The Landscape and Grounds Maintenance Short Course is for landscape professionals to learn up-to-date, science-based information to help increase the economic and environmental sustainability of the landscapes you care for. This online training will take place from 1 to 3:30 p.m. on Wednesdays in February. To register, visit the short course website.
Topics include:
- Crown Restoration Pruning of Storm Damaged Trees
- Insects to Watch for in 2024
- Planting for Resilience: Trees and Shrubs for the Future
- Low Developing the Next Landscape Staple Perennials
- Bee Lawns: Practical Applications for Industry Professionals
- Disease or Not Disease? That’s the Question
- Turf vs. Drought: The Epic Throwdown
- The Benefits of Growth Regulators (PGR’s) for Trees and Shrubs
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and UW-Madison Extension have teamed up to offer young tree training pruning workshops at five locations around the state. Wachtel Tree Science will be presenting the information in a morning-indoors-afternoon-outside format. The cost is $35 including lunch, and ISA Continuing Education Units (CEUs) will be offered. 
The Municipal Forestry Institute is an intensive high-level professional growth program of the 
Expand your restoration skillsets by getting past the Genus Salix to further your understanding of willow species identification, their habitat needs and their importance for pollinators. Follow Zach Khron and Matt Smith into off-trail areas of Riveredge’s uncommon habitats to find willow populations, identify at the species level and discuss management. We will start our day in the lab to review herbarium specimens and end it in the field.