The Green Gardener Training and Certification Program

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The Green GardenerTraining and Certification
Program
Sea un HEROE del público!
Kurt Hurley Ecology Action
BE A HERO of the people!
Phil Boise Urban-Ag Ecology
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History of Program

• Santa Barbara City County Water Agencies
• Link water protection to market demand for
  trained landscape professionals
• Y 2000 to present
• 40 class sets (3 Nor Cal)
• 36 Instructors (10 Nor Cal)
• 980 students (87 Nor Cal)
• gt 23,000 contact hours
• gt 50 Spanish
• DPR CEUs gt 400 students, 5 requests
• 2004 DPR IPM Innovator Award
• SWRCB grants to develop into standardized
  curriculum

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Curriculum Development Objectives

• Modular, Replicable, Efficient
• Unique Learning Needs of Audience
• Linear and Situational (holistic)
• Take Away
• Importance of all landscape practices to
  resource conservation, P2
• Communication with clients
• Peer to Peer / Peer to Expert exchange
• Train to sustainability

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Curriculum Development
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Curriculum Development
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Practical
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Observational
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Technical

• DU Avg LQ / CVavg Average low
  quarter Average catch volume
• The efficiency of an irrigation system, or the
  Distribution Uniformity, is determined by
  comparing the average lowest catch to the average
  overall catch
• Avg LQ Average of lower 25 of sample
• CVavg Total catch volume / number of cans

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Practical

• Measuring square footage for fertilizer
  application rates

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Why Implement a Green Gardener Program?

• Environmental Benefits
• Reduce urban runoff, solid waste
• Conserve water
• Improve sustainability of urban landscapes
• Market / Social Incentives
• Consumer awareness / demand
• Vocational training (Spanish)
• Economic durability, regional impetus
• Public Outreach Mandates
• NPDES / IPM / Greenwaste / Water Conservation
• Cost Effective / Tested

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Incentives Social
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Incentives Market
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Implementation Binder

• Fostering Partnerships
• Program Budget and Timeline
• Program Promotion
• Incentive Models
• Program Sustainability
• Program Resources

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Contact Information

• Kurt Hurley, Program Manager, Ecology Action
  [phone] ext. 108
• Alison Jordan, Water Conservation Coordinator,
  City of Santa Barbara [phone]
• Phil Boise, Urban-Ag Ecology (805)
  567-1420
• Curriculum development funded by State Water
  Resources Control Board through a Coastal
  Non-Point Source and a Proposition 13 grant