Free Landscape Professional Training for Conservation Districts
PACD is offering two sessions of the Level 1 Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional (CBLP) training for conservation districts. Staff DO NOT need to be located in the Chesapeake Bay to take the training. The training is a baseline credential in design, installation, and maintenance of sustainable landscapes, with emphasis on how to properly maintain stormwater best management practices.
The training is two days – one day of classroom and one day of field learning.
The sessions are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the following dates/locations:
- October 30-31, 2025, in Berwick, PA
- December 9-10 (snow date December 11) in Indiana, PA
Registration is a two-step process:
- The first step is to fill out the online application here.
- The second step is to select your training date here.
Space is limited to 30 participants per session. The sessions are for conservation district staff only and are free of charge. Pre-class assignments and logistical details will come from Katie@cblpro.org as we get closer to the start date. There is a written exam that participants must pass to become certified. Continuing education credits are available from many organizations. The complete list is at cblpro.org.
Thank you to the PA Department of Environmental Protection, Indiana County Conservation District, and Native Creations for coming together to host this opportunity for district staff to become credentialed.
Questions? Contact melissa@cblpro.org.
Financial and other support for this project is provided by the Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts, Inc., through a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act, administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.