Watershed Wise Landscape Professional Exam

Last Update October 16, 2025
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About This Course

G3’s US EPA WaterSense recognized Watershed Wise Landscape Professional Certification (WWLP) qualifies conservation, water quality and landscape professionals to evaluate irrigation systems and factor rainwater use efficiency into outdoor water efficiency analysis. 

Successfully passing this EXAM will certify participants as Watershed Wise Landscape Professionals.

Learning Objectives

Exam to test the following topics:
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

Material Includes

  • Exam - 4 parts
  • Formula Sheet

Requirements

  • You should already be somewhat familiar with fundamentals of how water moves through soil and how an irrigation system works.

Target Audience

  • Landscape Architects and Landscape Design, Construction and Management Professionals
  • Water Conservation and Water Use Efficiency Professionals
  • Watershed and Water Quality Managers
  • Irrigation Design and Installation Professionals
  • Land Planning and Building Department Professionals
  • Water and Soil Policy Makers and Regulators

Curriculum

1 Lesson3h

Final Examination

The four-part final examination. Section A is a 75% pass section. Sections B, C and D are each 100% Pass/No Pass sections (meaning every answer must be correct in order to pass the section). Get yourself organized with a calculator and a pad of paper prior to opening the first section. A Calculation / Formula Sheet is included in the module and should be downloaded prior to opening the first section of the exam. The exam is closed-book (except for the Formula Sheet) and is time-constrained, so please manage your time wisely. You may choose to take the sections in any order, but you are permitted only 1 attempt per section. Good luck!
Final Examination Formula and Conversion Sheet
Final Exam – Section A – General Knowledge
Final Exam – Section B – TIRT
Final Exam – Section C – Irrigation System Auditing and Distribution Uniformity
Final Exam – Section D – Water Budgeting and Rainwater Capture

Your Instructors

Pamela Berstler

CEO, G3 Green Gardens Group

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30 Courses
3 Reviews
308 Students

Our very own force of nature, Pamela Berstler is a highly experienced landscape expert who co-founded and continues to manage G3, Green Gardens Group. G3 is an award-winning EPA WaterSenseTM Partner and Professional Certifying Organization that educates and certifies property owners, policymakers, and landscape professionals throughout the U.S. and Canada in irrigation and rainwater capture using the Watershed Approach to landscaping.

Pamela spent a decade working as a landscape contractor with her own bespoke design/build firm specializing in innovations for sustainable cities. She didn’t come to landscapes and agriculture through a direct route, as she first took a detour through a career in derivative securities trading and raising private equity for technology and media companies. Pamela is deeply committed to the reinvigoration of American entrepreneurship through regenerative land management and agriculture.

Pamela is a 2019 Climate Reality Leader and is the recipient of many awards including the National APLD Sustainability Award, EPA Certifying Professional Organization of the Year, and Garden Communicators Association Green Medal in Sustainability.

Pamela incubated a love of gardening turning 40-year-old compost on her grandfather's urban farm and with her hands in the soil cultivating her mother's beloved tomato patch. And while she once loved the fast live, she now is returning to her roots, sharing her passion for growing family farm economic value and rebuilding rural comunities. Pamela is happiest in a garden and in front of an audience talking about the power of gardens to heal the planet.

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Marianne Simon

Instructor

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49 Courses
4 Reviews
261 Students

Marianne was born to a family of artists and has spent her life exploring creativity in its many facets. In 1999 she discovered the world of landscaping and a new way of expressing herself. With a degree in landscape architecture, she joined G3, Green Gardens Group managing 'groundbreaking' programs, teaching and spreading the word about watershed-wise landscaping, and doing all she can to shift the pendulum back towards a healthy planet.

As current CEO of Watershed Wise, LLC, G3’s sister company, she produces and manages the on-demand content.

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$25.00

Level
All Levels
Duration 3 hours
Modules
1 lecture

Material Includes

  • Exam - 4 parts
  • Formula Sheet
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