Planting for Wildlife for Landscape Professionals

By the end of this 5-part course, participants will be able to:

1. Assess their clients' desire for wildlife-friendly landscaping;

1. Relate the benefits of wildlife-friendly landscaping to their clients;

1. Demonstrate ability to address clients' concerns with wildlife-friendly features;

1. Assess landscapes for improvements to enhance wildlife suitability; and

1. Implement wildlife-friendly practices and features in the landscape.

The course is designed as a series, with one session building on another. Tickets can be purchased for the entire series at a reduced rate ($125), or class-by-class ($25 each). CEUs will be offered for each session, and a certificate will be awarded for successful completion of the course. Each session will include time for participants to share their experiences with one another. A limited number of scholarships will be available. Contact Yvette Goodiel for a scholarship application.

Earn CEUs and a professional certificate, network with other landscape professionals, learn about the benefits and practices of wildlife-friendly landscaping, and engage your clients in improving their landscapes by working with you in a new way!

Info: Learn about the benefits of landscaping for wildlife. Develop a pitch you can use in encouraging clients to work with you on wildlife-friendly landscaping.

Info: Learn about ways their clients may want to engage with wildlife in their yards and concerns they may have. Use this information to create a short list of interview questions you can use to understand your clients' desires and concerns.

Info: Learn about features that add value for different types of wildlife, including birds, pollinators, gopher tortoises, and other species. Practice finding information about wildlife that you and your clients value the most.

Info: Practice evaluating the Hoke Library landscape for wildlife suitability and creating a proposal for landscape improvements.

Info: Participants share one of their wildlife-friendly landscaping proposals and the outcomes of it so far, including lessons learned.

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