Registration Eligibility
NA
Start Date
02/06/2020
End Date
02/27/2020
Description
Learn ecologically sound management practices and how to create low-maintenance landscapes. The Rutgers Cooperative Extension Introduction to Organic Land Care course focuses on promoting healthy soil, enhancing biodiversity, and reducing polluted runoff from managed landscapes. The dates are February 6, 13, 20, and 27, 2020 (snow date: March 5) from 8am- 5pm. Lunch and breakfast included. Over 20 university and industry experts teach the class and share their experience of how to successfully transition a landscape to organic management. One day options available. More information is available at https://njaes.rutgers.edu/organiclandcare/
Location
Bridgewater, NJ
Distance Learning
No
Course Equivalency
No
Subjects
Horticulture / Plants
Sustainable Development & Design
Water / Stormwater Management
Health, Safety and Welfare
No
Hours
32.0
Learning Outcomes
Participants will understand the importance of soil and the soil food web.
Participants will learn how to manage turf organically and how to troubleshoot problems.
Participants will learn how to manage stormwater with rain gardens.
Participants will learn how to manage landscapes organically.
Instructors
Michele Bakacs, County Agent, Rutgers Cooperative Extension Eileen Miller, Owner, Healthy Landscapes Inc. Jennifer Krumins, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Montclair State University Mike Kolenut, Owner, Lincoln Landscaping Barry Draycott, TechTerra Jim M
Course Codes
Provider
Rutgers University Office of Continuing Professional Education