Conservation Landscapes Certification Program with Rebecca Jacobs, Knox-Lincoln SWCD

Rebecca Jacobs will speak about the newly developed certification program for conservation landscapes, a collaborative project between the Knox-Lincoln and the Waldo County Soil and Water Conservation Districts. Conservation Landscapes are gardens that promote native plantings, improve water quality, and provide wildlife habitat. This new certification program will help gardeners implement recommended conservation and restoration practices in a systematic way, with guidance and ideas from SWCD staff and one-on-one help right at their property. Property owners will also be introduced to new ways of measuring their progress and sharing ideas and practices with neighbors, friends, and family.
Jacobs is program manager at the Knox-Lincoln SWCD. She has worked as a staff horticulturist at the Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary in Western Massachusetts, where she honed her skills in native and invasive plants and ecological landscaping, and as the education coordinator for Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. She moved on in 2009 to start her own small design-, build-, and consultation-garden business and joined the SWCD.
This program was presented by the Belfast Garden Club.