Regenerative Soils Webinar - Online

Date: Thursday, December 4, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Cost: Free to DWR Turf Transformation Community, $25 for General Admission

Join us for ReScape’s Regenerative Soils Webinar, developed with our DWR Turf Transformation Program Partners. With a focus on Sonoma and Mendocino Regions, in this 2.5-hour session, we’ll dive into how regenerative landscape practices create healthy, carbon-sequestering soils. Guided by ReScape’s 8 Principles for Regenerative Landscapes, we’ll explore a nature-based, whole-systems approach to transforming the land from the ground up.

In this Webinar, we'll cover critical topics including soil nutrition management, the soil food web, soil assessment techniques, and soil carbon sequestration strategies. You'll learn about the transition from conventional to regenerative practices, conduct comprehensive soil assessments, and implement best management practices that mitigate climate change while building soil health.

Through interactive components including virtual soil texture identification exercises, compost quality assessment demonstrations, carbon calculator tools, and sheet mulching overview, you'll gain hands-on knowledge to apply immediately to your projects. This Webinar Sonoma and Medicino

1 ReScape CEU provided.

What You'll Learn:

• ReScape 8 Principles Foundation - Create regenerative landscapes that focus on the local environment, reduce waste, nurture soil, sequester carbon, conserve water, protect water & air, create habitat, and conserve energy
• Soil Science Fundamentals - Understand soil structure, texture, and the vital components of the soil food web
• Soil Assessment Techniques - Identify soil types, determine amendment needs, and calculate proper quantities for your specific sites
• Carbon Sequestration Strategies - Learn BMPs for climate change mitigation and soil health
• Soil Regenerating Tools - Learn standards including 3" mulch protection and 4 cubic yards of compost per 1,000 square feet minimums

Bonus: For DWR Turf Transformation participants who complete the Exam

• January 16, 2026 (Friday): Winter/Spring Preparation Q&A
• April 10, 2026 (Friday): Spring/Summer Preparation Q&A
• September 18, 2026 (Friday): Fall/Winter Preparation Q&A

Each 1-hour interactive session provides real-time problem-solving, seasonal best practices, and expert guidance for your specific challenges. Send us your burning questions in advance of each session.

 To attend one of the three follow-up Q&A Sessions, you must complete a ReScape Exam following this Webinar. Completing the Exam will give you access to register for the Q&A events. Please reserve an additional 15-30 minutes to complete the Exam. 

This Department of Water Resources (DWR) project demonstrates direct-install landscape transformation programs replacing turfgrass with low-water landscapes in underrepresented and Tribal communities. It increases water-efficient landscaper capacity, educates participants on maintenance, and evaluates opportunities for scaling statewide programs. 

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