Fall is the time that our native grasses strut their stuff! Join us for a fun, non-technical discussion of native grasses and their design/aesthetic considerations for use in garden beds, use in native meadows,  soil and light requirements,  establishment and maintenance techniques. The species we will discuss include: wood oats, bottlebrush, Virginia wildrye, indiangrass, little …

Speaker: Dr Eric Wiseman, Virginia Tech Urban tree canopy cover is the aggregation of overhead vegetation in built environments that provides critical ecosystem services ranging from increased property values to better human health. To maximize these benefits, we must understand the spatial and temporal patterns of tree canopy cover. Technology advancements are rapidly improving our …

Join the Green Storwmater Infrastructure Series webinars to learn how research and work across Pennsylvania are providing cost effective approaches to managing stormwater. Explore how to properly prepare soils, select appropriate vegetation, plant, and maintain green stormwater infrastructure systems. Nine different webinars in the series, on a variety of topics, including one on why to choose CBLP-certified …

This event is moving online! The new date is Friday, October 16, 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM We will follow up the online course with an optional half-day field tour in the Annapolis area on the afternoon of October 20. Registration fee covers online course + field visit. Organized by CBLP and University of Maryland …

Join us as we replant a riparian buffer along Dellinger Run. Some of you might remember the significant flooding of 2018 that damaged the tree planting at the Penn State Southeast Agricultural Research and Extension Center. We will be replanting the upper section of this buffer. We will be following CDC guidelines and require you …

Join this webinar series and learn about expanding Green Industry services to your clientele, and earn a variety of forestry-related recertification credits. Perhaps you manage land for an organization, work with volunteers, or are just an interested landowner? Then this four-part webinar series is for you! The Woods in Your Backyard Partnership has created a …

Save the date for this free lunchtime webinar.  Advance registration will open soon, and is required. Join this esteemed gathering of certified CBLPs to learn more about riparian buffers.  What is a buffer? How do buffers improve water quality from local streams down to the Bay?  What is the role of landscape pros in implementing …

Registration opens on August 24. The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay’s 15th Annual Chesapeake Watershed Forum (to be held online October 29 – 30) is a watershed-wide event reaching over 400 restoration and protection practitioners to inspire and empower local action towards clean water. We share successful tools and techniques, offer lessons and learnings from on-the-ground …

The University of Delaware, in conjunction with Howard Ecoworks, conducted an innovative research project to test the runoff reduction potential of biochar as a soil amendment. Biochar was amended to two test sites in Ellicott City, MD, and infiltration and other soil properties were monitored over a 1.5-year period. The impact of biochar on increasing …

If you love our river, join us in protecting the James by volunteering to help plant the native tree seedlings, or maintain our current projects in Albemarle and Fluvanna Counties! Meeting locations will be shared upon registration. All tools and instruction will be provided and you will be working alongside our staff.. All ages are …