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Planting for Wildlife for Landscape Professionals

Sep

8

September 8 – October 7, 2026

Hoke Library (Martin County Library System), 🇺🇸

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About This Event

Planting for Wildlife for Landscape Professionals, a 5-part course, takes place from 2026-09-08 to 2026-10-07 at Hoke Library (Martin County Library System) in Jensen Beach, FL.

What to Expect

  • Assess clients’ desire for wildlife-friendly landscaping
  • Relate the benefits of wildlife-friendly landscaping to clients
  • Demonstrate ability to address clients’ concerns with wildlife-friendly features
  • Assess landscapes for improvements to enhance wildlife suitability
  • Implement wildlife-friendly practices and features in the landscape
  • Earn 1.5 FDACS Core CEUs per session and a professional certificate upon successful completion
  • Network with other landscape professionals

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for landscape professionals seeking to integrate wildlife-friendly landscaping practices into their services and client interactions.

Practical Information

Tickets for the entire 5-part series can be purchased for $100. Individual sessions are available for $25 each. Limited scholarships are available. Refunds are available up to 7 days before the event. Each session is 1 hour and 30 minutes long.

Programme

  1. September 8: Why Landscape for Wildlife? Learn about the benefits of landscaping for wildlife. Develop a pitch you can use in encouraging clients to work with you on wildlife-friendly landscaping.
  2. September 23: Communicating with Clients about Wildlife-Friendly Landscaping Learn about ways their clients may want to engage with wildlife in their yards and concerns they may have. Use this information to create a short list of interview questions you can use to understand your clients’ desires and concerns.
  3. October 7: Assessing Landscapes for Wildlife Suitability Learn about features that add value for different types of wildlife, including birds, pollinators, gopher tortoises, and other species. Practice finding information about wildlife that you and your clients value the most, and assess one of the properties that you manage.

Topics

wildlife landscaping sustainable landscaping professional development client communication pollinator habitats