READY (Restoring the Environment and Developing Youth) is a two-month summer program that provides conservation education, employment, and career development to young adults ages 16 to 25. Environmental education includes natural resource protection and restoration; career development includes job site visits with our industry partners, environmental and green infrastructure industry literacy, and tool safety training.

​

Participants work in teams to construct and  maintain rain gardens, stormwater management practices, and provide habitat management services to the County and community.

​

READY participants are eligible to receive a Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional Associate certificate.