Rebecca Jacobs, program manager for the Knox-Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), will be presenting at the next monthly meeting of the Boothbay Region Garden Club on Wednesday, Aug. 14 at approximately 1:30 p.m. at St. Columba’s Episcopal Church (32 Emery Lane, Boothbay Harbor).  Refreshments will be served at 12:30 followed by the members’ business meeting starting at 1.The public is welcome to attend.

Jacobs will discuss their new Conservation Landscape Certification program developed in partnership with the Waldo Soil and Water Conservation District.  This free certification program helps landowners implement conservation practices in a systematic way with guidance and ideas from staff and one-on-one help on their property.  Landowners can certify their properties by completing a checklist of five Core Criteria, which assesses conservation practices implemented on the property.  Knox-Lincoln SWCD staff will then visit the property to assess the conservation measures implemented and review the checklist items with the landowner. This program offers a chance to measure progress and share ideas and practices with neighbors, friends and family.

The Knox-Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District was founded in 1947 and helps in the conservation of land and water resources for our area through proactive efforts, action and education.  

Jacobs received her BS in environmental design and planning from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Before and throughout college, she grew her green thumb working for nurseries in Vermont and Massachusetts. Upon graduation she was hired as a staff horticulturist at the Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary in Western MA where she honed her skills in native and invasive plants and ecological landscaping.  An opportunity to work as the education coordinator for Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens brought her to Maine in 2006. She moved on in 2009 to start her own small design, build, consultation garden business and started working at the Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District. 

Please join us for this interesting and informative presentation.

For more information: https://www.boothbayregiongardenclub.org/ and https://www.knox-lincoln.org/