The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay is looking for volunteers in Pennsylvania for their Riparian Ranger Program. Participants will “adopt” a riparian buffer and help to monitor and tend to recently planted trees. This will include tasks like straightening tree tubes, fixing bird nets, removing weeds, monitoring invasives, and helping to replant any trees that …

Join our friends at Blue Ridge PRISM for their fall workshops: Introduction to Invasive Plants and Identification – Sept 21 (virtual) Invasive Plant Control – Sept 23 (virtual) Charlottesville Field …

Join us in Pennsylvania or Virginia for CBLP-Buffers, our new certificate course on riparian buffers.  This comprehensive riparian buffer training program includes 3 sessions: Buffer Basics Webinar - 1:00 - …

This free webinar will provide information on the benefits as well as challenges of lawn conversion and native landscaping. Speakers will provide firsthand knowledge from their experiences in designing, installing, planning for, and regulating sustainable landscaping. Participants will also learn about new programs being developed to help with outreach, funding, and technical assistance for lawn …

Urban and suburban sites present unique challenges for implementing or preserving riparian buffers.  In this course, we focus on how to effectively design an aesthetically pleasing urban buffer that overcomes …

Join the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay and DC’s Department of Energy and the Environment for a free virtual rain garden training on Tuesday, October 19th from 2-5pm. The RiverSmart Homes landscaping program is …

The Maryland Riparian Field Day will consist of field visits to 3 riparian buffer sites: 2 in Prince George’s County and 1 in Howard County. Learn from buffer implementation teams …

The Virginia Native Plant Society, Potowmack Chapter, invites you to a presentation by Rod Simmons who will review how environmentally friendly alternatives to traditional lawn and turf cultivation benefit remnant …

It's time for the third annual Buffer Summit hosted by the Upper & Middle James Riparian Consortium! The online Buffer Summit will be held virtually on Wednesday, October 27th, 2021 …

Riparian Buffer Planting- Friday, October 29, 9:00 AM- Noon, Lancaster Join Penn State, Stroud, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, and other partner organizations in Lancaster to plant about 1000 trees at Overlook …