Seeking Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional Certification Coordinator

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As local governments and developers look to meet Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) and new Environmental Site Design (ESD) regulations, there is an increased demand for individuals and firms trained in proper conservation landscaping practices.

Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council and partners are developing a new comprehensive training and certification program: the Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional (CBLP) Certification Program that will formalize a set of conservation landscaping standards and create a thoroughly trained workforce of landscaping professionals. We are now hiring to fill the program coordinator position…

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Funding Received for Landscape Professional Certification!

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CCLC is pleased and excited to announce that our Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional Certification Initiative has received funding from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundatio. With this grant, we will develop and pilot the certification in Maryland and Virginia while partnering with Wetlands Watch, Virginia DGIF and University of Maryland Sea Grant Extension. Once the piloting is complete, the goal is to expand the certification Bay-wide and statewide, with a self-financing, market driven certification program managed and administered by a Consortium.