[PCA] WEB: Landscape for Life "Train the Trainer" Webinar Series

[Kwong, Olivia]

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*Save the Date!  FREE Landscape For Life™ ‘Train the Trainer’ Webinar
Series Starts October 22nd 2013*

Greetings!

The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower
Center<http://cts.vresp.com/c/?LadyBirdJohnsonWildf/277d0869cd/8579b62ab4/af2d5bd449>and
the United
States Botanic Garden<http://cts.vresp.com/c/?LadyBirdJohnsonWildf/277d0869cd/8579b62ab4/ef5584fa3d>are
calling for applications for the new Landscape For Life™ ‘Train the
Trainer’ webinar series offered free of charge in 2013. Landscape For Life
(LFL) is an educational program that teaches homeowners how to holistically
work with nature in their gardens and is based on the principles of
the Sustainable
Sites Initiative™<http://cts.vresp.com/c/?LadyBirdJohnsonWildf/277d0869cd/8579b62ab4/e8199e111b>
.

Bring Landscape For
Life<http://cts.vresp.com/c/?LadyBirdJohnsonWildf/277d0869cd/8579b62ab4/f77e4d25e9>to
your community by becoming an official trainer. Ideal for botanic
garden
and horticulture educators, landscape architects and designers interested
in education, master gardeners, master naturalists, garden clubs and those
interested in teaching sustainable gardening practices.

The series of five, two-hour webinars offers helpful teaching tips and
tools that show you how to effectively utilize the instructor’s manual to
deliver this valuable information to your target audience. The fully
illustrated manual is a complete teaching toolbox that comes with five
ready to go presentations that make the Landscape For Life classes
convenient to offer in your area.

The webinar series is a unique opportunity that provides the following
benefits:****

   - Discussions with the author of the curriculum****
   - An open dialogue with like-minded educators and colleagues****
   - Become better equipped to explore relevant topics of landscape
   sustainability with homeowners****
   - Access to additional instructor resources pertaining to landscape
   sustainability****
   - Gain hands-on experience through topical homework assignments****

** **

Please note all participants should possess sufficient
gardening/horticulture background knowledge and experience to teach the
classes. We expect trainers to teach the Landscape For Life classes within
one year of completing the training.


*Landscape For Life ‘Train the Trainer’ Webinar Series Schedule***

Offered Tuesdays, 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. central time. Must be able to
participate in all five webinars. A high-speed internet connection is
required to participate in the webinar training series.****

   - Oct. 22****
   - Oct. 29****
   - Nov. 5****
   - Nov. 12****
   - Nov. 19****



*Application deadline is October 11, 2013. For more information and to
apply please visit **
http://landscapeforlife.org/train-the-trainer-webinar-series/*<http://cts.vresp.com/c/?LadyBirdJohnsonWildf/277d0869cd/8579b62ab4/9ba05745d5>
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