Today’s Menu: Reducing the Use of De-Icing Salts (webinar)

  Speakers: Nicole Christ from the Maryland Department of the Environment, and Jason Swope, CBLP Special Projects Associate. Safety is an important consideration when applying ice melters.  Making good decisions about what to apply, when to apply, and how to apply affects more than just the safety of a property.  The impacts of ice melter

Free

Combating Climate Change through Sustainable Development – Lunchtime Webinar

You're invited to participate in a webinar on Friday, February 3 from 12-1pm to learn and share about sustainable development in the Potomac basin. This exciting event is being held as part of the implementation of the Potomac Basin Comprehensive Water Resources Plan and will feature speakers from DC Water and Juno Residential. Speakers will share information related to sustainable development

Free

GreenScapes Symposium: Designing with Purpose (online)

Whether a gardener living in the suburbs or a landscape architect developing commercial projects, we all design with specific purposes in mind. This symposium will offer design strategies to achieve a range of goals, from public gardens that engage diverse audiences to landscapes that reduce carbon footprints and are resilient to climate change. Speakers will

$45 – $55

2023 VSLD Educational Program & Winter Meeting

1800 Lakeside Ave, Henrico, VA 23228 1800 Lakeside Ave, Henrico, VA

Feb. 25,2023 at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Guest Speaker: Preston Montegue Landscape Architect and Artist, Middleburg, Virginia Director of Preston Montague Environmental Design and Fine Arts Studio Guest Co-Host of the Native Plant Podcast Cost: $80 per attendee – (VSLD members attending earn 10m CEUs for the day) CBLP CEUs 4

$80.00

CBLP Level 2 Intensive Seminar

Join us for the hybrid version of Level 2! Synchronous classroom sessions are online via Zoom March 23, 24, and 31, 8:30 AM - 2:00 PM. (Yes, there will be a lunch break and time to work in small groups and on your own during class time) Field Day in the DC area: March 25,

$580 – $630

Anne Arundel WSA Conference

Registration is open for this in-person conference (Annapolis, MD).  Great speakers, including several certified CBLP pros. Agenda, speakers, and more details on the conference website. Up to 4 CBLP CEUs

$30 – $90

Invasive Plant ID (online)

This online workshop will provide an introduction to invasive plants and will help you to identify different species for the spring and summer. This session will take place via Zoom and will include a Q&A period with PRISM experts. Cost: $10 This virtual session will be recorded. Those who register will receive access to the

$10

Management and Control of Invasive Plants (online)

During our April 12 online workshop, we will teach you how to best manage invasive plants during the warmer seasons of spring and summer. Topics covered in this session include: Best practices to utilize in the spring and summer for specific invasive plants Using manual & mechanical control methods Methods for controlling invasive plants with

$10

All About Callery Pear (online)

Join Blue Ridge PRISM via Zoom for our Spring Meeting when we welcome David Coyle as our speaker. Callery pear is one of the most rapidly spreading invasive plants in the eastern United States and often stems from cultivars of ornamental pears (most commonly the Bradford pear). Doug Tallamy calls the Callery pear one of

Free

PA Watershed Forestry Summit

Blair County Convention Center Altoona, PA

PA DCNR and Western Pennsylvania Conservancy invite you to attend the 2023 Watershed Forestry Summit. All watershed forestry professionals, decision makers, and volunteers are encouraged to join! Attendees will enjoy sessions on the latest watershed forestry science, outreach and implementation strategies, funding options, and more. This year we will also be offering an optional pre-summit

$30 – $100