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2008 Mid-Atlantic Horticulture Short Course
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Mail date for Program: December 7, 2007

Arboriculture (combined): Current arboriculture and urban forestry research, new product highlights and industry tips are among the topics presented in this track. Sessions are for all experience levels.

Arboriculture Basic: Staff in tree care companies and students of forestry, urban forestry or arboriculture learn industry concepts from experienced professionals.

Arboriculture Advanced: Designed for veterans of tree care and urban forestry, these sessions include timely research from leading university and industry educators.

Business: Business planning, growing a customer base and avoiding computer crashes can make green businesses’ bottom line even greener. This track is for both owners and staff interested in learning current marketing strategies, daily office upkeep and planning for future growth.

Landscape Crew Manager: Become the respected supervisor for your former crew-mates and keep client landscapes looking great. Increase your skills in worker and equipment safety, learn the correct use of chemicals and application equipment and earn your stripes as the new Landscape Crew Manager. Horticulture Skills tracks or equivalent knowledge is a prerequisite.

Advanced Landscape Crew Manager: This program is designed for the Landscape Crew Manager ready to move into management. Help staff realize their potential while embracing the company mission. Truly understand environmental regulations and start generating estimates and bids for fresh contracts while working your way into the manager’s seat. Current good standing as a Landscape Crew Manager is a prerequisite.

Horticulture Skills – Basic: Beyond “Green Side Up.” This track explains why a lot of the things you’ve been doing over the years are done the way they are. Learn horticulture from the old hands. Dirty fingernails are a prerequisite.

Horticulture Skills – Advanced: Have you grown millions of pansies and still don’t understand what causes chlorosis or etiolation? Learn more about the science of horticulture with sessions in advanced topics. Horticulture Skills – Basic suggested as a prerequisite.

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Landscape Architecture / Landscape Design: Inspiration may come from many sources, but this Short Course is one you can count on! Learn from recognized designers, environmental biologists and ASLA professionals to augment your plant and material palette to create gorgeous, ecological landscapes in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Landscape Maintenance: Keep your mind and your tools sharp! Learn the latest research and application methods for dealing with turf, ornamental and aquatic landscape problems from leaders in business and university researchers. Innovative products and programs will be highlighted.

Pesticide Certification (Virginia Only): Review the Virginia pesticide manuals (Core, Landscape and Turfgrass) with Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Service officials and Virginia Cooperative Extension staff. This review day will help prepare you for Virginia Pesticide Certification testing.

Pesticide Recertification (most Mid-Atlantic States): This day of pesticide safety, chemistry and proper application topics provides enough recertification credits for most Mid-Atlantic state applicators to keep their pesticide applicators’ certificates current.

Plants & Production: Wondering what’s new in the plant world and how to get those crops into markets and gardens? Discover production techniques, industry trends and where to focus your growing energies for 2008 and beyond.

Spanish Workshop: Communication is key! Learn and practice effective communication for specific work tasks on the job while better understanding the lives of your Spanish-speaking co-workers. Concentrated small group sessions are tailored for many aspects of horticulture: production, landscape management, golf and tree care. Teachers fluent in English and their native tongue will conduct and divide classes into beginner and intermediate levels on site.

Continuing Educational Credits Offered
CEU credits are being sought from the organizations listed below.

ISA = International Society of Arboriculture categories

AR = Arborist UT = Utility TW = Tree Worker MC = Municipal
MGT = Management PRC = Practice SCI = BCMA: Science

LCM = Landscape Crew Manager
PLANET = Professional Landcare Network
NCBOLA = North Carolina Board of Landscape Architects (pending approval)
VCH = Virginia Certified Horticulturist (Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association)
VSLD = Virginia Society of Landscape Designers

Certification Testing Offered
Certification Testing is scheduled for the organizations listed below.

ISA = International Society of Arboriculture categories

AR = Arborist UT = Utility TW = Tree Worker MC = Municipal
MGT = Management PRC = Practice SCI = BCMA: Science

LCM = Landscape Crew Manager
PLANET = Professional Landcare Network
VCH = Virginia Certified Horticulturist (Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association)
VDACS = Virginia Dept. Agriculture & Consumer Services, Office of Pesticide Services

LANDSCAPE CREW MANAGER CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS

Twenty (20) Continuing Education credit (CEU) hours are required every two years for Landscape Crew Managers or Advanced Landscape Crew Managers to maintain their certification. These credits can be easily earned at the Mid-Atlantic Horticulture Short Course every year. Simply submit a complete verified CEU form (included in the registration packet) to The Virginia Horticultural Foundation at the end of the conference.

Additionally, it is possible for CEU credit to be given for certain educational seminars taken outside of the Mid-Atlantic Horticulture Short Course. Please download, complete and mail the CEU Request Form provided here. The CEU committee will review all requests to and award hours based on the merit of the educational portion of the seminar attended. Questions or concerns may be sent to: info@mahsc.org.