GI/BMP Training at the Spring Hill Resource Center!

Community members attending the online GI/BMP training at the Spring Hill Resource Center.

On October 19, 2019, CEJ was at the Spring Hill Resource Center in DeLand, Florida with our partners at Volusia County and the City of DeLand providing Green Industries Best Management Practices with training to community members.

The GI-BMPs are a science-based educational program for Green Industry workers, provided by UF-IFAS Florida Friendly Landscaping program. The GI-BMPs teach environmentally safe landscaping practices that help conserve and protect Florida’s ground and surface waters.

The GI-BMPs teach environmentally safe landscaping practices that help conserve and protect Florida’s ground and surface waters. They can also save the Florida homeowner money, time, and effort; increase the beauty of the home landscape; and protect the health of your family, pets, and the environment.

This training is designed to provide corporate, governmental, environmental, and other personnel the Best Management Practices for lawn and landscape. This training is provided by UF-IFAS Florida-Friendly Landscaping program with partial funding by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection through a Nonpoint Source Management (Section 319h) grant from United State Environmental Protection Agency.

Thanks to the Southeast Sustainability Director's Network and the Kresge Foundation for their generous support that allows us to offer this practical and important training.