Environmental Professional Course

This course is a basic introduction to the environmental education and resources that our business owners in Prince William County need to operate in a more sustainable way.

 

This course focuses on concepts of environmental sustainability, local laws and regulations, and resources available to help business owners develop and manage an environmental program for their business. Designed specifically for business owners, this six-month training program includes in-person classroom sessions and site visits. Participants will have the opportunity to learn from environmental subject matter experts as well as local environmental organizations.

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LEARNINGS AT A GLANCE:

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​Students will learn about environmental literacy and real-world application, as well as the environmental laws and regulations needed to protect our land, air, waterways, and soil.

1. The real meaning of Environmental Literacy

2.  Our personal and civic responsibility in the community

3. Understanding each federal law and regulation

4. "What if?" and effects can cause without laws and regulations  

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Students will learn about resources for program development & management, as well as become familiar with Prince William County Codes and reporting

1. Getting to know Prince William County Codes

2. Business Reporting

3. Benefits of Performing an Environmental Audit in Your Business

4. Developing your own Environmental Program Management

     

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Students will visit the landfill to learn about waste disposal, recycling, and the broader environmental impact of waste management.

1. Their proper disposal methods for various items (Hazardous waste, household appliances, yard waste, electronics)

2.  Behind the scenes of the landfill, and the process method of their waste

         

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Students will be visiting the compost facility and they will be learning what they do with food and yard waste and to fins out their process and the length of time it takes for them to become topsoil, compost, and mulch 

1. What do they use to compost, and how is it handle

2. Their variations of disposing bins

3. The process of going from yard and food waste to topsoil and mulch 

 

 

 

 

Students will be learning what the Bandalong does for the Neabsco Creek and its function to capturing waste that runs through the creek.  

Students will be learning from behind the scenes of the water facility and how they treat wastewater before it is released to the Neabsco Creek.  

1.  Knowing quantities and items found in the bandalong, what item has been found the most of

2. The process of the bandalong

3. Cleanup 

 

1. The process of waste water to clean water

2. What is the function of each area of the facility

3. How it compliments your organizations watershed protection efforts ​

 

 

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Students will be learning on their sustainability practices so that our local ecosystem will be healthy for years and researchers they have done to help our environment and the Potomac river restoration.

Students will also be reviewing their resources for their EP exam.

1. ​Researches that they have done for the local ecosystem 

2. Getting to know the history of Potomac River and what species are inhabitant

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*Subject to change

 

 

Dates for 2025: Second Tuesday of each month, JAN-JUN

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