The Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professionals are now accepting registrations for Level 1 certification training sessions beginning February 11.

CBLP promotes sustainable landscape practices in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

Level 1 is the baseline credential that covers design, installation, and management of sustainable landscapes and green infrastructure.

Each class, led by regional experts, incorporates classroom work with a field-based practicum and BMP inspection/verification training. CBLP emphasizes critical thinking, interactive learning, and collaborative practice.

Click Here for more information on the training sessions and to register.

Visit the Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professionals website to learn more about this program and to find certified landscape professionals.

Upcoming Events:

-- The Center Square: PA Farm Show Says Agriculture ‘Powering Pennsylvania’ [Jan. 4 - 11]

-- ​​Stroud Water Research Center ‘Cut The Salt’ Citizen Science Project Invites You To Test Your Nearby Stream For Salt  [PaEN]

-- Pike Conservation District: From Source To Sink - Groundwater Education Workshop Series Starts Jan. 13

-- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Hosts Jan. 16 Webinar On Winter Salting and Local Waterway Impacts: Opportunities To Work For Change  [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension Hosts Jan. 29 Webinar On Ice Melter Impacts And Reduction Strategy  [PaEN]

-- Pike Conservation District: Pike/Wayne Counties Contractor’s Workshop Feb. 11

Resource Links:

-- ​​Stroud Water Research Center ‘Cut The Salt’ Citizen Science Project Invites You To Test Your Nearby Stream For Salt  [PaEN]

-- Pike Conservation District: Sliding Into Winter! One 12 Ounce Mug Of Salt Is All You Need To Prevent Ice From Forming On A 20 Foot Driveway  [PaEN]

Related Articles - Watersheds:

-- DEP Invites Comments On Draft Guidance For Land Application Of Excess Water From Shale Gas Well Development Impoundments  [PaEN]

-- PA Interfaith Power & Light Accepting Requests For Free Native Trees From Anywhere In PA  [PaEN] 

-- Pike Conservation District: Funding Available To Farmers Through Agriculture Conservation Assistance Program  [Check With Your County Conservation District]

-- DEP Invites Groups To Submit Data Related To Stream Redesignation Evaluations Of 66 Wild Trout Streams In Berks, Blair, Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Columbia, Crawford, Cumberland, Elk, Erie, Franklin, Indiana, Jefferson, Lebanon, McKean, Potter, Schuylkill, Snyder, Tioga, Venango Counties

-- ​​Stroud Water Research Center ‘Cut The Salt’ Citizen Science Project Invites You To Test Your Nearby Stream For Salt  [PaEN]

-- DEP Extends Comment Deadline On Draft Guidance On Community Water Systems Design Standards To March 3

-- DEP Publishes Examination Schedule For Sewage Enforcement Officers

-- Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professionals: Level 1 Certification Training Registration Now Open  [PaEN]

-- Brodhead Watershed Association Water At Risk - Counting Our Blessings - By Carol Hillestad for Brodhead Watershed Association, Monroe County  [PaEN]

-- Brodhead Watershed Association: Protecting Clean Water Together - Become A Master Watershed Steward - By Carol Hillestad for Brodhead Watershed Association, Monroe County   [PaEN[] 

NewsClips:

-- Brodhead Watershed Association Water At Risk - Counting Our Blessings - By Carol Hillestad for Brodhead Watershed Association, Monroe County  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette: Congress Passes Water Resources Bill That Could Mean Millions For Western PA: Abandoned Mine Cleanup, Environmental Infrastructure

-- Scranton Times: Dolph Mine Fire Extinguished In Olyphant, Reclamation Work Underway In Lackawanna County

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Bipartisan Bill Signed Into Law To Extend Federal Chesapeake Bay Restoration Programs

-- Chesapeake Bay Watershed: Bay State Lawmakers Tackle Wide Range Of Green Bills

-- Pike Conservation District: 2024 Water Quality Data Report Now Available

-- Brodhead Watershed Association: Protecting Clean Water Together - Become A Master Watershed Steward - By Carol Hillestad for Brodhead Watershed Association, Monroe County   [PaEN[] 

-- Herald-Standard: Independence Conservancy On A Mission To Improve The Environment In Western PA

-- HiddenCityPhiladelphia: Watershed Restoration Efforts Aim To Manage Stormwater

-- York Dispatch: Group Petitions FERC To Reconsider Permit For Susquehanna River Pump Storage Hydroelectric Facility In York County

-- Tribune-Democrat: Officials Working To Track Down Source Of Fuel Spill In Somerset County

-- Lock Haven Express: Alternate Stream Water Testing Method Detects Emerging Contaminants, Penn State Extension

[Posted: December 23, 2024]

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