Course Calendar
2009
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Cal-IPC's
Wildland Weed Field Courses
California Invasive Plant Council.
Nov 4, 2009 - Control Methods
Nov 5, 2009 - Mapping
Pasadena,
California
Cal-IPC's
Wildland Weed Field Courses
California Invasive Plant Council.
Oct 7, 2009 - Advanced Herbicide Control Methods
Visalia, California
Southeast
Herbicide Applicator Conference
University of Florida.
Institute of Food and Agricultural
Sciences.
Sep 22-24, 2009
Edgewater
Beach Resort,
Panama City Beach, Florida
Training for those who conduct
weed control in canals, lakes, water retention ponds,
golf course ponds, rivers, parks, highway rights-of-ways,
transmission lines, and is responsible for vegetation
management along right-of-ways and in natural areas,
and uses biological control control techniques to suppress
aquatic weed growth.
Noxious and Invasive Management Short Course
Northeastern
Weed Science Society.
Sep 21-25, 2009
Near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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.
Cal-IPC's
Wildland Weed Field Courses
California Invasive Plant Council.
Jul 21, 2009 - Advanced Mechancial Control Methods
Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Federal
Seed Schools (PDF | 911 KB) -- (scroll to page
5)
USDA.
Agricultural Marketing Service.
Aug 10-14, 2009
Gastonia, North Carolina
The Seed Regulatory and Testing Branch will host
Federal Seed Schools this year in Gastonia, NC, May 11-15,
and Aug 10-14, 2009. The first three days of both
of these seed schools will focus on purity and identification
of similar crop and weed species, with emphasis on identification
of noxious-weed seeds.
River Course 435: Management of Invasive and Exotic
Vegetation in Riparian Areas
North Carolina State University. Stream Restoration
Program.
Aug 13, 2009
NC State University's Centennial Campus,
Raleigh, North Carolina
This one-day course will introduce students to management
considerations
and techniques used in controlling invasive and exotic
vegetation in the
riparian setting. This course is focused on riparian
areas in the
Southeast.
Ecological
Approaches to Invasive Plant Management
Columbia Mountains Institute of Applied Ecology.
May 26-27, 2009
Columbia Mountains
Institute of Applied Ecology
Hillcrest Hotel, Revelstoke,
British Columbia, Canada
Cal-IPC's
Wildland Weed Field Courses
California Invasive Plant Council.
May 13, 2009 - Biology & Identification
May 14, 2009 - Control Methods
Santa Rosa, California
River Course 131 - Assessment and identification of
Riparian Vegetation
North Carolina State University. Stream Restoration
Program.
May 12-13, 2009
Chatham County Agricultural Building,
Pittsboro, North Carolina
This two-day course will introduce students to vegetation
assessment of
riparian areas along streams that will potentially be
restored. Existing
riparian condition will be examined and discussed in
both classroom and
field settings. Topics will include stream bank stability
from a vegetative
perspective, evaluation of current plant inventory, invasive
vegetation
issues, and potential planting constraints.
Federal
Seed Schools (PDF | 911 KB) -- (scroll to page
5)
USDA.
Agricultural Marketing Service.
May 11-15, 2009
Gastonia, North Carolina
The Seed Regulatory and Testing Branch will host Federal Seed Schools this year
in Gastonia, NC, May 11-15, and Aug 10-14, 2009. The first three days of both
of these seed schools will focus on purity and identification of similar crop
and weed species, with emphasis on identification of noxious-weed seeds.
2009
Aquatic Weed Control Short Course Aquatic, Upland and
Invasive Weed Control; Aquatic Plant Identification
University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural
Sciences Extension.
May
4-7, 2009
Coral Springs, Florida
2009 Western Society of Weed Science Noxious Weed Management Short
Course for Land Managers (DOC | 97 KB)
Apr 27-30, 2009
Montana State University. Center for Invasive Plant Management.
Chico Hot Springs Resort and Day Spa
Pray, Montana
The Noxious Weed Management Short course was developed for public and private
land managers that want to gain a better understanding of noxious weed management.
The course supports and teaches ecologically sound management practices for invasive
plants.
Field
Techniques for Invasive Plant Management (Course Code:
WLD2139)
DOI. Learn Management Portal.
Apr 20-24, 2009
National Conservation Training Center, 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.
Pesticide
Risk Reduction Education Short Course
University
of Hawaii - Manoa. College of Tropical
Agriculture & Human Resources.
Apr 7-9, 2009
Molokai, Hawaii
Cal-IPC's
Wildland Weed Field Courses
April 1, 2009 – Control Methods
April 2, 2009 – Revegetation Techniques
San Diego, California
6th
Arbovirus Surveillance & Mosquito
Control Workshop
Anastasia Mosquito Control District.
Mar
31-Apr 2, 2009
St. Augustine, Florida
Sponsored by Anastasia Mosquito Control District, USDA
Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology
and Florida Mosquito Control Association
Watercraft
Inspection and Decontamination Training (WIT) For Zebra/Quagga
Mussels
Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission. Aquatic
Nuisance Species.
Level 2 Training: Mar 3-4, 2009
and Apr 7-8 2009 at the
Lake Mead Training location
There are two levels of Watercraft Inspection and Decontamination
training. This training is intensive, and designed
for professionals in all fields that expect to be actively
involved in the inspection and decontamination of trailered
watercraft, as well as those who wish to become trainers
within their state or workgroup.
Vegetation
Monitoring in a Management Context
Natural Areas Training Academy.
Mar 2-7, 2009
Archbold Biological Station,
Lake Placid, Florida
Integrated
Weed Management & Pesticide Applicator
Certification (Course Code: BLM-TC-9000-01)
DOI.
Learn Management Portal.
Mar 2-6, 2009
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.
Pesticide
Risk Reduction Education Short Course
University of Hawaii - Manoa. College of Tropical
Agriculture & Human Resources.
Feb 24-26, 2009
Molokai, Hawaii
Pesticides and Fish and Wildlife Resources (Course Code: ECS3119)
DOI. Learn Management Portal.
Feb 23-27, 2009
U.S. Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe, Hawii
This course offers an overview of the major types of pesticides that may affect fish and wildlife resources, typical routes of exposure, assessing potential risk, and environmental fate of pesticides in terrestrial and aquatic systems.
Integrated
Pest Management for Ornamentals
University of Wisconsin - Madison.
Jan 6-9, 2009
Madision, Wisconsin
Integrated
Pest Management Field Scout Training Class
University of Wisconsin. Integrated
Pest and Crop Management.
Jan 5-9, 2009
Madison, Wisconsin
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