Registration Eligibility
Landscape architects, Real Estate Professionals, Contractors, Developers, Consultants, Planning Staff and Planning Boards and Commissioners
Start Date
05/29/2024
End Date
05/29/2024
Description
The practices of landscape professionals have a significant impact on the health of local communities and ecosystems. This hybrid (online and field-based) training series teaches how to incorporate native plants and green infrastructure into professional landscape design.
Distance Learning
Yes
Course Equivalency
No
Subjects
Horticulture / Plants
Sustainable Development & Design
Water / Stormwater Management
Health, Safety and Welfare
No
Hours
1.0
Learning Outcomes
Recognize key principles about the benefits of native plants
Gain familiarity with best management practices that are suited to landscaping and stormwater applications in coastal SC
Understand options for incorporating native plants in their work or in local policies
understand key principles of design and ecological function in gardens, development design, stormwater management, or Low Impact Development
Identify ways we can preserve, maintain, enhance, restore, or mimic ecosystem functions and services of the coastal SC landscape
Instructors
Sharleen Johnson; Rick Huffman; Dr. Sarah Waickoski; Eddie Bernard
Course Codes
Provider
National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS)