Join us for a full day of learning! We’re hosting two in-person, full-day workshops — one in Southern California and one in Northern California. Similar content is offered in both workshops, led by local experts to add regionally-specific flavor. We encourage people of all career levels and involvement to attend. Whether you’re a volunteer or staff, just starting in your career or nearing retirement, there will be something for everyone.
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
Friday, November 15, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
California State University East Bay, Concord Center, 4700 Ygnacio Valley Rd, Concord, CA 94521
$75 – Member, $100 – Non-Member
Free – Student Member, $25 – Student Non-Member
$25 – Added fee for DPR credits
lunch provided
Maximum capacity: 120
Registration closes November 7.
View the November 15 event Flyer (PDF).
DPR Credits: Approved for 5 hours of “Other” DPR Continuing Education credits (for full day attendance).
Each workshop includes two hours of morning presentations on weed management principles, integrated pest management (IPM), and a regional overview of invasive plants in the area. Networking opportunities are built into the day to make the most of our time together.
The afternoon offers five concurrent roundtable discussions, where participants can have in-depth conversations (or, in some cases, hands-on instruction). Likely topics include:
- Tools and techniques: Best practices for diverse types of tools such as grazing, herbicides, biocontrol, hand tools, and power tools. Bring your questions to a “Stump the Stewards” panel to get advice on tricky management issues.
- Restoration practices: Local habitat restoration, invasive plant management in restoration, and passive versus active restoration.
- Managing volunteer programs: Types of volunteer participation, and perspectives from both land managers and volunteers regarding biggest hurdles, biggest benefits, how to keep volunteers engaged, and how to build successful volunteer programs.
- Equity in field safety: A collaborative, facilitated discussion of how to improve field safety protocols and strategies for those who may be at higher risk for harassment or danger because of their identity/identities when doing research or other work in the field.
- Controlling difficult invasives: In-depth discussion of three major weeds in the region and how to control them. (Oct. 1: Arundo, stinknet, and fountaingrass; Nov. 15: Arundo, perennial pepperweed, and tree of heaven)
The final portion of the day includes an overview of the Weed Control User Techniques (WeedCUT) online decision-support tool and other online resources for weed management.
JOHN H. ANDERSON SCHOLARSHIP
For each workshop, up to twenty scholarships of $100 per person (and waived admission fees) are available through our John H. Anderson Land Steward Training Fund, to cover travel expenses and missed work hours for early career professionals and students. Application deadlines of Aug. 1 and Aug. 30 have closed. Thanks to all who applied!
Return policy: Please purchase carefully. No refunds (with the exception of scholarship recipients, if applicable).