Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council

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 …

Register Now for this two-part online workshop, organized by CBLP/CCLC. Guest speakers, Amy Highland and Sam Hoadley, both from Mt. Cuba Center. Several native plant growers/nurseries from Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania will join a panel discussion and breakout session. July 20 & 22, 1-4 PM each day, via Zoom Register by June 25 and get …

Bring your lunch and join landscape designer and Level 2-certified CBLP, Kelley Oklesson, for this free webinar, for CBLP professionals.  Kelley will tell us about her recent project, a Toolkit for Stormwater Best Management Practices for Urban Farming, which is focused on offering tried and true strategies to improve water quality on urban farming sites.  …

Join us as we kick off Riparian Buffer Month.  Certified CBLP pros from Maryland and Virginia will share their buffer success stories. This is a free webinar, but advance registration is required. 1 CBLP CEU

Join us in Pennsylvania or Virginia for CBLP-Buffers, our new certificate course on riparian buffers.  This comprehensive riparian buffer training program includes 3 sessions: Buffer Basics Webinar - 1:00 - 4:00 PM Site Assessment Workshop - November 2 - 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Maintenance Assessment and Planning - November 30 - 9:00 AM - …

Urban and suburban sites present unique challenges for implementing or preserving riparian buffers.  In this course, we focus on how to effectively design an aesthetically pleasing urban buffer that overcomes these challenges while helping meet water quality and habitat restoration goals. This interactive workshop will combine online learning with an optional field trip to one …

CCLC's 2021 Turning a New Leaf Conference will be held virtually on December 8-9, from 9 AM - 3 PM, and will be followed by live field events in Maryland, …

Celebrate Riparian Buffer Month by getting out to see a variety of types of buffers!  Field Days will be held: October 22 - 2:00 - 4:00 PM - York County, PA October 26, 12:00 - 2:00 PM - Washington, DC October 28, 1:00 - 3:00 PM - Howard County, MD These tours are free or …

  Join our guests from Pennsylvania DCNR and the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay to learn about funding which is available to support landscaping projects that replace turfgrass with meadow or trees. 1 CBLP CEU

In this free webinar, the CBLP team will share a summary and report on impacts from certified pro's 2017-2022 "hands on" experience projects.  We will also have several certified pros presenting the projects they submitted for their hands on experience. Join us to hear about the great work CBLP pros are doing! We are also …