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Protected: Watershed Wise Landscape Professional Certification_November2026

43 Lessons
16 hours
Intermediate
What you'll learn
Conduct a Landscape Water Audit and Site Evaluation
Design Projects within Water Budgets using Plant Factors
Use Soil Food Web Principles to Remove Lawn without chemicals and Build Living Soil
Size and Site a Rain Garden that holds on to First Flush
Calculate Irrigation Run Times and Precipitation Rates to Eliminate Dry-weather Runoff
Select Highly Efficient New Techniques and Technologies to improve water use efficiency
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Rainwater is Free – Catch It! Use It! – Monterey

4 Lessons
1.5 hour
All Levels
What you'll learn
1. Criteria and considerations in selecting a rainwater capture method
2. Working with cisterns
3. Designing swales and berms (calculations, setbacks, installation)
4. Directing water into rain gardens
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Trees for Monterey Peninsula – Monterey

4 Lessons
1.5 hour
All Levels
What you'll learn
1. Understand how trees collaborate in the landscape
2. Develop an irrigation strategy for efficiently watering trees
3. Separate irrigation systems for trees planted in grass areas
4. Develop a successful maintenance practice to ensure survival
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CRLA: You Can Do It! Design a New Landscape Without Starting Over – Valley Water

4 Lessons
1.5 hour
All Levels
What you'll learn
Though we often think that a successful landscape requires the removal of everything and working from a blank slate. That is a myth. You can have a thriving, beautiful garden by maximizing opportunities that already exist and discovering what easy steps you can take to create the garden you imagine. Topics include:
1. Tactics for gradually converting conventional landscapes and getting started
2. Special considerations for designing small spaces, shade, and slopes
3. Develop a flexible palette of local climate-appropriate plants
4. Place plants according to microclimates, hydrozones, and function
5. Ideas for repurposing and reusing materials to rejuvenate your landscape
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CRLA: Healthy Soils and Edible Gardens – Valley Water

4 Lessons
1.5 hour
All Levels
What you'll learn
This workshop dives into the importance of soil health and how to create a successful edible garden. Some topics covered include:
1. The ‘soil party’ and the relationship between plants and soil
2. Different types of compost and how to create them yourself
3. Soil testing and alternative soil amendments
4. Integrate edibles in your landscaping
5. Successfully irrigate edible landscapes (in places that need it)
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CRLA: Select Climate Ready Plants Like a Pro – Valley Water

4 Lessons
1.5 hour
All Levels
What you'll learn
Choosing the plants for our landscape is not just about the color of the flowers or the butterflies it will attract. It is also about understanding how to select plants that will naturally thrive in a garden’s unique conditions. Topics include:
1. Understand how plants adapt to their climates through the help of the soil microbiome
2. Begin to see plants as part of a greater ecosystem, filled with diversity and delight
3. Select the trees that become the cornerstone to your resilient landscape
4. Appreciate the benefits (and challenges) of working with local native plants
5. Start inviting native beneficial insects, birds, and other fauna through diverse plant selection
6. Develop your inner “green thumb,” no previous experience required
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Landscape Transformation on a Budget – California American Water

4 Lessons
1.1 hour
Beginner
What you'll learn
Understand the key elements of a garden
Determine which elements to prioritize on a limited budget
Evaluate if involving a professional is right for you
How to get creative with materials and techniques
Come up with a framework for planning your garden transformations
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Drip Irrigation Fundamentals _ Monterey

3 Lessons
1 hour
Beginner
What you'll learn
Understanding Soil Moisture Balance
Key components of a properly installed drip system
Typical problems with drip and how to avoid them
Schedule your irrigation timer to work with the drip system
Developing a successful maintenance practice
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Wild Wonderful World of Succulents – California American Water

3 Lessons
1 hour
Beginner
What you'll learn
1. Where and how to use succulents in the landscape
2. Soil and watering requirements
3. Propagating / dividing succulents
4. Care and maintenance
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Remove Turf, Get a Meadow – Monterey

4 Lessons
1.5 hour
All Levels
What you'll learn
1. Understand the importance of polycultures and diversity
2. Select a blend of groundcovers for greater resiliency and soil health
3. Accomplish the transition in this step-by-step process
4. Identify opportunities for rainwater capture
5. Manage limited irrigation
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