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Workshops| Classes| Talks|
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Teaching by doing is an exciting way
for most people to learn. Structuring learning experiences
that are fun, hands-on and informative is what we do
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One
way students of horticulture learn is by using an interactive
website. Explore the Landscape IPM website Baefsky &
Associates created for a class on landscape pests and diseases at
Diablo Valley College.
http://pestsanddiseases.wetpaint.com/
 WORKSHOPS
- DIRT GARDENING
- LANDSCAPE PESTS, DISEASES & WEEDS
- SCHOOL LANDSCAPE IPM
- HORTICULTURE - CARE OF LANDSCAPES FOR PUBLIC WORKS
PERSONNEL
- SOILS IN THE TREESCAPE - WHAT AN ARBORIST NEEDS TO KNOW
ABOUT DIRT
Dirt & Gardening – an
Experiential Journey
with Michael Baefsky, Environmental
Landscape Consultant, Owner of Baefsky & Associates
This 3-hour
workshop will deepen your awareness and understanding of the
living skin of the earth. We will explore garden soils through
smell, touch and sight, fine- tuning skills that every
gardener needs. The soils at the Gardens at Heather Farm will
be our most important teacher, as we explore on-site soils
with an eye towards understanding and working with the stuff
out of which your gardens grow.
DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION IS SEPTEMBER 24.
DATE: Sunday, October 12
TIME: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Least Toxic Gopher and Weed
Control
Baefsky & Associates workshop team
presents a hands-on workshop in Novato, CA. The three-hour
workshop emphasizing biology and ecology of gophers and weeds
in turf.
March 21, 2006. 9 AM-12
PM.
School IPM Training Workshops |
| Integrated pest management (IPM)
workshops for school IPM coordinators and other school
district staff responsible for pest management in
schools, such as administrators, maintenance and
operations directors, facilities directors,
groundskeepers, and custodians. These one-day workshops
review IPM principles and provide hands-on
demonstrations and tours of major pests around school
buildings and grounds. Sponsored by the California
Department of Pesticide Regulation. Courses
developed and presented by Baefsky & Associates
through
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CLASSES
PESTS &
DISEASES Michael Baefsky will be teaching a full semester class at
Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill CA. The course presents
the integrated pest management and plant health care approaches to
balancing populations of pest and beneficial organisms in SF Bay
Area landscapes. This course is usually offered on weeknight
evenings. For more information and registration, please
contact Diablo Valley College Horticultural Department: Phone
925.685.1230 Ext. 2443. Diablo
Valley College website.
IPM SHORT COURSE Michael
Baefsky will be teaching a 6-week course at Merritt
College, Oakland CA. The course will focus on
biologically intensive IPM for the home and garden, and will include
information useful for home and garden design and
maintenance. The course will be offered on Friday afternoons
from 12 PM – 3 PM on Sept. 9, 16, 23 and 30th , and Oct.
14 & 21. For more
information about registration contact Merritt College Horticulture
Department: Phone 510.531.4911. http://www.merrittlandhort.com
ARBORICULTURE Michael Baefsky will
be teaching a full semester class at Diablo Valley College, Pleasant
Hill CA. The course presents an overview of the understanding
of and the care of urban trees. Completion of a tree survey
detailing tree conditions and recommendations will be required to
achieve full credit for this class. For more information and
registration, please contact Diablo Valley College Horticultural
Department: Phone 925.685.1230 Ext. 2443. Diablo Valley College website.
SOILS SCIENCE Michael
Baefsky will be teaching a full semester class at Diablo Valley
College, Pleasant Hill CA. The course is an in-depth look
at local soils found in student, client and school settings.
Completion of this course requires the evaluation of a sites soils
and recommendations for management. This course is usually taught on
weeknights. For more information and registration, please
contact Diablo Valley College Horticultural Department: Phone
925.685.1230 Ext. 2443. Diablo Valley College website.
TALKS
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