Links and
Professional Resources

Professional Gardening Associations

  • Bay Gardeners' Association, Inc.
  • California Exotic Pest Plant Council:CalEPPC
  • California Horticultural Society
  • California Oak Mortality Task Force
  • Database of IPM Resources (DIR): Professional Societies
  • Diablo Gardeners' Association, Inc.
  • East Bay Gardeners' Association, Inc.
  • Fresno Gardeners' Association, Inc.
  • Healing With Plants: The Wonders of Horticultural Therapy
  • Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens
  • Mid-Peninsula Gardeners' Association, Inc.
  • Natural Pest, Weed & Disease Control: City of Seattle, Washington
  • Professional Gardeners' Federation NC, Inc.
  • Organic Gardening.com
  • Sacramento Gardeners' Association, Inc.
  • San Jose Gardeners' Association, Inc.
  • San Mateo Gardeners' Association, Inc.
  • Selectree for California: A tree selection guide
  • Southern California Gardeners' Federation
  • Tilden Park Botanic Garden: Friends of the Regional Parks Botanic Garden
  • UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program
  • UC California Tree Failure Report Program
  • The University of California Botanical Garden: Berkeley
  • Xeriscape Links

    Related Professional Organizations

  • SODBusters
  • B.I.R.C. [Bio-Integral Resource Center]
  • F.U.F. [Friends of the Urban Forest, S.F.]
  • ISA [International Society of Arboriculture]
  • WCISA [Western Chapter ISA]
  • DPR [Department of Pesticide Regulation]
  • San Francisco Consumer Assurance
  • UCCE [University of California Cooperative Extension]

    PAPA Seminars (408) 442-3536
      Tracking for Maintenance Gardeners and Spray Operators
    CAPCA Seminars (916) 443-2476
      Tracking for Pest Control Advisors (PCA)
    IA (Irrigation Association) CEU annual requirements
      Phone: (703) 573-3551
    Fairfax, VA
    FAX: Elena Daly (703) 573-1913
    Auditor- 7 ceus - maximum carryover 14
    WCISA
      Western Chapter, International Society of Arboriculture
    (714) 639-3610; FAX (714) 639-9450
    Email: repperson@wcisa.net
    Web: www.wcisa.net
    Mailing address
    Rose Epperson, WCISA
    368 S. Glassell Street
    Orange, CA 92866
    CEU credits for Certified Arborist & Tree Workers
    S.L.U.G. Educational Opportunities
      San Francisco League of Urban Gardeners
    for locations & more information call
    (415) 285-7854
    Friends of the Urban Forest
      For directions and to RSVP, call
    (415) 561-6890 ex. 108
    Strybing Arboretum Society
      Educational Opportunities

    For information on Winter and Spring programs please contact:
    Public Education Director
    (415) 661-0668

    Plant Sale information:
    Strybing Arboretum Society
    (415) 661-1316

    Certified Arborist
      To Register for Certified Arborist Exam contact:
    ISA (217) 355-9411 FAX (217) 355-9516
    PO Box 3129, Champaign, IL 61826-3129

    Cost:
    Certified Arborist $ 150 Non-member, $ 100 ISA members
    Payable to ISA.

    Study Materials:
    Arborist Study Guide $ 90 Non-members, $ 60 Members
    2001 Spray License Testing Dates
      For more information and applications for exams call
    (415) 285-5010
    SF Department of Consumer Assurance (formerly: Agr/Wt.& Measures)
    or (916) 445-4038 DPR