Native Plant Trust

Classes & Field Studies

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Title State Start Date Subject Certificate CEU
Black Ash Conservation in New England Zoom/Online January 30, 2025 Botany & Conservation Elective: Basic or Advanced, Botany
Conservation Biology Zoom/Online January 25, 2025 Botany & Conservation Advanced Botany & Conservation Certificate Core
Deepening Attention and Wonder Through Poetry: A Guided Walk and Writing Experience Eastern MA March 15, 2025 Art & Nature
Designing a Four-Season Garden Based on Plant Personalities and Conditions Eastern MA March 29, 2025 Horticulture & Design Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture MCLP: 1
Designing Meadows and Naturalized Landscapes Zoom/Online January 29, 2025 Horticulture & Design Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture MCLP: 1
Designing with Native Plants Online September 9, 2024 Horticulture & Design Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture
Ecosystem Response to Wildfire Zoom/Online January 23, 2025 Botany & Conservation Elective: Basic or Advanced, Botany
Framework Trees of New England Eastern MA April 26, 2025 Botany & Conservation Basic Certificate Core MCLP: 2, MCA: 2
Gardening for Pollinators Online September 9, 2024 Horticulture & Design Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture
Greening Public Spaces: The Green Roof Bus Shelter Project Zoom/Online March 12, 2025 Horticulture & Design Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture
How to Keep a Wild Garden Tidy Zoom/Online March 13, 2025 Horticulture & Design Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture
Leave the Leaves, Save the Stems Zoom/Online November 7, 2024 Horticulture & Design Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture MCLP: 1
Lichens: An Introductory Hands-On Workshop Eastern MA February 22, 2025 Botany & Conservation Elective: Basic or Advanced, Botany
Making Evergreen Arrangements with Native Plants Eastern MA December 7, 2024 Art & Nature
Native Plants for Professionals Zoom/Online January 23, 2025 Horticulture & Design Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture MCLP: 1
Native Seed Sowing Workshop Eastern MA December 7, 2024 Horticulture & Design Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture
Our Future with Water: Managing Stormwater for Professionals Zoom/Online January 15, 2025 Horticulture & Design Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture MCLP: 1
Plant Ecology Online September 9, 2024 Botany & Conservation Basic Certificate Core
Plant Families Online September 9, 2024 Botany & Conservation Basic Certificate Core
Plant Form and Function Online September 9, 2024 Botany & Conservation Basic Certificate Core
Plants 101: Introduction to the Green World Online September 9, 2024 Botany & Conservation Elective: Basic or Advanced, Botany
Powerful Plants in the Garden Zoom/Online March 6, 2025 Horticulture & Design Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture
Rare Flora of the Sanctuaries Zoom/Online November 13, 2024 Botany & Conservation Elective: Basic or Advanced, Botany
So You Want Less Lawn... Zoom/Online February 12, 2025 Horticulture & Design Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture MCLP: 1
The American Chestnut: History and Restoration Zoom/Online February 21, 2025 Botany & Conservation Elective: Basic or Advanced, Botany
The Ericaceae of New England: Diversity, Ecology, and Phylogeny Zoom/Online November 14, 2024 Botany & Conservation Elective: Basic or Advanced, Botany
The Meaning of Gardens Zoom/Online February 6, 2025 Horticulture & Design Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture
The Native Plant Trust Herbarium: Writing the Unknown Eastern MA January 22, 2025 Art & Nature
Understanding and Managing Soils Zoom/Online February 13, 2025 Horticulture & Design Basic Certificate Core MCLP: 2
University of Massachusetts Herbarium Western MA March 15, 2025 Botany & Conservation Elective: Basic or Advanced, Botany
Using Native Plants To Support Northeastern Birds Zoom/Online February 27, 2025 Botany & Conservation Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture
Winter Botany Eastern MA December 14, 2024 Botany & Conservation Elective: Basic or Advanced, Botany
Winter Pruning Eastern MA March 1, 2025 Horticulture & Design Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture MCLP: 1, MCA: 1
Winter Pruning Eastern MA March 22, 2025 Horticulture & Design Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture MCLP: 1, MCA: 1
Yale University Herbarium CT February 22, 2025 Botany & Conservation Elective: Basic or Advanced, Botany