Rhizome Restoration Bachelor's Certification
Learn the science. Earn the credential.
Co-certified by the EcoRestoration Alliance. Four levels: Seed, Sprout, Root, and Canopy, each unlocking in order. Each level ends in a quiz, a downloadable certificate, and a badge.
Curriculum draws on the published research of Douglas Tallamy, the National Wildlife Federation, and the EcoRestoration Alliance. Full references at rhizomerestoration.org/references.
Highly recommended: start with Seed Level. It takes about 30 minutes and gives you the foundation for everything else on Rhizome.
Curriculum architecture
Four tiers, one structural template
Every level is built the same way: slide-by-slide lessons with key terms and comprehension checks, a certification quiz, an 80% passing score, a 24-hour retake cooling period, a certificate, and a badge.
Seed Level
Native Plant Foundations
What native means, why ecoregions matter more than state lines, and how coevolution and keystone plants hold food webs together.
- Lessons
- 2
- Pass score
- 80%
- Retake wait
- 24h
Sprout Level
Ecosystems and Human Benefits
Water, soil, cooling, cost, and food security first — then food webs, pollinators, birds, biodiversity, and the keystone plant concept.
- Lessons
- TBD
- Pass score
- 80%
- Retake wait
- 24h
Root Level
From Science to Soil
Choosing species for your ecoregion, site assessment, garden planning and establishment, documentation, and the certification submission process.
- Lessons
- TBD
- Pass score
- 80%
- Retake wait
- 24h
Canopy Level
Leadership and Advocacy
Teaching others, organizing club initiatives, local media, government and school boards, advocacy campaigns, partnerships, and sustaining a movement.
- Lessons
- TBD
- Pass score
- 80%
- Retake wait
- 24h
Learn the science before you touch the soil.
Seed Level is free, self-paced, and highly recommended.