Registration opens in February.   CBLP CEUs will be available.

This is a 2-day event sponsored by Dumbarton Oaks Park & GW's Sustainable Landscapes Program The Power of Urban Nature: How Great Urban Planting Enriches Lives Friday April 13, 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. GW Media & Public Affairs Building 805 21st Street NW, B07 Washington, DC Claudia West, nationally-known expert in ecological planting design, …

Agenda: 8:50 – 9:05                   Check in 9:05 – 9:10                   Opening Comments 9:10 – 9:15                   Jennifer Hatchett, City of Richmond RVAH20 9:15 – 9:25                   Shawn Ralston – James River Association River Hero Homes, Green Infrastructure Funding Projects 9:25 – 9:35                   Blair Blanchette – Chesapeake Bay Foundation 2nd Street Baptist Church 9:35 – 9:50                   Break …

Want to learn how to install rain gardens in the District? Join the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay and DC Department of Energy and Environment for a FREE training. The DC RiverSmart Rain Garden Training will be held on Tuesday, May 8 from 10 – 4 pm. This training will introduce participants to the RiverSmart Homes Landscaping …

USDA Forest Service Urban Forest Connections Webinar Series The emerald ash borer (EAB) is one of the most economically and environmentally damaging invasive species to reach the United States. Economic damage of EAB is most severe in cities that lose abundant high-value ash trees growing along streets and in yards. Pest management and economic models …

Penn State Extension Community Forestry Management Monthly Webinar Series Growing trees in a downtown commercial setting can be a major challenge when you consider they need room to grow (including rooting space); not block signs, delivery trucks or pedestrians; must tolerate salt and heat; and can’t make a mess by dropping fruit or flowers. Join …

The Choose Clean Water Conference brings together a comprehensive and diverse group of more than 300 people from throughout the Chesapeake Bay region. The conference provides a two-day forum for participants to learn about the most important and up-to-date Chesapeake restoration issues, network with fellow Chesapeake Bay supporters and activists, develop strategies to advance federal, …

Healthy Trees, Healthy People is a two-day program featuring presentations on the link between human health and community forest health, as well as information essential to the care of community trees. It is a great opportunity to share ideas with shade tree commissioners, foresters, arborists, and others. The first day will take us outside to …

This is a hands-on workshop in East Petersburg, Pennsylvania. Contact Kate Austin at austink@cityoflancasterpa.com CBLP Hands-On CEUs will be available.

The purpose of this conference is: to increase the knowledge, propagation, cultivation and use of native plants in the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions to promote methods of land management and design that respect “sense of place” by preserving and restoring native species and natural processes to engender an appreciation of regionally appropriate landscapes that …