Bay-Friendly Landscape Maintenance Training & Qualification Program

Requalification Requirements

The Bay-Friendly Landscape Maintenance Training & Qualification Program began in 2007 and has qualified over 300 landscape professionals in three counties. For contact information on Bay-Friendly Qualified Landscape Professionals, click here.

Bay-Friendly Qualification status is valid for two years.  In order for the program to maintain strong credibility in the marketplace and ensure that qualified professionals are current with the latest advances in sustainable landscape design, re-qualification is required every other year.

Those who do not fulfill the requirements listed below will be placed on inactive status for a period of nine months. During this time of inactive status your contact information will NOT appear on any promotional materials, websites, or databases. You may be reinstated if you re-qualify within nine months of your qualified expiration. After that time, your status will be suspended and you must retake the training in order to be re-qualified. 

If you do not apply for re-qualification:

- Your Bay-Friendly Qualified professional status will first change to inactive and then become suspended.

- Your contact information will be removed from the BFL Qualified Professional listing.

Everyone interested in re-qualifying for another two years must fulfill the following requirements:

REQUIREMENT #1:  
You take and pass an exam 25 months after being originally qualified. 

To help you prepare, practice questions will be  e-mailed to you as soon as they are available.

Many of the practice questions are the same or similar to questions you had to answer while taking the class.

REQUIREMENT #2:  
You let us know how the Bay-Friendly approach to managing landscapes is going for you:

Complete a short on-line survey about the Bay-Friendly practices that you have been using on the job BFQL requalification survey.

The information you provide us in the survey will be kept confidential.  It is our way of learning what Bay-Friendly practices you are implementing, how you are benefiting from the training and what we can do better. It also helps us make the case to potential funding sources that the training is worth their investment!

Contact lori@bayfriendlycoaltion.org to request the link or a hard copy of the survey to complete.

REQUIREMENT #3:  
Provide evidence that you have received 4 hours of education or training on any topic within sustainable or Bay-Friendly Landscaping over the course of 2 years from your qualification date.

Examples include:

a. Irrigation auditing classes/workshops

b. Workshops on building healthy soil

c. Attendance at annual trade shows or conference (ex. Bioneers, West Coast Green, etc)

d. Others that you have attended – send a copy of the agenda and evidence of your participation to lori@bayfriendlycoalition.org.

You are responsible for keeping track of earned CEUs and must provide verification of attendance from the instructor or educational institution.

REQUIREMENT #4:  
You pay a fee of $50. This re-qualification application fee covers ongoing administrative costs.

Send a check, made out to “Bay-Friendly Coalition” and mail to

Bay-Friendly Landscape Training Requalification

Attention: Lori Caldwell

1537 Webster St.
Oakland, CA 94612

Contact information:

For submittal of continuing education credits, exam test times, etc. please contact:

Lori Caldwell

Email:   lori@bayfriendlycoalition.org

Phone: (510) 891-6549

Mailing address: Bay-Friendly Landscape Training Requalification

     Attention: Lori Caldwell

     1537 Webster St.
     Oakland, CA 94612

*Please note that the re-qualification process and requirements are subject to change.