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Schedule Details
Start: 2025-11-19T08:30:00 | End: 2025-11-20T16:30:00
Price Details
Lowest: 50.00 USD; Highest: 50.00 USD
Age Restrictions
Not available
Ticket Website
Location Details
Bradenton
1022 26th Avenue East, Bradenton, FL 34208
About the Event
This course is designed for those looking to gain in-depth knowledge of the process of installing living shorelines. CEUs available.
This 2-day course (8:30am to 4:30pm each day) is designed for those looking looking to gain in depth knowledge of how to permit and install living shorelines - marine contractors, landscape architects, municipality staff, property owners, and others interested in promoting living shorelines.
Topics covered range from the benefits of installing a living shoreline to permit applications, and include a field visit to a living shoreline site. Site visit(s) will be along the Manatee River and located within a 15-mile drive of the classroom location.
Course registration of $50 includes instruction, hardcopy & pdf of manual, refreshments, and lunches for both days.
CEUs available from:
Society for Ecological Restoration's Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioner Program (6 CE) https://www.ser.org/general/custom.asp?page=CERPProgram
Florida Nursery, Growers, and Landscape Association (1 CE per hour/up to 8 CE hours) https://www.fngla.org/professional-development/maintain-your-certification
Instructors: Armando Ubeda (Sea Grant), Tom Ries (Ecosphere Restoration Institute), Heather McClurg (FDEP), Carissa Curlew (USACE), and Manatee County Staff.
Sample Agenda
Please be aware that exact times and the order of events are subject to change.
Day One
Wednesday, November 19th 2025
Welcome
Introductions
Pre-test
Module One: Benefits
Module Two: Feasibility, Assessment
Lunch ~12:30pm
Site Visits
Close of Day 4:30pm
Day Two
Thursday, November 20th 2025
Welcome Back
Module Two: Permitting
Module Three: Implementation
Lunch ~12 pm
Module Four: Maintenance
Post-test and Evaluations
Certificates Awarded
Close of Course 4:30pm
For questions, further information, or if you need accomodations, please contact Living Shoreline Program Coordinator Mandy Sunshine Baily at mandy@coalescingllc.com or (321) 536 -2114 .
Register early through Eventbrite.com to reserve your spot and receive notice of any changes.
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Type: Attend an Event, Speak Up, Take A Class, Volunteer
Topic: Energy, Food, Nature, Waste, Water
Organization: UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County
