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Course Calendar
2008
Aquatic Invasive Species Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point workshop
Oct 26, 2008
Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Integrated Ecological Restoration of Rivers and Streams, Including, Design of Native Vegetation for Water Quality, in Floodplains, Riparian Zones and Waterways
Oct 5, 2008
Humboldt Field Research Institute, Maine
Invasive and Exotic Plant Eradication and Plant Community Restoration
Sep 28-Oct 1, 2008
Humboldt Field Research Institute, Maine
Northeastern Weed Science Society (NEWSS) Noxious & Invasive Vegetation Management Short Course (NIVM)
Sep 15-17 (Terrestrial) and Sep 18 (Aquatics), 2008
Gretna Glen Camp & Retreat Center, Lebanon, Pennyslvania
This course has evolved to meet the demand and need for training and instruction of professionals involved in the administration and/or application of management strategies for invasive plants here in the Northeastern United States. The NEWSS NIVM Short Course will target public and private land managers (parks, conservancies, preserves, forests, private parcels and farms) from Maine to North Carolina who desire a better understanding of weed management. The course will stress ecologically-based plant management and include monitoring and assessment, prevention, cultural, mechanical and chemical plant management. Classroom, laboratory and field exercises will be utilized and the program will be designed to encourage interaction between instructors and students.
Mapping the Mid-Atlantic:
Creating a Consistent Early Detection
and Response System for Invasive Exotic Species
Jul 30, 2008
Fying Pan Fram Park, Fairfax County, Virginia
Southwest Noxious Weed Short Course (BLM-TC-9000-03PV)
Jul 29-31, 2008
Farmington, New Mexico
The purpose for this short course is to explore the management of invasive/noxious weeds common, and not common to the southwest. Targeted for public and private land managers of Arizona and New Mexico that want to gain a
better understanding of noxious weed control. Required for state and local
noxious weed coordinators and BLM employees who will be handling or applying
pesticides. Suitable for any manager who has or wants to avoid a noxious weed
problem.
Submersed and Floating Aquatic Flowering Plants: Taxonomy, Ecology, and Management
Jun 22-28, 2008
Humboldt Field Research Institute, Maine
An International Short Course in Agroecology, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), and Sustainable Agriculture
Jun 15-27, 2008
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
Predicting
Impacts of Invasive Species on Lake Michigan Food Webs
Workshop
Jun 3-4, 2008
Chicago, Illinois
Utah State University Invasive Weed Mapping Basic Training
(PDF | 30 KB)
May 19-22, 2008
Boulder, Colorado
King
County Noxious Weed Management Workshops (PDF | 12 KB)
May 7, 2008 - North Session: Kenmore, Washington
May 14, 2008 - South Session: Kent, Washington
2008 Aquatic Weed Control Short Course
May 5-8, 2008
Coral Springs Marriott Hotel, Golf Club and Convention Center
Coral Springs, Florida
Invasive Weed Mapping Basic Training (PDF | 26KB)
May 19-22, 2008
Boulder, Colorado
A workshop on wildland weed inventory and mapping techniques conducted by Utah State University.
Marine Invader Monitoring and Information Collaborative Workshop (PDF | 137 KB)
Apr 29, 2008
Boston, Massachusetts
Pesticide Risk Reduction Education Short Courses
Apr 22-24, 2008
Hilo, Hawaii
Noxious Weed Management Short Course (BLM-TC-9000-02)
Apr 21-25, 2008
Chico Hot Springs, Montana
Sponsored by the Western Society of Weed Science and the Western Weed Coordinating Committee, course covers extensive weed identification and weed eradication programs.
Targeted for public and private land managers that want to gain a better understanding of noxious weed control. Required for state and local noxious weed coordinators and BLM employees who will be handling or applying pesticides. Suitable for any manager who has or wants to avoid a noxious weed problem. Montana State University has approved the course for 2 hours of continuing education units (CEUs).
2008 Spring Training School "Weed Management Knowledge-Information to Get the Job Done" (PDF | 79 KB)
April 8-10, 2008
Hilton Hotel, Ft. Collins, Colorado
Invasive Plant Management (FWS-WLD2139)
Apr 7-11, 2008
National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, West Virginia
This course introduces participants to invasive plant management at the field level. Instruction will include invasive plant ecology; road maintenance and its influence on the introduction and distribution of invasives; mapping and monitoring invasive plants; invasive control methods; the proper and safe use of recommended equipment; and applicable Refuge System policy. Other topics include preparing pesticide use proposals, interpreting herbicide labels, and identifying Best Management Practices. This course is available for U.S. Fish and Wildlife employees only.
Pesticide Risk Reduction Education Short Courses
Apr 7-9, 2008
Maui, Hawaii
Aquatic Nuisance Species Watercraft Inspection/Decontamination (PDF | 174 KB)
Mar 4, 2008 - Mesa County Fairgrounds, Grand Junction, Colorado
Mar 6, 2008 - Adams County Fairgrounds, Brighton, Colorado
Training is directed for biologists and other professional agency staff who are
willing to make themselves available to respond within hours to reports of zebra mussels on trailered watercraft or equipment within their pre-determined geographical area.
UMass Extension Workshop: Strategies and Products for Managing
Weeds and Invasive Plants in the Landscape
Feb 27, 2008, 9 am – noon
Publick House, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Program will
give an overview of the many strategies and products available for
managing weeds and invasive plants in ornamental beds and landscapes.
Management strategies for several of the most difficult-to-control weeds
will be outlined.
Pesticide Risk Reduction Education Short Courses
Feb 26-28, 2008
Queen Liliukalani Children's Center, Kaunakakai, Molokai, Hawaii
Integrated Weed Management & Pesticide Applicator Certification (BLM-TC-9000-01)
Jan 28-Feb 1, 2008
Boise, Idaho
A certification-level course that examines the problems of noxious weeds and poisonous plants and the applying of combatant chemicals approved for use on federal lands. Required for state and local noxious weed coordinators and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) employees who
will be handling or applying pesticides. Suitable for managers who have or want
to avoid noxious weed problems.
Invasives Plant Management Certification Program (PDF | 126 KB)
Jan 23-24, 2008
University of Rhode Island, Bay Campus, College of Environment and Life Sciences Outreach Center
The program is intended to provide guidance to landscape professionals working within coastal buffer zones.
Forest Stewardship Workshop:
Invasive Exotic Plants and Their Control
University of Florida. Extension. Florida Forest Stewardship.
Jan 23, 2008; Jackson County Ag. Conference Center, Marianna, Florida
Jan 31, 2008; Lee County Extension Office, Fort Myers, Florida
Feb 7, 2008; Austin Cary Memorial Forest, near Gainesville, Florida
Of the over 4,000 known plant species growing in Florida, about 30% are not native to Florida or the Southeast. Some of these exotic plants are invasive weeds that form self-sustaining and expanding populations within plant communities with which they were not previously associated. These invasive exotic plants displace native plants and associated wildlife, and can alter processes such as fire and water flow. Despite the millions of dollars that have been spent on controlling the spread of invasive plants, the rapid and effective dispersal characteristics of these invaders make them extremely difficult to eliminate. This program will describe some of the more common and troublesome invasive exotic plants in Florida forests and current methods being used to control them.
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