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  • Wednesday, October 1 – Application Deadline for Sustainable Landscape Practices Webinar

    The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas, and the United States Botanic Garden in Washington, DC, will coordinate a series of webinars for those interested in teaching others how to create sustainable landscapes.  From October 21 to November 18, the Landscape for Life: Train the Trainers webinars will occur every Tuesday afternoon and will also serve as an open forum for participants.

    Featured topics include healthy soils, effective water management, selection of appropriate plants to create habitat, use of recycled materials, and integrated pest management.  Sustainable practices for a variety of gardens – from large, rural lots to small apartments – will be covered.

    The webinars are part of the Sustainable Sites Initiative, an interdisciplinary program developed as a collaboration between the American Society of Landscape Architects, the US Botanic Garden, and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center to establish guidelines and benchmarks for sustainable landscape design.  The application deadline is October 1, and prospective participants must be able to attend, in all, five webinars to register.  For more information visit www.landscapeforlife.org.

  • Wednesday, February 19, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Invasive Plants: What Follows Success Webinar

    Many projects designed to control and eliminate invasive species meet with success only to find that an unintended consequence of success results in new infestations and unexpected problems. Invasive Plants: What Follows Success reviews the concepts and strategies that are used to deal with the successful removal of invasive species and the prevention of the establishment and spread of new species that arise when necessary actions that follow success are not taken into consideration prior to control efforts.  This free webinar, on Wednesday, February 19 from 7 – 8, is sponsored by the Ecological Landscaping Association, and you may register on line at https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/944497270.

    About the Presenter:
    John Peter Thompson is a contractor and consultant working with USDA ARS, APHIS, Forest Service and the National Park Service, as well as the Africa Trade Office of Maryland (Parker & Associates), and Invasive Plant Control, Inc..
    Mr. Thompson is a nationally recognized speaker on horticulture, invasives, bioeconomics and history. he was born in California but has lived in Maryland for the last 52 years. He owned and operated a small business for ten years before returning to the family nursery and garden center business in 1988 starting as a warehouse janitor and finishing as CEO and Chairman of the Board in 2008. During this time, while managing the perennial production and sales department, he was awarded the Perennial Plant Association Retailer of the Year award in 2000.
    Mr. Thompson has been reappointed to the National Invasive Species Council Advisory Committee (NISC ISAC) having previously served as Vice Chair and Secretary. He is the Maryland Nursery & Landscape Association liaison to the Maryland Invasive Species Council and expert subject matter member of the State of Maryland’s Invasive Plant Council. He also is an active user of social media ‘Tweeting” daily @InvasiveNotes with over 6925 followers as well as a writer of essays about social, scientific and philosophic issues on his blog, Invasive Notes (www.ipetrus.blogspot.com). John Peter works as a volunteer advocate to politicians and policy makers as President of the National Agricultural Research Alliance.

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  • Tuesdays, August 20, September 10, and October 8, 8:00 pm – Conversation with a Beekeeper

    The American Beekeeping Federation Education Committee has been hard at work developing new ways to keep its members engaged and informed in between ABF annual conferences each year.  The Conversation with a Beekeeper Webinar Series is the first interactive venture to deliver information directly to the membership.

    Currently, we have a five-part webinar series of presentations by the Environmental Protection Agency on pesticides. The first two EPA webinars covered such critical and informational topics, the ABF Board of Directors agreed to open access to the last three to all of the beekeeping industry and the general public.  All members and friends of the industry are encouraged to register and participate. Links to register for each session are included below.

    EPA – Assessing Pesticide Exposure to Bees
    Tuesday, August 20, 2013
    8:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. CT / 6:00 p.m. MT / 5:00 p.m. PT / 4:00 p.m. AKST / 2:00 p.m. HST
    Kris Garber, Senior Biologist, EPA Office of Pesticide Programs’ Environmental Fate and Effects Division & Reuben Baris, Fate Scientist, EPA Office of Pesticide Programs’ Environmental Fate and Effects Division

    Click here to register

    EPA – Incident Reporting
    Tuesday, September 10, 2013
    8:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. CT / 6:00 p.m. MT / 5:00 p.m. PT / 4:00 p.m. AKST / 2:00 p.m. HST
    Dr. Tom Steeger, Senior Science Advisor, EPA Office of Pesticide Programs’ Environmental Fate and Effects Division

    Click here to register

    EPA – Risk Management for Pesticides
    Tuesday, October 8, 2013
    8:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. CT / 6:00 p.m. MT / 5:00 p.m. PT / 4:00 p.m. AKST / 2:00 p.m. HST
    Tom Moriarty, Team Leader, EPA Office of Pesticide Programs’ Pesticide Re-evaluation Division & Meredith Laws, Branch Chief, Registration Division

    Click here to register

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  • Monday, April 8, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – Invasive Species Training Webinar

    The Invasive Plant Atlas of New England (IPANE) is the New England data entry portal for the Early Detection & Distribution Mapping System (EDDMapS), a web-based mapping system for documenting invasive plant distribution and management efforts. The Massachusetts Invasive Plant Advisory Group (MIPAG) encourages citizens and land managers to enter invasive plant data into IPANE, and “Early Detection” priority species listed by MA Invasive Plant Advisory Group in particular, so that we can get a better understanding of the distribution of invasive species and be more strategic in our management efforts. The IPANE data entry form can be found at the IPANE or EDDMapS websites or data can also be entered by using one of two smart phone apps: the IPANE app or the Outsmart Invasives app. On April 8th, IPANE and MIPAG are holding a training webinar from 1:00-2:00pm. Click to register. If you need more information, email ipane.uconn@gmail.com.

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  • Invasive Plant Control Webinars

    Invasive Plant Control, Inc. recently announced a free series of invasive plant management webinars that includes IPC Web Solutions, Early Detection and Rapid Response, Contracting for Invasive Plant Management, The Development and Implementation of a Systematic Model for Managing Invasive Plants, and New Invasive Species Prevention Tool: Portable, undercarriage Rinse-off, and Reclaim System.

    Click on www.ipcwebsolutions.net  for the schedule of webinars. Note that dates and times for specific webinars are subject to change. More information about each webinar can be viewed by clicking on the webinar title. To register for a webinar, click on “more details” and then the attachment on the next page which will bring up a .pdf file with the registration information.

    Direct your questions or problems to Paul Rischmiller: paulrischmiller@mindspring.com or 615-308-0681.

  • Tuesday, August 14, 8:00 pm – American Beekeeping Federation Webinar: Beekeeping 101: To Be or Not to Bee

    Hey, I don’t make up the titles.  The American Beekeeping Association’s Conversation with a Beekeeper Webinar Series begins Tuesday, August 14 at 8 pm Eastern Time with Beekeeping 101: To Be or Not to Bee. The ABF Education Committee has been hard at work developing new ways to keep its members engaged and informed in between ABF annual conferences each year. To this end, the ABF is pleased to announce a special nine-part series within the “Conversation with a Beekeeper” Webinar series. This series will be titled “Beekeeping 101” and will feature Dr. Roger Hoopingarner (pictured below), professor emeritus at Michigan State University. Whether you are brand new to the world of beekeeping or you just need to have a refresher course, this “Beekeeping 101” series will be a great educational experience with many topics focused on the biology and management of honey bees.  Learn more, and register, at www.abfnet.org.

  • Tuesday, April 6, 8:00 pm – Webinar: Slow Death By Rubber Duck

    On Tuesday April 6th, please join the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics for a free book club Webinar featuring the “fascinating and frightening,” “cheeky” and “hard-hitting” new book, Slow Death By Rubber Duck.  RSVP now for this free Webinar (which, by the way, is an interactive presentation over the phone and online) on Tuesday, April 6 at 5 p.m. Pacific/8 p.m. Eastern.

    Studies show that harmful toxic chemicals are common in household items, including rubber ducks and bubble bath, and that many of these chemicals are also found inside of our bodies. Over a four-day period, Slow Death By Rubber Duck authors Rick Smith and Bruce Lourie used every day household products suspected of causing harm to our ecosystem and to human health. By revealing the pollution load in their bodies before and after the experiment, Rick and Bruce tell a unique inside story of common toxins and body burden.

    On the April 6 Webinar, author and Executive Director of Environmental Defense Canada Rick Smith will read from Slow Death By Rubber Duck, and together we’ll discuss toxic chemicals found in products as common as hand soap and what you can do to protect your family and the planet.

    All you need to join is a phone, a computer with Internet access and an interest in making the world less toxic. Simply RSVP online, an the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics will e-mail you the call-in info and the Web address so you can see the slides during the reading and discussion.

    Can’t make the Webinar on April 6? No worries – the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics is going to record it and make it available through a link on its web site later on. See what Oprah.com and The Washington Post had to say about Slow Death By Rubber Duck.

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  • Wednesday, April 7, 1:00 pm – Vines and Climbers for American Gardens

    University of Georgia Horticulturist Allan Armitage will present the first American Horticultural Society online seminar this year on Wednesday, April 7 beginning at 1 pm Eastern time.  Join Armitage as he covers Vines and Climbers for American Gardens.  An award winning author of more than a dozen gardening books, Armitage has just completed a new book on vines that will be published this year.  Online registration for this webinar, exclusively for AHS members, will open soon.  Details may be found in the March/April edition of The American Gardener, and on the AHS website, www.ahs.org.  You may also call 703-768-5700.  Membership dues start at $35 per year and include a subscription to The American Gardener.

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  • Wednesday, September 9, 1:00 pm – Gardening For Wildlife

    Now in its third year, the American Horticultural Society’s “webinar” program , offered exclusively to members, is a great way to learn from and interact with leading horticultural experts without having to leave home.  Past presenters include Julie Moir Messervy, Norm Lownds, and Scott Calhoun.  On Wednesday, September 9, beginning at 1 pm, Douglas Tallamy, author of the highly aclaimed Bringing Nature Home, will present “Gardening for Wildlife.”  The seminar will consist of an online slide show with the presenter’s voice streamed through your computer’s speakers, or delivered by telephone.

    Tallamy takes an obvious observation—wildlife is threatened when suburban development encroaches on once wild lands—and weds it to a novel one: that beneficial insects are being deprived of essential food resources when suburban gardeners exclusively utilize nonnative plant material. Such an imbalance, Tallamy declares, can lead to a weakened food chain that will no longer be able to support birds and other animal life. Once embraced only by members of the counterculture, the idea of gardening with native plants has been landscape design’s poor stepchild, thought to involve weeds and other plants too unattractive for pristine suburban enclaves. Not so, says Tallamy, who presents compelling arguments for aesthetically pleasing, ecologically healthy gardening. With nothing less than the future of North American biodiversity at stake, Tallamy imparts an encouraging message: it’s not too late to save the ecosystem-sustaining matrix of insects and animals, and the solution is as easy as replacing alien plants with natives. After the presentation, which lasts about an hour, the speaker will take questions from participants via a chat box.  Space is limited so registration prior to the event is required.  A high-speed Internet connection is strongly recommended for an optimum viewing experience.  For more information on registering and joining the American Horticultural Society, log on to www.ahs.org.

    Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens