2025 Certifier Training Requirements
2025 Certifier Training Requirements
In almost any order (Do E last!):
A. Online Certifier Training Parts 1 & 2 (~90 min each). See details below.
B. Bay-Wise/Water-Wise 2.0 Field Training (~2.5 hrs). See details below.
C. Bay-Wise 2.0 Advanced Training Series with quiz scores at least 75% (Choose four ~60 min sessions on topics of your choice). See 'Training Materials' tab in upper right pull-down menu.
D. 3 site visits (2 “shadow,” 1 lead). (If you were a previously trained Bay-Wise MG, you would lead visits instead of shadowing.)
E. Final Assignment: Brief summary report consisting of field notes from one site evaluation visit, using template provided.
Submit Training Log (Google form) with dates of completion for A-E, your quiz scores, and final assignment attached. Your work will be reviewed by Extension faculty and you will be notified of your qualification by email.
Online Certifier Training Parts 1 & 2 (REQUIRED)
Online Certifier Training Parts 1 & 2 (REQUIRED)
This training is required for new Bay-Wise 2.0 Master Gardener certification and highly recommended for previously certified Bay-Wise Master Gardeners who wish to stay current on the latest materials, practices, and procedures.
Trainings are open to current and aspiring Bay-Wise Master Gardeners and apply toward Bay-Wise/Water-Wise 2.0 Advanced Certification Training Qualification. Both sessions are approx. an hour and a half, each.
Instructor: Stacy Small-Lorenz, Ph.D.
Recorded sessions to come.
Field Training (REQUIRED, one session only) - New 2026 dates to come!
Field Training (REQUIRED, one session only) - New 2026 dates to come!
Field trainings are open to current and aspiring Bay-Wise Master Gardeners and apply toward Bay-Wise/Water-Wise 2.0 Advanced Certification Training Qualification.
Instructor: Stacy Small-Lorenz, Ph.D. with County Extension Co-Instructors
This training is required for new Bay-Wise 2.0 Master Gardener certification and highly recommended for previously certified Bay-Wise Master Gardeners who wish to stay current on the latest materials, practices, and procedures.
In this interactive session, we will cover: updates to Bay-Wise practices featured in the MD Living Landscapes Metric, getting the most out of your Bay-Wise site visits and interactions with Maryland residents, and testing out the new metric in the field on a simulated site visit. There are several openings left this month, and you may join us in a different county, if you are able to travel.
To host a 2026 regional field training, please contact your Master Gardener Coordinator and Stacy Small-Lorenz at sslorenz@umd.edu
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