​Eric Fuselier will deliver a talk on the plant species native to the Ozarks that are ideal for residential landscaping and home gardens. Eric will also discuss how you can determine whether a particular species is right for your garden, given the environmental conditions present at on your property.

For more than a decade, Eric Fuselier has been studying the practical uses of the native plants found growing wild in the Ozarks. Eric’s passion for native plants began as an avid hiker and backpacker, and he was eventually able to put the knowledge he gained on the trail to use in a more professional capacity while working as an environmental scientist for Crafton Tull. In his work, Eric helps civil engineers and landscape architects to select native plant species for the rain gardens, bioswales, and detention ponds they design for projects in Arkansas.

Eric is currently serving as the vice president of the Arkansas Native Plant Society, and as the president of the AR Native Plant Society’s Ozark Chapter. Eric is also the president and founding member of the Ozark Chapter of Wild Ones, an organization dedicated to promoting environmentally sound landscaping practices to preserve biodiversity through the preservation, restoration and establishment of native plant communities.