Rebecca Jacobs will lead an online presentation called Conservation Landscape Certification (CLC), hosted by Merryspring Nature Center, on Tuesday, March 19, at 12 p.m. 

Jacobs, program manager at Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD, will describe this CLC program that offers guidance for residential and woodlot owners in implementing conservation practices in a systematic way. The CLC program helps you measure your progress through five core criteria: providing wildlife habitat, practicing soil & water conservation, control invasive species, plan and plant for ecosystem support, and implement organic and integrated pest management practices. Checklists and supporting educational resources are available on our website: https://www.knox-lincoln.org/conservation-landscape-certification.

“We hear from participants that they enjoy sharing their experiences with neighbors, friends, and family,” said SWCD, in a news release. “Join us for this hour-long free event to learn how this program can help you increase the conservation value of your property!”

Completion of the certification includes:

-A certificate and document that could support conservation projects with NRCS or state agencies.

-A sign indicating your property is certified, which is a great way to start conversations with others about your efforts.

-Recognition as a Certified Conservationist in our annual journals and at our annual meetings (each district respectively).

“It’s likely your own immediate reward will be the chance to watch birds and wildlife inhabiting your land, feeding, and raising young, and seeing beautiful changes in the landscape,” said the release.

For more information about the CLC program, please visit https://www.knox-lincoln.org/conservation-landscape-certification; call 207-596-2040 or email info@knox-lincoln.org.

This talk is part of Merryspring’s Online Winter Talk series, co-sponsored by Camden Riverhouse Hotel. Online Talks are held as Zoom webinars.

Online Talks are open to everybody, free of charge.

Merryspring currently does not record nor distribute Tuesday Talks.

Please click the link below to join the webinar:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81734292725?pwd=lXAeIS8Y5Swe01jQDt4IHaSQrQWnLQ.-FtxdOX4UjztRSFN

Passcode: 107566

The link to join each webinar can also be found on the Merryspring Facebook page or website, or by emailing a request to info@merryspring.org.

Note: If you have not received your requested Zoom link by 11:00 a.m. on the morning of the talk, please email info@merryspring.org.

Merryspring is your community nature center offering walking trails, cultivated gardens, wildlife, and ecology and horticulture educational programs all year round. The park is located at the end of Conway Road, just off of Route 1 in Camden behind Hannaford Shopping Plaza. For more information on this program, please contact info@merryspring.org or call 207-236-2239.