About this Event
Online Course Dates:
Monday, January 27 - Saturday, March 8
Course Delivery:
The online course consists of pre-recorded webinars that can be watched at your convenience within the course timeline. Weekly virtual Q&A sessions and one final in-person class are optional to attend.
Optional Live Q&A Sessions (virtual):
- Thursday, January 30th from 12 – 1PM
- Thursday, February 6th from 12 – 1PM
- Thursday, February 13th from 12 – 1PM
- Thursday, February 20th from 12 – 1PM
- Thursday, March 6th from 12 – 1PM
Optional Final In-Person Class:
- Saturday, March 8th, from 10AM – 1:30PM at the Watershed Stewardship Center, 2277 W Ridgewood Dr, Parma, OH 44134.
Participants may join optional weekly Q&A sessions virtually on Thursdays between 12 – 1PM where they can receive customized feedback on weekly homework from course instructors. We also invite our participants to join our active Facebook community where they can discuss course progress and request feedback from MRG alumni and staff from local conservation organizations. At the end of the six weeks, we encourage participants to attend a final in-person course (Saturday, March 8th from 10AM – 1:30PM) where course participants can share their final rain garden plans, receive customized feedback from course instructors, and mingle with fellow participants. Those who are unable to attend the final in-person class will have the opportunity to get feedback on their final rain garden plan from course instructors at the last live Q&A session on Thursday, March 6th at 12pm.
About the Course
This Master Rain Gardener Program will teach you how to manage rain water in your clients' yards. Rain gardens naturally manage stormwater by infiltrating precipitation and allowing it to soak into the ground rather than sending it directly to storm sewers and nearby streams untreated. Experienced instructors will provide customized feedback during optional weekly Q&A sessions which will enable you to design and install a rain garden. Topics will include site assessment, soil analysis, design, construction, plant selection, mulching, and maintenance. The course will be held online and provide weekly course materials that can be reviewed at times that work with your own schedule.
The Professional Certification is geared toward landscape professionals and contractors looking to install rain gardens professionally on residential properties. Your Professional Rain Gardener Certification can be used to promote your expertise and as a selling point for your business.
Participants in the professional certification track will be required to pass a final exam and either participate in a field day (public rain garden installation) or install a residential rain garden. Graduates will receive a Master Rain Gardener t-shirt, yard sign, and a certificate of completion. Professionals will also have to option to be listed on a public website of Northeast Ohio Professional Rain Gardeners that will be maintained by and held on the NEO Master Rain Gardener and partner websites.
Please reach out to Maggie Ensign ([email protected]) with any questions.
About Rain Gardens
Rain gardens work with nature to collect and filter rainwater that runs off impervious surfaces like rooftops and driveways. Impervious surfaces lead to increases in surface runoff and often result in increased flooding and stream bank erosion. As water travels over impervious surfaces it also has the potential to pick up pollutants. Polluted stormwater runoff enters our rivers and lakes and is one of the leading threats to water quality in the U.S.
For further information, please visit https://neomasterraingardener.org/.
Event Venue
Online
USD 85.00
