Leon County Extension – 615 Paul Russell Road Green Industries Best Management Practices Thursday, March 19th, 2015 Attendees will receive CEU’s for Arborist and L&O, O&T, LCLM, L&O, LLM, Or Private Applicators as well as certification for fertilizer applicators. This certification is required for City of Tallahassee and Leon County Fertilizer Ordinance. Educational Program Workshop This workshop is designed to provide training in Best Management Practices (BMPs) for anyone working in the lawn, landscape, pest control, or municipal grounds areas. The Best Management Practices are focused on reducing non-point source pollution resulting from fertilization or pesticide application. At the end of this training you will be given a post-test to determine knowledge learned. If the post-test is successfully completed, you will be mailed a Green Industries BMP certificate of completion. This training will also satisfy the training requirements for Tallahassee’s Fertilizer Ordinance. If you apply lawn & ornamental fertilizers in your job in Tallahassee, you must now receive such certification. Be sure to turn in your post-test, your evaluation, by the end of the day. If you also need pesticide CEUs, get your signed CEU attendance form before you leave. 7:45 am Introduction and Pre-test 9:00-9:50 Overview - Green Industries BMPs for Protection of Water Resources in FL History, Background & Overview of the BMP Program & Local Ordinances. How to use the BMPs to protect water quality. Faith Clark, Independent Consultant 9:50-10:50 Lawn and Landscape BMPs Best Management Practices for healthy lawns and landscapes. Includes mowing, pruning, fertilization & irrigation effects on plant health and ability to tolerate pest pressures. Trevor Hylton, FAMU 10:50-11:10 Break 11:15-12:05 Irrigation BMPs Irrigation Best Management Practices to reduce disease & insect damage. Irrigation BMPs include: irrigation requirements, design, installation, monitoring, troubleshooting and proper management of irrigation. Dr. Ed Duke, FAMU 12:05-12:40 Lunches Provided 12:40-1:30 Fertilizer BMPs Fertilizer sources: comparisons and responses. Charles Brasher, FAMU 1:30-1:40 Break 1:40-2:30 Pesticide BMPs The use of IPM in a management program; Pesticide selection, storage, handling & disposal. Les Harrison, UF/IFAS 2:30-3:00Review 3:00-3:45 Post-Test and CEUs th Please Print and Mail the Following Registration Form… Deadline for receipt is Wednesday, March 18 , 2015. Pre-registration fee is $30. See website or online registration: Space is limited to 45 participants https://www.eventbrite.com/e/green-industries-best-management-practices-tickets-16025148651 Registration form for Green Industries BMP Workshop Tallahassee FL, March 19th, 2015 If you have more than one person, please send a separate form for each, though you can send one check for all. Name ________________________________________________________ Name of Business _____________________________________________________________ Mailing Address _____________________________________________________________ City _______________________________ State ___ Zipcode __________ Daytime phone ____________Email address ________________________ Send registration with $30 check made payable to Leon County Extension Fund, to be received by Wednesday, March 18th, 2015. Mail to: BMP Workshop, Leon County Extension, 615 Paul Russell Road, Tallahassee FL 32301 If you have questions, phone Genice Harris at (850)606-5202 or e-mail Taylor Vandiver at [email protected].
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