Come to the Bay
Registration and Program Now Available

January 13: Mon
Service Project and Soil Seminar at the
Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Brock Environmental Center
3663 Marlin Bay Court, Va Beach

January 28,29, 30 (Yes, two weeks after the Service Project): Tue, Wed, Thu
At Virginia Tech’s Hampton Roads AREC
1444 Diamond Springs Road, Va Beach

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PROGRAM
Monday, January 13th
Classroom (8:15 – 11:30) – Soil Seminar
Field (11:30 – 2:00)

8:15 Welcome
Chris Gori/Phil Bailey/Wes Bray/ Ethan Cason (Va Bch P&R)/VB City Public Schools Rep

Soil Health
Greg Hammer (Virginia Soil Health Coalition)

Soil Amendments

Importance of soil

Projects Described and Groups Assigned
Upkeep of Bioswale (Wes Bray)
Beachgrass Planting” (Ethan Cason)

11:00 LUNCH

11:30 Projects Begin

2:00 Final Gathering by Flagpole

Tuesday
January
28th
Partnerships for Success

8:00 – 8:15 Welcome
8:15 – 8:45 Successes and Difficulties
8:45 – 9:45 Partnering with Environmental Groups
9:45 – 10:00 Elizabeth River Project and the Green Industry
10:00 – 10:15 Chesapeake Bay Foundation and the Green Industry
10:15 10:30 BREAK
10:30 – 11:15 Natives Gone Bad
11:15 – 12:00 Developing Partnerships with Under-served Communities
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch on your own
1:00 – 1:45 Dept of Wildlife and Forestry and the Green Industry
1:45 – 2:30 VT and VCE as Partners with the Green Industry
2:30 – 3:15 ODU/ICAR as Partners with the Green Industry
3:15 – 3:30 Wrap Up

Wednesday January 29th
Three Options:
(1) Pesticide Recertification
8:00 – 2:30 3A, 3B, 6, and 60 (in those categories)
8:00 – 4:30 5A, 8, 10, and 60 (in those categories)
(2) Certified Fertilizer Applicator – Initial and Recert
8:30 – 1:00 Recertification and Initial Training
1:00 – 3:00 Initial Exam
(3) Coastal Short Course: Day One of Two
8:00 – 3:30
8:15 – 8:30 Welcome
8:30 – 9:15 Turfgrass Selection
9:15 – 10:00 Mowing Standards and Practices
10:00 – 10:15 BREAK
10:15 – 11:00 Soil Health
11:00 – 11:45 Soils and Water
11:45 – 1:00 Lunch on your own
1:00 – 2:30 Weeds
2:30 – 3:30 Insects
3:30 – 3:45 Wrap Up

Thursday January 30th
Two Options
(1) Registered Technician (Category 60) Exam
8:30 – 12:00 Review for Registered Technician Exam
1:00 – 3:00 Pesticide Exams (must have approval letter from VDACS)

(2) Coastal Short Course: Day Two of Two
8:00 – 8:15 Welcome
8:15 – 9:00 Soil Overview
9:00 – 9:45 Soil Overview (continued)
9:45 – 10:00 BREAK
10:00 – 10:45 Landscape/Site Analysis
10:45 – 1:30 Tree Health Care
11:30 – 12:30 Lunch on your own
12:30 – 1:15 Tree Planting Practicum
1:15 – 3:30 Pruning Practicum