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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Save the Date!  FREE Landscape For Life™ ‘Train the Trainer’ Webinar Series Starts October 22nd 2013</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><br>

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Greetings!<br>
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<a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?LadyBirdJohnsonWildf/277d0869cd/8579b62ab4/af2d5bd449" target="_blank">The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center</a> and the
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United States Botanic Garden</a> 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 <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?LadyBirdJohnsonWildf/277d0869cd/8579b62ab4/e8199e111b" target="_blank">
Sustainable Sites Initiative™</a>.<br>
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Bring <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?LadyBirdJohnsonWildf/277d0869cd/8579b62ab4/f77e4d25e9" target="_blank">
Landscape For Life</a> 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.<br>
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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.<br>
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The webinar series is a unique opportunity that provides the following benefits:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#1f497d"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Discussions with the author of the curriculum<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#1f497d">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">An open dialogue with like-minded educators and colleagues<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#1f497d"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Become better equipped to explore relevant topics of landscape sustainability with homeowners<u></u><u></u></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#1f497d"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Access to additional instructor resources pertaining to landscape sustainability<u></u><u></u></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#1f497d"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Gain hands-on experience through topical homework assignments<u></u><u></u></span></li></ul>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">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.<br>
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<b>Landscape For Life ‘Train the Trainer’ Webinar Series Schedule**</b><br>
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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.<u></u><u></u></span></p>

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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#1f497d"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Oct. 22<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#1f497d"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Oct. 29<u></u><u></u></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#1f497d"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Nov. 5<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#1f497d"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Nov. 12<u></u><u></u></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#1f497d"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Nov. 19<u></u><u></u></span></li></ul>
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<b>Application deadline is October 11, 2013. For more information and to apply please visit
</b><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?LadyBirdJohnsonWildf/277d0869cd/8579b62ab4/9ba05745d5" target="_blank"><b>http://landscapeforlife.org/train-the-trainer-webinar-series/</b></a><b>.</b></span></p></div></div>
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