Reef-Friendly Landscaping Certification

Reef-Friendly Landscaping Certification Course

In this course, industry experts will teach you how to adopt reef-friendly landscaping practices for thriving plants and lawns, lowered maintenance care, and increased cost savings over time.

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Course Details

Welcome to the Reef Friendly Landscaping (RFL) Certification Course, hosted by Maui Nui Marine Resource Council (MNMRC). Throughout this 10-subject course, you will be guided through a variety of land care topics from Maui- and Hawaiʻi-based professionals. Each topic will be available on the first day of the course. Content is pre-recorded and can be completed at your own pace until October 2nd. The Thinkific platform will be the main resource area for you as you complete the course.

Enrollment open August 6th - September 3rd, 2024
Course begins September 4th, 2024.
Students have until October 2nd to complete all course content and the final course practicum.

Course curriculum

1. E komo mai!
  FREE PREVIEW
2. Cancellation Policy
  FREE PREVIEW
3. 2024 Fall Course Syllabus
1. Intro Video
1. NOFA Standard for Organic Landcare
1. Introductions
1. Topic 1: Site Analysis, Design, and Management
2. 1. Site Analysis - Recording
3. Topic 1: Slides
4. Quiz 1: Site Analysis, Design, and Management
1. Topic 2: Native, Exotic, and Invasive Plants
2. 2. Native, Exotic, Invasives - Recording
3. Topic 2: Slides
4. Quiz 2: Native, Exotic, and Invasive Plants
1. Topic 3: Lawns and Lawn Alternatives
2. 3. Lawns and Lawn Alternatives - Recording
3. 3. Lawns and Lawn Alternatives - Slides
4. Quiz 3: Lawns and Lawn Alternatives
1. Topic 4: Laws for Pesticide Use, Common Practices and Alternatives, Case Studies
2. 4. Pesticide Laws, Case Studies, and Alternatives - Recording
3. 4. Laws and Common Use Pesticides, Case Studies - Slides
4. Quiz 4: Laws for Pesticide Use, Common Practices and Alternatives, Case Studies
1. Topic 5: Mālama ʻĀina at Waiohuli Kai
2. 5. Waiohuli Kai and Mālama ʻĀina
3. Topic 5: Slides
4. Quiz 5: Waiohuli Kai and Mālama ʻĀina
1. Topic 6: Soil Health
2. 6. Soil Health
3. Topic 6: Slides
4. Quiz 6: Soil Health
1. Disposal Guidelines for Plant Residues and Other Landscaping Materials
2. 7. Disposal Guidelines Recording
3. 7. Disposal Guidelines for Plant Residues and Other Landscaping Materials- Slides
4. Quiz 7: Disposal Guidelines for Plant Residues and Other Landscaping Materials
1. Topic 8: Energy, Pollution, and Climate Change
2. 8. Energy Pollution Climate Change - Recording
3. 8. Energy Pollution Climate Change - Slides
4. Quiz 8: Energy, Pollution, and Climate Change
1. Topic 9: Fertilizers and Planting
2. 9.10. Fertilizers and Planting Recording
3. Fertilizers and Planting - Slides
4. Fertilizer Infographics
5. Quiz 9: Fertilizers and Planting
1. RFL Course Practicum 2024 - Due October 2nd 11:59 pm HST
1. Contact List

About this course

$400.00
45 lessons
6.5 hours of video content

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Learn how to improve lawn and plant health while decreasing costs in just 5 days.

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