The May 10 & 12 invasive plant sessions will be offered via Zoom. May 10 will provide an introduction to invasive plants and focus on how to identify them in …

Blue Ridge PRISM is partnering with the Oak Spring Garden Foundation to offer two identical in-person workshops (one in the morning and one in the afternoon) at Oak Spring’s Rokeby Farm in Middleburg, located in Loudoun County, Va.  Join experts from both organizations to learn about invasive plant ID, herbicide safety, and manual/chemical control techniques. …

Join Blue Ridge PRISM's experts in the field to learn invasive plant ID, herbicide safety, and a how-to for manual/chemical control techniques. This will take place on Sunday, May 22nd from 12:30 - 3:30 pm at Pen Park in Charlottesville, Va. and will include an invasive plant identification walk and in-person instruction. Cost: $25 2.5 …

Join us as for a half-day workshop to discover the stormwater benefits of urban trees, get a crash course on their care, learn about local urban forestry programs and urban wood utilization and observe a portable sawmill demo. Sponsors: City of Harrisonburg - Public Works, James Madison University, Virginia Department of Forestry, and CBLP 2 …

BeaverCON is a biennial, international conference on the east coast of the United States for professionals, researchers and practitioners to learn what works in beaver conflict management and watershed restoration. This conference is for: Stream and Beaver Restoration Professionals Land Use Managers Ecologists Engineers Road/Infrastructure Specialists​   Climate Change Experts and Policymakers In recent years an increasing …

Pollinators play a crucial role in ecological survival. Neither humans nor earth’s terrestrial ecosystems could survive without them. Nearly 80% of the 1,400 crop plants grown around the world – those that produce all of our food and industrial products –require pollination, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). In the morning, learn about …

We are very pleased to announce that CBLP-Crews will be taught in Spanish for the first time: Monday, October 24, in Upper Marlboro, MD Registration opens in early September. This course is great for municipal and facilities teams, as well as for maintenance contractors. Designed for those who have not yet completed Level 1 training.  …

CBLP is working with Designgreen and ecoLatinos, with funding from the Chesapeake Bay Trust, to develop and pilot a one-day green roof maintenance training for contractors in Washington, DC this summer. It's free! CBLP CEUs available

Topics: The changing role of landscaping - John Magee Best practices for tree planting and care - Jim McGlone Native tree choices - Jim McGlone John Magee is the owner of Magee Designs. One of Washington DC's most experienced landscape designers in the use of native plants in the landscape, he has been designing private and …