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Are Here: Education Now Accepting Applications for the 2006 Session! Green School is a comprehensive educational training program for Green Industry professionals, presented by the UMass Extension Landscape Nursery and Urban Forestry Program in cooperation with the UMass Extension Turf Program. The program is designed to provide training in horticulture fundamentals and the relationship of those fundamentals to environmental quality. Green School is intended to instill a sense of environmental stewardship in the participants. Knowledge of plants and plant systems, and Integrated Pest Management form the foundation of the curriculum. The 60 plus-hour training program focuses on the management of the landscape as a whole, and is appropriate for garden center managers and employees, private or municipal grounds managers and personnel, landscape and lawn care operators, nursery operators and personnel, tree wardens, and professional gardeners. Horticulture professionals will learn about IPM concepts and the optimization of pest control through proper cultural management of turf, woody ornamentals, and other related specialties. Participants can choose either a Landscape or Turf Management specialization within the program. Sessions will be taught by UMass Extension educators and UMass faculty, along with other professionals recognized in their area of expertise in the Northeast region. For complete information about Green School, including registration
information, visit the Green
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