Chemeketa Community College in Salem, Ore., has announced its winter term offerings in horticulture, landscaping and pesticides. Registration begins Dec. 8, and classes run Jan. 5-March 21, 2009. The offerings include a new class titled “Native Plant Propagation and Use.” Others cover plant propagation, greenhouse production/management, woody plant identification, soils/media/nutrition, viticulture, landscape design, landscape irrigation, […]
Reporting your pesticide use
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A series of help classes on the mandatory Oregon Pesticide Use Reporting System begins next Monday, Nov. 3, and continues through Dec. 5. It’s going on in locations throughout the state, so there should be one at least somewhat near you. Those attending these classes will be able to learn more about PURS pesticide use […]
Greener by nature
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Registration is still open for the 2008 Sustainability Symposium for the Horticulture Industry, which will be at Chemeketa Community College, Building 34, in Salem (directions). This all-day conference (8 a.m.-5 p.m.) plus trade show is presented by CCC, OAN and the Sustainable Plant Research and Outreach Program (SPROut program), and it offers a packed agenda. […]
Town and country
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“Toward One Oregon: Rural-Urban Interdependence,” a conference aimed at strengthening ties between all parts of Oregon, will be held Nov. 14 at the Salem Conference Center (directions). The event is being sponsored by Oregon State University, Portland State University, the University of Oregon and Eastern Oregon University. “Oregon is an incredibly diverse collection of landscapes, […]
Master Gardener course returns to Portland
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It’s been six years since Master Gardener training was last offered in Portland, but now, the drought is over. An 11-week course will be taught from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. every Thursday, starting Jan. 8 and ending March 19, at Central Lutheran Church, 8120 N.E. 21st Ave (directions), Portland. Registration is underway online. The deadline to […]
Tuesday afternoon Green Industry Seminars kick off Oct. 28
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The 2008 Willamette Valley Green Industry Seminars will be every Tuesday afternoon from Oct. 28-Dec. 14 at the Oregon Garden’s Natural Resource Education Center, Silverton, Ore. Each class is from 1-4:15 p.m., and the cost is $45 per session, $105 for any three, or $225 for all of them. The initial seminar, Oct. 28, is […]
OSHA offers free safety and health workshops
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Next Thursday, Oct. 23, Oregon OSHA is offering four workshops pertaining to occupational safety and health at the Salem National Guard Armory, 2310 17th St. N.E. (map/directons), Salem, Ore. They include Safety Committee Basic Training, 8 a.m.-noon; Safety for Small Business: Back Safety, 1-2 p.m.; Safety for Small Business: Personal Protective Equipment, 2:15-3:15 p.m.; and […]
How to bring nature home
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University of Delaware professor Douglas Tallamy wrote in his book, “Bringing Nature Home,” that gardeners have the power to encourage wildlife and sustain natural ecosystems. How? By including native plants in their landscapes. Tallamy, profiled recently in the New York Times, will be one of three speakers at “Native Plants to Beautify Your Garden and […]
Selling to the green market
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Vendor tables are now available for the Nov. 6 Sustainability Symposium for Horticulture, which will be held at Chemeketa Community College and is being sponsored by the Sustainable Plant Research and Outreach (SPROut) program and the OAN. It’s a good exposure opportunity for any business or group interested in reaching nurseries that are interested in […]
‘Water Rights Bootcamp’ seminar offered in Beaverton, Lakeview, Sisters
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OAN member Laura Schroeder of Schroeder Law Offices, P.C. will present “Water Rights Bootcamp: A Seminar on Water Law in Oregon” on three upcoming dates – Oct. 16 in Beaverton, Oct. 23 in Sisters and Nov. 11 in Lakeview. A typical agenda for one of her bootcamp presentations is here. The seminars are cosponsored by […]
