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The 2009 Winter Lawn Care Conference
Winter Lawn Care Conference
Date: January 21, 2009 (snow date January 22)
Location: Sturbridge Host Hotel, Sturbridge,
MA
 Who
should attend? Lawn, landscape, municipal and sports turf professionals
and crews, and anyone interested in the ecologically sound, economically
feasible turf management. Business owners and managers who want to
learn from the best of their colleagues, making their businesses
thrive. 2009 Winter Lawn Care Conference attendees will have the
option to choose one of two education tracks: Business or Technical.
The theme of the Technical Track will be Environmental Protection,
with a focus on protecting water and managing invasive plants.
For complete information, including instructions on how
to register online or by mail, visit our Winter
Lawn Care Conference page 
5 pesticide recertification contact hours will be available
in the Technical Track for all New England states for category
36 (shade tree and ornamentals, category 37 (turf) and category
00 (licensed applicator). Professional certification credits
have been requested. 1 pesticide recertification contact
hour will be available in the Business Track for all New England
states for category 37 (turf) and category 00 (licensed applicator).
The Winter Lawn Care Conference is held in partnership with the
Massachusetts Association of Lawn Care Professionals. For more information,
contact the UMass Turf Program at (508) 892-0382, mowen@umext.umass.edu or
MALCP at (781) 274-7373, malcp@yahoo.com.
Community Tree Conference
Date: March 10, 2009
Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Location: Stockbridge Hall, UMass Amherst
Saving Our Trees: A Conference for Arborists,
Foresters, Tree Wardens, Sugar Bush Owners and Anyone Who Loves
Trees - This one-day conference
is designed for arborists, tree wardens, municipal managers, city
planners, foresters, sugar bush owners and landscape architects
who are involved with the management of property, both private
and public. The University of Massachusetts Extension, the Massachusetts
Department of Conservation and Recreation and the USDA Forest Service
sponsor this annual conference. With
the identification of the Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB) in central Massachusetts,
it is imperative that anyone responsible for land and tree management have an
understanding of this major pest. This conference will review the ALB, what is
being done to manage it, and what you can do. Additional topics include identification
of plant health care problems in New England, fruit tree management, conservation
laws and regulations, and nutrient management.
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Pesticide, ISA, SAF, CFE, MCA, MCH and MCLP credits have
been requested. Cost is $65. Contact UMass Extension
at (413) 545-0895, eweeks@umext.umass.edu.
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