Education & Training
Native Plant Trust’s mission is participatory by design. Our public programs provide the training volunteers, community members, and professionals need to join the native plant movement.
Classes
Our courses invite students to explore native plants through a broad range of hands-on and virtual learning opportunities.
Basic Certificate
All Basic Certificate students are encouraged to begin with the foundation courses in each track, which provide native plant vocabulary, morphology, physiology, ecological context, evolution, and relationships.
Advanced Certificate: Horticulture
To enter an Advanced track, students must complete the Basic Certificate or have equivalent professional experience to the Basic Certificate.
Advanced Certificate: Conservation
To enter an Advanced track, students must complete the Basic Certificate or have equivalent professional experience to the Basic Certificate.
