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Turf Reduction, One Step at a Time

Blog, Gathering: The CCLC Blog, Guest BloggerBy Brian KoehlerApril 27, 2023Leave a comment

April 27th 2023 By guest blogger Brian Koehler Inspired by the process of achieving CBLP  Level 1 certification, I received permission to implement a small turf reduction project on the Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society (PRPS) office property as a sample bio-swale for others in the industry. The project began in the Summer of 2021…

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Oyster Castles and Asteroids

Blog, Gathering: The CCLC Blog, Guest BloggerBy Jason SwopeMarch 22, 2023Leave a comment

March 22nd 2023 By Jason Swope   The Redbuds were in full bloom as I departed from Western Maryland on a Friday evening in April.  I had an appointment the next morning in Norfolk, VA, with fellow Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professionals (CBLPs) and a group of community volunteers who were helping to build a living…

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A Seed Story

Blog, Gathering: The CCLC BlogBy Leslie CarioFebruary 14, 2023Leave a comment

February 14th 2023 By Leslie Hunter Cario     What an incredible opportunity for CCLC members to learn about native seed production this past August, when Ernst Conservation Seeds hosted us for a Field Day!  Located in Meadville, Pennsylvania, in the northwest corner of the state, it was a journey for some participants, who traveled…

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#weareconservation

Blog, Gathering: The CCLC Blog, Guest BloggerBy Tony CampisiJanuary 10, 2023Leave a comment

  Guest Blogger Tony Campisi January 10th, 2023 Imagine for a minute, life without nature. Imagine a spring morning without a robin, a summer night without fireflies. Think of a drive in the fall without the changing of leaves. Close your eyes and really think of a world without trees. Imagine if children rolled logs…

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Sail Away

Blog, Gathering: The CCLC Blog, UncategorizedBy Beth GinterDecember 20, 2022Leave a comment

Blogger Beth Ginter December 21st, 2022 This fall, I had the good fortune to spend five days sailing down the Bay from Galesville, MD, to Norfolk, VA with my friends, Kate and Jack, on their relatively new (to them) Morgan 38.  I learned to sail as an adult, taking lessons on a Sunfish in the…

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The Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council (CCLC) is a coalition of individuals and organizations dedicated to researching, promoting, and educating professionals and the public about conservation landscaping to protect and restore the Chesapeake Bay. CCLC is a non-profit tax-exempt charitable organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Donations are tax deductible as allowed by law.  Our EIN is 900475197.


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