Continuing Education
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Continuing Education Calendar
SFPGA 2010
"Environmental Stewardship"
The 59th Year of Education
Education Meetings: 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Conversation with a little Business thrown in,
follows the education portion of the evening, ending at 10:00 p.m.
Location:
Environmental Horticulture and Floriculture Department,
City College of San Francisco, see MAP for details.
Non-members pay $20 per education meeting for CEU Hours.
Checks only please, payable to SFPGA.
2010 Educational Program
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1-21-2010 |
Remaking Sharpe Park: Challenges of Multi-use management goals and pesticide use.
Speaker Casey Allen |
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2-18-2010 |
Amphibians in the landscape: Developing and maintaining habitats that foster safe havens for amphibians with selective pesticide use.
Presented by Chris G. |
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3-18-2010 |
Oaks in the Urban Landscape: - a look at stewardship issues over the past ten years relating to Sudden Oak Death. The importance of cultural practices and regulatory requirements to select, manage and preserve oaks in our landscapes.
speaker Larry Costello, UCCE |
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4-15-2010 |
Creating Pest Free Water Features: Designs that foster the least use of pesticides.
Presented by Tom Bressan, Urban Farmer Store |
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5-20-2010 |
Assessing Tree and Woody Plant Health: - Assessing the risks and benefits of cultural and pesticide use to mitigate abiotic and biotic pests.
Speaker Ellen Shea, Certified Arborist and Trainer |
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6-17-2010 |
Assessing Tree/Woody Plant Health: - How to restore urban watersheds through better landscape design and management will be discussed along with the effects they have on landscape inhabitants and pesticide usage.
Presented by Sarah Minick, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
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7-15-2010 |
No Meeting - Summer Break |
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8-19-2010 |
Managing Pests through Permiculture: - Permiculture principles can be an integral part of your landscape management strategy to control pests in the least toxic way.
Presented by: Brett Stephens, S.F. Landscapes
Special Place: Alemany Farms - 700 Alemany Blvd. near Ellsworth. When travelling West on Alemany the entrance is 100' past Ellsworth.
From 101 Fwy South Bound - take 280 South to Alemany Blvd exit - Entrance will be on your right.
From Mission Street and san Jose (Bernal Heights) - Head northeast on Mission St. toward College Terrace - Take the 2nd right onto Crescent Ave. - turn right to stay on Crescent Ave - Take the 1st right onto Alemany Blvd - Destination is on the right just past Ellsworth.
It is important to get on Alemany near the 101 & 280 interchange. You can only turn right off Alemany Blvd into Alemany Farm.
Special Time: 4-6p.m. contact phone for day of the event will be posted in the newsletter.
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9-16-2010 |
Creating Healthy Habitats for Birds in the Landscape:- Establishing Stewardship goals and techniques that attract and provide safe habitat for birds in the landscape.
Presented by Eddie Bartley, Ornithologist. |
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10-21-2010 |
Identifying and managing Pests in the Nursery Trade:
Presented by Donald Baldocchi, Owner of Pacific Nurseries
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11-18-2010 |
Roundtable Discussion: Pest Callenges of the Past Year:
Speakers Moderator Bernie Corace
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12-16-2010 |
No Meeting |
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Legend for Certification Hours.
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CNP - Certified Nursery Professional
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CUF - Certified Urban Forester
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DPR - Department of Pesticide Regulation
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IA - Irrigation Association
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WCISA - Western Chapter, International Society of Arboriculture
Watch for our new schedule.
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