Registration is open for the Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional program’s comprehensive course on implementing and managing riparian buffers, CBLP-Buffers. This three-part hybrid course combines interactive online learning with field and classroom sessions, and is appropriate for landscape professionals, including arborists and foresters, local and state government staff, watershed groups/nonprofit staff, educators, and others.
The CBLP-Buffers certificate course is taught by experts in PA and VA, and is comprised of three sessions:
- Buffer Basics Webinar – online via Zoom – October 12, 1:00 -4:00 PM
- Site Assessment & Planning Workshop – field + classroom – November 2, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Maintenance Workshop – field + classroom – November 30, 1:00 – 4:00 PM
Participants will choose to attend either the Lancaster, PA or the Charlottesville, VA area training.
New to buffers and just want a short introduction? The October 12 “Buffer Basics” webinar provides a great overview and is available as a standalone option.
We are pleased to offer partial scholarships from Penn State, the James River Association, and RISE, for this course. Please visit https://certified.cblpro.org/product/cblp-buffers-certificate-course/ for more details and registration. Reach out to katie@cblpro.org about scholarships before you register.
