Classes & Field Studies
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| Title | State | Start Date | Subject | Certificate | CEU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RECORDING: Using Native Plants To Support Northeastern Birds | Zoom/Online | February 27, 2025 | Botany & Conservation | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture | |
| RECORDING: Powerful Plants in the Garden | Zoom/Online | March 6, 2025 | Horticulture & Design | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture | |
| RECORDING: 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 | MCH: 0.5 |
| 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 |
| Carex in Spring | Eastern MA | April 5, 2025 | Botany & Conservation | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Botany | |
| Residential Landscape Design | Zoom/Online | April 8, 2025 | Horticulture & Design | Advanced Horticulture & Design Certificate Core | |
| Black Ash Conservation in New England | Zoom/Online | April 10, 2025 | Botany & Conservation | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Botany | |
| Deer-tolerant Landscapes | Zoom/Online | April 24, 2025 | Horticulture & Design | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture | |
| Plant Ecology | Online | April 25, 2025 | Botany & Conservation | Basic Certificate Core | |
| Plant Form and Function | Online | April 25, 2025 | Botany & Conservation | Basic Certificate Core | |
| Plants 101: Introduction to the Green World | Online | April 25, 2025 | Botany & Conservation | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Botany | |
| Plant Families | Online | April 25, 2025 | Botany & Conservation | Basic Certificate Core | |
| Gardening for Pollinators | Online | April 25, 2025 | Horticulture & Design | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture | |
| Designing with Native Plants | Online | April 25, 2025 | Horticulture & Design | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture | |
| Framework Trees of New England | Eastern MA | April 26, 2025 | Botany & Conservation | Basic Certificate Core | MCLP: 2, MCA: 2, MCH: 2 |
| Bartholomew's Cobble | Western MA | April 26, 2025 | Field Study | Field: Basic or Advanced, Botany | |
| Plainfield Sanctuary Visit | NH | April 27, 2025 | Botany & Conservation | ||
| Wildflowers of New England | Eastern MA | April 30, 2025 | Botany & Conservation | Basic Certificate Core | |
| Wildflowers of New England | Zoom/Online | May 1, 2025 | Botany & Conservation | Basic Certificate Core | |
| Native Herbaceous Plant Materials (Early Season) | Eastern MA | May 3, 2025 | Horticulture & Design | Advanced Horticulture & Design Certificate Core | |
| Join the Movement: 125th Anniversary Symposium | Zoom | May 3, 2025 | Symposium | ||
| Spring Seasonal Self-care | Eastern MA | May 4, 2025 | Art & Nature | ||
| Plant Systematics | Zoom/Online | May 7, 2025 | Botany & Conservation | Advanced Botany & Conservation Certificate Core | |
| Site Preparation for Landscape Transformation | CT | May 10, 2025 | Horticulture & Design | Elective: Basic and Advanced, Horticulture | |
| The Native Plant Trust Trillium Collection: An Inside Look | Eastern MA | May 13, 2025 | |||
| Introduction to Matrix Planting | Zoom/Online | May 20, 2025 | Horticulture & Design | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture | |
| Another Season of Drought | Zoom/Online | May 28, 2025 | Horticulture & Design | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture | |
| Flower Talk | Eastern MA | May 31, 2025 | Art & Nature | ||
| Green Immersion | Eastern MA | June 1, 2025 | Art & Nature | ||
| Native New England Shrubs | Zoom/Online | June 5, 2025 | Botany & Conservation | Basic Certificate Core | |
| Introduction to Grasses Identification | CT | June 7, 2025 | Botany & Conservation | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Botany | |
| Balancing Environmental and Aesthetic Needs in the Garden | RI | June 8, 2025 | Landscape Study | Landscape: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture | |
| Basic Wetland ID and Delineation | Western MA | June 12, 2025 | Botany & Conservation | Advanced Botany & Conservation Certificate Core | |
| Eshqua Bog Visit | VT | June 13, 2025 | Botany & Conservation | ||
| New England Plant Communities | Online & Eastern MA | June 18, 2025 | Botany & Conservation | Advanced Botany & Conservation Certificate Core | |
| Bog & Fen | VT & NH | June 21, 2025 | Field Study | Field: Basic or Advanced, Botany | |
| Mushrooms for Beginners | Eastern MA | June 21, 2025 | Botany & Conservation | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Botany | |
| Native Woody Plant Materials | Eastern MA | June 22, 2025 | Horticulture & Design | Advanced Horticulture & Design Certificate Core | |
| Plants' Scents and Sense-abilities | Eastern MA | June 28, 2025 | Horticulture & Design | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture | |
| Plant Families | Eastern MA | July 9, 2025 | Botany & Conservation | Basic Certificate Core | |
| Designing a School Pollinator Garden | Zoom/Online | July 10, 2025 | Horticulture & Design | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture | |
| Native Hydrangeas | Zoom/Online | July 10, 2025 | Horticulture & Design | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture | |
| Milkweeds and Dogbanes | Eastern MA | July 12, 2025 | Botany & Conservation | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Botany | |
| Native Fern Identification and Ecology | Western MA | July 13, 2025 | Botany & Conservation | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Botany | |
| Harvey Butler Rhododendron Sanctuary Visit | ME | July 13, 2025 | Botany & Conservation | ||
| Inspired By Nature: Watercolor Intensive | Eastern MA | July 14, 2025 | Art & Nature | ||
| Creating with Plant Colors: Anthotypes and Eco-Prints | Eastern MA | July 19, 2025 | Art & Nature | ||
| Writing in the Garden | Eastern MA | July 19, 2025 | Art & Nature | ||
| Riparian Communities | Zoom/Online | July 22, 2025 | Botany & Conservation | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Botany | |
| Native New England Shrubs | Eastern MA | July 26, 2025 | Botany & Conservation | Basic Certificate Core | |
| Ecosystem Response to Wildfire | Zoom/Online | July 29, 2025 | Botany & Conservation | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Botany | |
| Getting to Know Pollinators | Zoom/Online | July 31, 2025 | Horticulture & Design | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture | |
| Native Herbaceous Plant Materials (Late Season) | Eastern MA | August 2, 2025 | Horticulture & Design | Advanced Horticulture & Design Certificate Core | |
| Landscape for Life | Zoom/Online | August 6, 2025 | Horticulture & Design | Advanced Horticulture & Design Certificate Core | |
| Field Identification Techniques | Eastern MA | August 9, 2025 | Botany & Conservation | Advanced Botany & Conservation Certificate Core | |
| Understanding and Managing Soils | Western MA | August 9, 2025 | Horticulture & Design | Basic Certificate Core | |
| Plant Adaptations to Fire | Zoom/Online | August 12, 2025 | Botany & Conservation | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Botany | |
| Wells Barrens Reserve | MR | August 16, 2025 | Field Study | Field: Basic or Advanced, Botany | |
| Coaxing Color from Plants: Seasonal Connection Through Natural Dyes | Eastern MA | August 24, 2025 | Art & Nature | ||
| An Introduction to the Liverworts of New England | Zoom/Online | September 4, 2025 | Botany & Conservation | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Botany | |
| Mushrooms for Beginners | Eastern MA | September 7, 2025 | Botany & Conservation | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Botany | |
| How Insects Use Plants | Eastern MA | September 13, 2025 | Botany & Conservation | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Botany | |
| Finding Your Ecological Address | Eastern MA | September 14, 2025 | Horticulture & Design | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture | |
| Botanical Inventory Methods and Techniques | Online & Eastern MA | September 18, 2025 | Botany & Conservation | Advanced Botany & Conservation Certificate Core | |
| Invasive Plants: Identification, Documentation, and Control | Eastern MA | September 20, 2025 | Botany & Conservation | Advanced Botany & Conservation Certificate Core | |
| Asters and Goldenrods | Eastern MA | September 27, 2025 | Botany & Conservation | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Botany | |
| Botany of the Connecticut Coast | CT | September 27, 2025 | Field Study | Field: Basic or Advanced, Botany | |
| Framework Trees of New England | Eastern MA | October 4, 2025 | Botany & Conservation | Basic Certificate Core |