The Ecological Gardener Training Program (EGTP) guides landowners, landscape practitioners, conservation volunteers, and aspiring land stewards in the craft of designing, building, and stewarding biodiverse native habitats that support the well-being of wildlife and humans. Participants explore native plants and landscapes, lawn conversion methods, scaled designing, keystone species, food webs, shifting baseline theory, ecological memory, plant identification, rights of nature, and seasonal management techniques that can be applied to community, residential, and wild spaces. Hands-on design and planting projects develop applicable skills while increasing biodiversity.
The 2026 EGTP will take place over 16 weeks from starting Sunday, February 8th and ending Tuesday, May 19th. The first four weeks (the Ecological Core Curriculum) take place over four consecutive Sundays from 9AM to 3PM. For the twelve weeks that follow (Hands-On Training), classes are held on consecutive Tuesdays from 8AM to 12PM.
Community Partner:
Horn Farm