Stop Mowing, Start Growing! 3rd Annual, Native Plant Symposium for Beginners
Create a beautiful yard, save time & money, improve water quality, build habitat for pollinators and birds.
A virtual conference on Zoom
Registration is now open for the 3rd Annual Native Plant Symposium for Beginners to be held on February 6, 2021 - 9:00 to noon. Cost is $5.00.
| Event date | 02-06-2021 9:00 am |
| Event End Date | 02-06-2021 12:00 pm |
| Registration Start Date | 01-26-2021 2:00 pm |
| Capacity | Unlimited |
| Cut off date | 01-31-2021 10:00 pm |
| Individual Price | $5.00 |
Advanced Level II - Natural Area Management Services Webinar Series
February 23, 2021 – March 18, 2021 
Objective: To provide in-depth instruction for green industry professionals (landscapers and arborists)on topics identified in exit surveys of the first webinar series (Intro Level I). Two seminars on related topics will be offered each week for a month.
Dates & Times:
February 23 through March 18, 2021 (Tuesdays and Thursdays - two sessions each week for 4 weeks) - 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Registration Fees:
$65 includes the Woodland Health Practices Handbook and Checklist
Add additional $20 for the original Woods in Your Backyard guide for a total of $85.00.
$40 without the Woodland Health Practices Handbook - many participants will have the books already.
A Zoom link will be sent via email before the first webinar.
About CEUs: A certificate of attendance will be provided to all “live” session attendees which can be used to obtain professional development credits. The course has been submitted to several organizations (such as ISA and SAF) for prequalification so certificates will be accepted.
Description:
In fall of 2020, The Woods in Your Backyard Partnership offered a multi-state program for Green Industry Professionals to gain knowledge and skills useful for providing additional services to clientele with small acreage properties. The Advanced Level II webinar series will provide four weeks of in-depth training with two evening webinars per week from February 23 to March 18 on the following topics: 1) wildlife habitat enhancement and conflicts; 2) residential riparian buffer installation and maintenance; 3) woodland health practices and harvesting; and 4) managing competing and invasive vegetation and non-herbicide controls.
Natural area management services can enhance existing natural areas or create new ones from existing lawn areas. Known as “land care practices”, they include invasive plant identification and control, controlling damaging vines, converting lawn areas to woodland using tree seedlings and shelters, enhancing wildlife habitat enhancement, trail construction and other practices.
A resource manual & specialized checklist tool developed to complement the training helps Green Industry professionals determine which enhancement practices are suitable for a given property/site. A certificate of completion provided for each webinar can be used to secure continuing education credits from various organizations.
The Woods in Your Backyard Partnership: includes the University of Maryland Extension, Penn State Extension, Virginia Cooperative Extension, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, and Virginia Dept. of Forestry
This project is funded by the Harry R. Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology.
| Event date | 02-23-2021 7:00 pm |
| Event End Date | 03-18-2021 8:30 pm |
| Registration Start Date | 01-21-2021 10:00 am |
| Capacity | Unlimited |
| Cut off date | 03-18-2021 9:00 pm |
| Individual Price | $40.00 |
Urban Tree-Sources
Discussing Safety, Stormwater and Tough Trees
2021 Roanoke Workshop Webinar Series
Using the "Register Here" links (Zoom) below, you need to register for each individual webinar you wish to attend. There is an option during registration to provide your ISA, SAF, VNLA number.
This webinar series is free. However, payment is required in order to receive CEUs
Pay $35.00 for all five webinars - no refunds
Pay $10.00 for individual webinar - no refunds
Register Here! March 3rd - Urban Tree Mortality and Monitoring: A Review of the Literature and Best Practices, Dr. Lara Roman, US Forest Service
Register Here! March 10th - Tough Native Trees on the Market, Lauren FitzHugh, Colesville Nursery
Register Here! March 17th - Maximizing Stormwater Benefits, Eric Kuehler, City of Nashville
Register Here! March 24th- Safe Use of Vehicles & Mobile Equipment in Arboriculture, Bill Groce, VA Dept. of Labor & Industry
Register Here! March 31st - Devastating Decay Fungi, Dr. Andrew Loyd, Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories
| Event date | 03-03-2021 12:00 pm |
| Event End Date | 03-31-2021 1:00 pm |
| Registration Start Date | 01-20-2021 8:00 am |
| Capacity | Unlimited |
| Cut off date | 03-31-2021 1:00 pm |
