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Online Course: Landscaping for Resiliency in a Changing Climate
The Earth’s climate is changing. Impacts - including higher temperatures, warming water temperatures, rising sea levels, and longer periods of extreme weather - are already being felt in the Chesapeake Bay watershed and are expected to worsen. The good news is there are actions we can all take to help mitigate and adapt to these …
2 events,
Virginia Association of Forest Health Professionals (virtual)
Monday, February 8th, 2021 8:30-8:40 Introduction 8:40-9:10 Jill Rose, PA DCNR Bureau of Forestry: Increasing Incidence of Oak Wilt in Pennsylvania Forests 9:15-9:45 Dr. David Crosby, VA State University: Aquatic Health Update 9:50-10:20 Charles Smith, Fairfax County: Forest and Stream Restoration 10-20-10:45 ~Break~ 10:45-11:15 Simon Ernstsons, University of Florida: Pre-Invasion Assessments: …
2 events,
Lewis Ginter Winter Symposium (virtual)
As we move past a year full of challenges most of us never imagined, we turn to nature for solace, beauty and inspiration. More than ever, working the earth connects us to our fundamental nature and reinforces the importance of learning to work with the land and natural processes to enhance our environment and support …
2 events,
Conservation Webinars
Learn, Earn and Save by joining over 75,000 viewers that have participated in webinars hosted on the Webinar Portal, the leading free multi-disciplinary training and extension webinar platform. Learn and stay up-to-date on the latest natural resource conservation research and industry best-practices by viewing webinars hosted on the Conservation Webinar Portal. The Conservation Webinar Portal provides …
3 events,
Land Ethics Symposium
Land Ethics Symposium
Creative Approaches to Ecological Landscaping Come celebrate the 21st year of the Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve symposium geared towards landscape architects, designers, contractors, land planners, municipal officials and homeowners. The symposium's focus: how to create ecologically sound and economically viable landscapes through the use of native plants and sustainable practices. This year, expect lively dialog …
3 events,
GreenScapes (formerly Green Matters) Symposium
GreenScapes (formerly Green Matters) Symposium
Back to Our Roots: Leveraging Native Plants to Restore the Environment *Live virtual event Years of rapid urbanization have fragmented natural habitats with manicured lawns and barren over-development leading to significant declines in biodiversity. How can you reverse this alarming trend? Join us for a fascinating day of innovative presentations that dig deep into how …
5 events,
Taking Nature Black Conference (virtual)
TNB 2021 will run for FIVE DAYS, primarily virtually, from Tuesday, February 23rd through Saturday, February 27th, with some select outdoor events that follow governmental guidelines for social distancing. Our theme is Call and Response: Elevating our Stories, Naturally! This year we're elevating our stories chautauqua-style, so be on the lookout for speakers, creators, innovators, scientists, educators, …
Hands On Opportunity: Living Shoreline Installation
Join the Elizabeth River Project to help install a living shoreline in Virginia Beach. You may earn CBLP Hands On CEUs for this work! Volunteers are needed to assist with this very simple coir log and sandfill design. This is a VEE funded shoreline. Below is the tentative work schedule. We will be strictly be …
Natural Area Management Services Webinar Series: Grow Your Business
In fall of 2020, The Woods In Your Backyard Partnership offered a multi-state program for Green Industry Professionals to gain knowledge and skills useful for providing additional services to clientele with small acreage properties. The Advanced Level II webinar series will provide four weeks of in-depth training with two evening webinars per week on the following topics: 1) …
6 events,
An Invitation To Bid: Maintenance and Cost Estimating (virtual)
An Invitation To Bid: Maintenance and Cost Estimating (virtual)
Registration is Now Closed for This CBLP Workshop This interactive online course is a follow up to the maintenance planning workshop hosted by CBLP in July 2020. The new class, which will be led by maintenance guru, Jason Swope, will take maintenance planning to the next level, with a focus on cost estimating, developing contracts …
6 events,
NYBG Winter Lecture Series (Virtual)
Two lectures will be offered: February 25, 11 AM - 12 PM Leslie Bennett: Gardens of Sanctuary Founder and owner of Pine House Edible Gardens, Leslie Bennett designs, builds, and maintains edible and culturally resonant landscapes that are beautiful and productive. The gardens she creates provide visual, physical, and cultural inspiration-along with nourishing organic harvests …