Museum of Art; curator of
"Down the Garden Path: Artists' Gardens Since 1960" (on view at QMA,
June 2-October 9, 2005)

- Michael Van Valkenburgh-principal, Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates;
Charles Eliot Professor in Practice of Landscape Architecture at
Harvard Design School; landscape architect of the Kraus Campo

- Meg Webster-sculptor and creator of A New California Garden at Stanford
University and Kitchen Garden at the Contemporary Arts Museum in
Houston.
To help educate homeowners on "what not to plant," the garden display
features a section called Invasive Alley, featuring those plants that spread
rapidly and multiply in the wild , displacing native species.

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The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a
cooperative of 26 cities and water agencies serving nearly 18 million
people in six counties.

"The artists, architects, designers, and thinkers in this symposium
represent many points along the continuum between art and design. "Their pioneering works have graced
gallery interiors , public spaces and remote sites around the world.edu ."
Patrons enter the exhibit through a mission -style home front built by
DCNR's Penn Nursery.pagardenexpo.

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In its first year in 2003-04, the City Makeover program awarded
nearly $500,000 in grants for projects that included San Gabriel River
and Angeles National Forest Gateway Interpretive Center in Azusa;
Buena Vista Lagoon Nature Center Native Plant Area in Oceanside; Sam +
Alfreda Maloof Foundation in Rancho Cucamonga; Casa Romantica Cultural
Center in San Clemente; and Francisco Estudillo Heritage Park in San
Jacinto. The Campo
is the creation of Mel Bochner (A '62), conceptual artist, and Michael Van
Valkenburgh, one of America's leading landscape architects.edu/cfa/garden.

Pennsylvania DCNR: Garden Expo to Feature Largest Indoor Native Plant Display in Mid-Atlantic Region

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Applications will be accepted until March 30, with the grant
winners announced later this year.
"No Stone Unturned" brings together a distinguished group of artists,
landscape architects and other experts in this emerging field.

They have
created and considered inanimate objects, arranged ephemera, manipulated live
matter and designed spaces that combine all of the above," said Susanne
Slavick, head of the School of Art .m. The "backyard" of the home features native plants that
are well suited for the region's climate and soils, thereby reducing the need
for supplemental watering and fertilizing.
The Home Habitat Garden is designed, constructed and sponsored by DCNR,
Audubon Pennsylvania, the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, the Pennsylvania
Fish and Boat Commission, the Pennsylvania Game Commission and Debra
Kirkpatrick of Landscape Architectural Design.

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All sessions for the event will be held
in the McConomy Auditorium at the University Center on Carnegie Mellon's
campus. A panel moderated by Queens Museum director Smith will
be the final event at 7 p.edu or call (412)-268-3877.
Native plants are more resistant to diseases, pests or physiological
disorders. And because the native species are a part of a larger biological
community, they create the foundation for a healthy, diverse backyard habitat. March 10-12, and until 6 p.

CONTACT: Gretchen A.

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In
grappling with the intersection of art, nature and the environment, they have
redefined art and re-visioned landscapes-producing 'gardens' that are
inherently exercises in optimism, even idealism.

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In partnership with the Family of Southern California Water
Agencies and the U.

Mel Bochner and Michael Van Valkenburgh Create Garden Carnegie Mellon to Host Symposium Monday April 11

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The district imports water from the Colorado
River and Northern California to supplement local supplies, and helps
its members to develop increased water conservation, recycling,
storage and other resource-management programs.newscom.m.

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Applications will be judged by a panel of experts, who will
evaluate proposals based on site selection, appropriate plant palette,
sustainable landscape design, efficient irrigation techniques,
available matching funds, water savings and inclusion of a public
awareness and education component. PITTSBURGH, On Monday, April 11, 2005, Carnegie
Mellon University's School of Art will host a symposium, "No Stone Unturned:
Artists + Gardens," the first symposium to investigate the garden as art
through the perspectives of some of the nation's leading artists and landscape
designers. "No Stone Unturned " provides an overview of
gardens as social, political, and philosophical sites. on March 13.

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News Editors

LOS ANGELES----

Cities, Non-Profit Agencies, School Districts, Community -Based
Organizations Urged to Apply for Landscaping Funds

Hoping to change the face of Southern California's public spaces,
Metropolitan Water District announced today that it is expanding its
popular City Makeover program to include school districts,
community-based organizations and other non-profit groups interested
in turning their water-guzzling landscapes into "California Friendly "
ones.
Sessions begin at 9:30 a. To register, call
(412) 268-2409 or by e-mail at nostone@andrew .com.

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(Logo: http://www. Carnegie Mellon is
a front-runner in the emerging discipline of art and the environment.m.

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The City Makeover Program is part of a larger effort by
Metropolitan to foster the appreciation of native and California
Friendly -- or drought-tolerant -- plants and encourage efficient
irrigation techniques in public, commercial and residential
landscapes.
"Most water in Southern California heads outdoors -- where up to
70 percent of the water is used to irrigate thirsty landscapes," said
Metropolitan board Chairman Wes Bannister. Featured
speakers will include:
- Julie Bargmann (A '80)-principal designer of D.cmu. HARRISBURG, Pa.m.

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Bureau of Reclamation , Metropolitan is offering
$1 million in grants over two years for the landscape makeovers. April 11.html .

The garden also features a display of garden art - sculptures that
complement the plants and natural materials. Hours are
from 10 a.

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Throughout the day,
speakers will present projects and creative approaches that exemplify the
intersection of art, landscape design and the natural or built environment.cmu., A nearly 4,000-square-foot Home
Habitat Garden built by the PA Department of Conservation and Natural
Resources (DCNR) and other conservation partners will be one of the showcase
gardens at the Pennsylvania Garden Expo, March 10-13, at the Farm Show Complex
in Harrisburg.m.

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Grants are available within four broad categories: institutional
grants of up to $150,000 for institution-wide landscaping at three or
more sites; signature grants of up to $75 ,000 for high-visibility
public landscapes that feature native and California Friendly plant
palettes , state-of-the-art irrigation and strong community involvement
and educational components; small parks and garden grants of up to
$20,000 for smaller scale projects that feature landscape design and
irrigation easily translatable in a residential garden; and next step
grants available solely for past City Makeover grant recipients to
further their education component."
Planners say that by addressing these topics and others, the symposium
will foster a lively discussion between practitioners of widely differing
philosophies.

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Symposium presentations will address questions such as: What is a garden
and how does it function? How does a garden differ from a park? How does
design respond to historical contexts? What role does ecology play? Are
modernist and post-modernist attitudes still viable in transforming large-
scale public sites?
"No Stone Unturned: Artists + Gardens" is free and open to the public. (Design
Investigations Reclaiming Terrain); assistant professor and director of
the Landscape Architecture Program at the University of Virginia

- Bob Bingham-environmental artist and associate professor of art at
Carnegie Mellon University

- Mel Bochner (A '62)-Conceptual artist and designer of the Kraus Campo

- Robert Irwin-artist and designer of gardens at the Getty Center in
Los Angeles and Dia:Beacon in New York.
"This is our biggest and best display of native plants to date," said DCNR
Secretary Michael DiBerardinis. to 8:30 p.

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Residential landscape makeovers, while cheered by
Metropolitan, are not covered in the grant program. "We're hoping that people
will see beautiful, sustainable California Friendly gardens in their
public spaces -- local parks, at city hall or along public medians --
and be inspired to try them at home.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020422/CMULOGO )
Symposium speakers will discuss the continuing evolution of the garden
through a variety of recent and prominent projects, examining developments
within art and design communities. in the Regina
Gouger Miller Gallery. For more information on
the Kraus Campo, contact Eric Sloss at (412) 268-5765 or by e-mail at
ecs@andrew . For more
information, visit http://www.

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Designed to demonstrate how easily native Pennsylvania plants can be used
in home landscapes, the Home Habitat Garden features a bird sanctuary,
butterfly and bee niche, a pond, a rain barrel and rain garden, and
landscaping with native stones and materials . "Thanks to contributors and our conservation
partners, we are able to show homeowners that landscaping with native plants
not only is good for species and the environment, it also reduces the need for
excessive maintenance.

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Applications and more information
are available at www.
The symposium is free and can accommodate an audience of 400.

The art or science of planning and building a structured landscape.

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A reception follows the presentations at 4:30 p. For scheduling, artist
biographies and additional information about the Kraus Campo
visit http://www.cmu.cmu.

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Metropolitan Partners Offer $1 Million to Give Southland a ``California Friendly'' Makeover

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(717) 772 -9101

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Attendees
must register on a first come, first serve basis. For more information on the symposium,
e-mail jstrayer@andrew.
Admission for the show is $10 while children under 12 are free.

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