Blogger Beth Ginter September 23, 2026 I’ve been thinking a lot about green infrastructure maintenance, for several reasons. In May, we taught a private CBLP-Crews class for a school district that had some of the worst-looking stormwater best management practices (BMPs) I’ve seen. Keep in mind that I’ve seen hundreds (perhaps thousands?) of…
Blogger Beth Ginter May 11, 2026 This fall will mark ten years of Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional (CBLP) training. CBLP was piloted in Maryland, Virginia, and DC in October-December 2016, with 116 people participating in the initial training cohort. As we approach midyear 2026 and set plans in motion to celebrate this milestone,…
Blogger Beth Ginter November 25, 2025 All that you touch, you change. All that you change, changes you. – Octavia Butler October was nutty for the CBLP team. Each of us had back to back events to plan and direct across five states, all month long: CBLP-Shorelines, -Crews, -Buffers, CBLP-A, Level 1, salt trainings,…
Blogger Beth Ginter July 2, 2025 Green Roofs: Reaching for the Sky and a Cleaner Bay You may have looked up from a city sidewalk to see leaves and branches peeking over the edge of a tall building or been surprised to see a meadow sparkling with flowers outside an office window. Your eyes…
Blogger Beth Ginter May 21, 2025 At CCLC, odd numbered years are conference years. Those of you who’ve been involved with our organization for a while know that well before there was a CBLP program, there was Turning a New Leaf. It’s an important part of our commitment to providing quality educational programming…
