2027 CNLP Review Session & Exam Dates by Region

Find your region below for review session dates, exam dates, and contacts.

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Jump to your region:
Region 1: Long Island | Region 2: Southeastern NY | Region 3: Northeastern NY | Region 4: Central NY 
Region 5: Genesee-Finger Lakes | Region 6: Western NY | Region 7: Lower Hudson Valley | Region 8: Southern Tier

Region 1 (Long Island)

• Review sessions: Wednesdays, Jan 20, Jan 27, Feb 3, Feb 10, 2027, 8:30am to 12:30pm
  • Session 5 (in person only): Wednesday, Feb 17, 2027, 8:00am to 4:00pm
  • Session 6: Wednesday, Feb 24, 2027, 10:00am to 12:30pm
• Where: Zoom or in person at CCE-Suffolk, 423 Griffing Ave., Riverhead, NY.Session 5 is at Bayard Cutting Arboretum, 440 Montauk Hwy, Great River, NY.
• Cost: $240 full course, $175 all hybrid sessions, $45 per hybrid session, $65 Session 5 only
• CNLP exam: Thursday, March 18, 2027
• Register for the Region 1 Review Course
• Questions: Mina Vescera, [email protected], 631-603-9613   

Region 2 (Southeastern NY)

• Counties: Bronx, Dutchess, Kings, New York, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, and Westchester
• Join the Region 1 review sessions above, online or in person.

Region 3 (Northeastern NY)

• Counties: Albany, Clinton, Columbia, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren, and Washington
• Join the Region 1 review sessions above, online or in person.

Region 4 (Central NY)

• Counties: Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, Otsego, St. Lawrence, and Tioga
• Review sessions: Tuesdays, 5:30pm to 7:30pm. Dec 1, 8, 15, 2026, and Jan 5, 12, 19, 26, Feb 2, 16, 23, Mar 2, 2027
• CNLP exams: Thursday, Feb 11, 2027, and Tuesday, Mar 9, 2027
• Where: Morgan Meile Garden Center, 6278 Thompson Rd, Syracuse, NY 13206
• Questions: Dannielle Carr, [email protected], (315) 409-3318, or Danielle Magee-Fubelli, [email protected], (585) 315-5241

Region 5 (Genesee-Finger Lakes)

• Counties: Cayuga, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Seneca, Wayne, and Yates
• Review sessions: Wednesdays, 4pm to 7pm. Feb 10, 17, 24, and Mar 3, 2027
• CNLP exam: Saturday, March 20, 2027
• Where: Northern Nurseries Fairport, 7532 Pittsford Palmyra Rd, Fairport, NY 14450
• Questions: Ann Hubregsen, PlantGFLX CNLP Chair, [email protected], (585) 721-9234

Region 6 (Western NY) - Dates coming soon! 

• Counties: Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, and Wyoming
• PlantWNY posts its own schedule: PlantWNY events and education
• Questions: [email protected], (716) 741-8047

Region 7 (Lower Hudson Valley)

• Counties: Orange, Rockland, Sullivan, and Ulster
• Join the Region 1 review sessions above, online or in person.

Region 8 (Southern Tier)

• Counties: Allegany, Broome, Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga, and Tompkins
• Join the Region 1 review sessions above, online or in person.