Blogger Shereen Hughes November 14th 2023 A year ago, in October 2022, we lost an amazing Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional (CBLP), Scotty Guinn Dilworth. Scotty practiced what we preach at CCLC. She utilized the Eight Essential Elements of Conservation Landscaping long before becoming a certified CBLP. Scotty designed beautiful conservation landscapes and utilized…
Blogger Kristen Koch August 12, 2025 I am a moderate person. It takes a lot for me to experience extreme emotional highs and lows. I rarely give a review that is at the highest or lowest ends of the scale. I am not conservative or liberal. I am not outgoing, but I don’t consider…
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…
Bloggers Beth Ginter & Emily Littleton June 10, 2025 Restoring the Chesapeake Bay is a big job. That’s why I’m honored to work alongside an incredible team. Thanks to them, we’ve reached a big milestone: We’ve just certified our 1,600th Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional. It’s why every member of our team is…
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…
As our team enjoys a well-deserved winter break, I find myself reflecting on the hard work we have done this year, how far we’ve come since the beginning of the Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional program (CBLP), and the changes coming in the upcoming year. Shereen and Beth at a CBLP Level 2 class …