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Summer 2009 Schedule

Fall 2009 Schedule


Courses now approved by the
Oregon Landscape Contractors Board
for Continued Education Hours (CEH)
  • Sustainable Landscaping
  • Landscape Business Practices
  • Landscape Design Principles
  • Landscape Irrigation
  • Pesticide Label Comprehension
  • Integrated Pest Management
  • Ornamental/Turf Insecticide and Fungicide Training
  • Ornamental/Turf Herbicide Training
  • New and Exotic Fruits in Landscapes
  • Outstanding Plants of the Oregon Garden
  • Urban Applications for Ecological Horticulture: Living Walls
  • Urban Applications for Ecological Horticulture: Green Roofs
  • Urban Applications for Ecological Horticulture: Living Machine Adaptations
  • Urban Applications for Ecological Horticulture: Raingardens
  • Pesticide Laws and Safety and Directly Supervised Trainee Review
  • Sustainability Symposium for the Horticulture Industry
  • Pesticide Recertification Training
Contact Information

Sherrie Magarrell - 503.399.5139
Yvonne Testerman - 503.589.7946
Fax: 503.589.7828
Department of Natural Resources, Bldg. 60
Chemeketa Community College
4000 Lancaster Dr. NE (97305)
PO Box 14007
Salem, OR 97309-7070

 

Oregon Garden Courses

NEW! Ecological Design Principles for Water Treatment
XAGR9804R (CRN 39592)
Ecological design principles have been the basis for many commercially available, plant-based engineered systems for water treatment such as Living Machines, Eco-Machines, and Lake Restorers. Applications of these principles have been rapidly evolving into new technologies for treatment of rain barrels, stormwater, greywater, irrigation runoff, and agricultural wastewaters. This course will provide foundations of ecological design, from which you can begin to develop your own systems.  This workshop is designed for water quality professionals who want an introduction to innovative tools for water treatment and reuse; urban stormwater managers; growers who want an introduction to new propagation tools; horticulture or landscape design students; Master Gardeners; and pond enthusiasts.  Participants will then collectively build a tabletop version of a tank system and put it to work.  Includes a tour of the Oregon Garden’s treatment wetlands and an innovative floating wetland that integrates ecological water treatment with nursery crop production.

  • Dress to work outside.
  • Paul Kay and Renee Stoops, instructors.
  • 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, September 12.
  • The Oregon Garden, Educational Building.
  • $108, includes lunch.

NEW! Green Roofs and Living Walls
XAGR9803Q (CRN 39580)
This workshop is designed for horticulture or landscape design students; Master Gardeners; green industry professionals who want an introduction to green roof or living wall applications; or homeowners looking for new solutions to water management and energy conservation issues.  Renee will cover the basics of roof and wall types, design, layered components, functions, and benefits. Green roofs and living walls will be explored in the context of horticultural applications that provide ecosystem services to the built environment. You will tour a raingarden, green roof, floating wetland, tunnel green roof, living wall, biofilter strips for parking lots, and constructed wetland bog filters at the Oregon Garden. The class will layer and plant a greenroof on a tool shed (using multiple planting techniques), where the waterproof membrane, edge boards, and gutters have already been installed. This roof is also designed to participate in a regional study that will measure the treatment effect of a green roof on a greywater irrigation source, as compared with the treatment effect of a constructed wetland on the same greywater irrigation source. The class will also install growing media and plants into modular units of a custom living wall, while exploring the structural challenges that accompany the vertical dimension. This wall will be trialing different media and plant selections.

  • Dress to work outside.
  • Renee Stoops, instructor.
  • 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, October 3.
  • The Oregon Garden, Educational Building.
  • $108, includes lunch.

To learn about fun events at the Oregon Garden click here.

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Summer Schedule

Pesticide Courses

Pesticide Laws and Safety and Directly Supervised Trainee Review
XAGR9801M (CRN 13331)
Reviews federal and state pesticide laws and the government agencies related to pesticide regulation and safe pesticide use.  Helps prepare the student to successfully take Oregon’s pesticide certification exams in Laws and Safety and Directly Supervised Trainees categories.

Private Applicator License Training
XAGR9801L (CRN 12541)
Emphasizes pesticide laws and regulations.  Stresses pesticide labeling.  Includes information on application equipment, pesticide safety, pests and pest control.  Demonstrates appropriate calculations.  All in preparation for taking Oregon's Private Applicator's Licensing examination.

Pesticide Right-of-Way Training
XAGR9801P (CRN 10255)
This is a review session designed to present information about weed biology, identification and control practices; herbicide basics; pesticide application; right-of-way chemicals; and laws and liability in preparation for taking Oregon's Right-of-Way and Regulatory Weed Control licensing exams. No recertification credit will be available.

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Fall Schedule

Horticulture Courses

Introduction to Horticulture
 HOR111 (CRN 32724-lecture and CRN 32755-lab, register for both)
Explore the world of horticulture in this introduction to one of Oregon’s most important industries. Acquire an understanding of the basics of plant growth, function and identification.  Discover how soil, fertilizer and pests affect growing crops.  Study the environmental, economic and social aspects of horticulture.  Includes hands-on experience working with plants in Chemeketa’s greenhouses.

Identification of Woody Plants 1
HOR226 (CRN 36905-lecture and CRN 36993-lab, register for both)
Identifies species and varieties of woody landscape plants that exhibit seasonal highlights of fruit and fall color.  Stresses scientific naming of plants. Presents plant identification techniques that rely on recognition of form, structure and visual details of leaves, fruit and bark.  Considers cultural requirements for individual species and varieties.  Labs include identification of trees and shrubs at local nurseries, The Oregon Garden, Chemeketa campus, and other area locations with a diversity of plant material.

NEW! Urban Applications in Ecological Horticulture
HOR271 (CRN 36904)
Explores plant applications for specific functions in urban landscapes, including green roofs, bioswales, rain gardens, and ecoscaping.  Focuses on the environmental services plants provide, such as stormwater management, water filtration, carbon sequestration and habitat.  Examines propagation, growth and management requirements for short-term and long-term plant success under harsh urban conditions.  Compares native and non-native plant adaptations and plant selection for urban environments.  Reviews the role of plants and horticulture in urban sustainability.

Soils, Media and Nutrition
HOR260 (CRN 39590-lecture and CRN 39591-lab, register for both)
Introduces the physical, chemical and biological properties of soils and soilless media. It covers essential plant nutrients, fertilizers and fertilization practices relevant to the nursery and greenhouse industries. We will also discuss soil/water relationships and soil conservation and improvement.

NEW! Ecological Design Principles for Water Treatment
XAGR9804R (CRN 39592)
Designed for water quality professionals, urban stormwater managers, nursery growers, horticulture or landscape design students, Master Gardeners, and pond enthusiasts.  Covers ecological design concepts and various applications for plant based water treatment systems.  Examines a truck-sized model of a living machine commonly referrred to as "Rogue Six-Pack."  Provides the foundation to build a table-top system and put it to work.  Explores the Oregon Garden's treatment wetlands and a floating wetland innovation that integrates ecological water treatment with nursery crop.

NEW! Green Roofs and Living Walls
XAGR9803Q (CRN 39580)
Designed for horticulture or landscape design students, Master Gardeners, green industry professionals, or  homeowners.  Covers the basics of roof and wall types, design, layered components, functions, and benefits. Explores green roofs and living walls in the context of horticultural applications that provide ecosystem services to the built environment. Explores the Oregon Garden's raingarden, green roof, floating wetland, tunnel green roof, living wall, biofilter strips for parking lots, and constructed wetland bog filters. Provides the opportunity to layer and plant a greenroof and install media and plants into modular units of a custom living wall. 

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AgriBusiness Management Course

AgriBusiness Management I
XAGR9800C (CRN 30292)
The first year of a three-year program that helps full-time agribusinesses improve their financial management skills.  Focuses on developing a basic computerized set of agribusiness financial records.  A year-end financial analysis is provided that calculates cost of production for each crop or livestock enterprise and provides information for developing the most economical cropping program and for making marketing and other decisions.  During class sessions and one-on-one consultations, professional farm management specialists provide instruction and assistance in record keeping, income tax management, obtaining financing, labor regulations, and other timely topics.

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Landscaping Courses

Landscape Business Practices
XAGR9804D (CRN 37167)
Approved by the Oregon Landscape Contractors Board for 30 CEH.  Introduces fundamentals for establishing a landscape business in Oregon.  Presents an overview of the landscaping industry.  Examines landscape contractor business plans. Covers purchasing and pricing structures, marketing techniques, and financial management tools.  Surveys problematic business scenarios common to the landscape industry. 

Landscape Design Principles
XAGR9803T (CRN 39597)
Approved by the Oregon Landscape Contractors Board for 30 CEH.  Introduces the fundamental concepts for formulating a landscape design.  Covers elements of art and principles of design.  Surveys various plants and other landscape material.  Discusses strategies for understanding client needs, establishing desired use for public and private outdoor space, and budget considerations, culminating in a design solution.

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Pesticide Courses

Calibration for Accuracy of Pesticide Application
XAGR9801K (CRN 30287)
Emphasizes the importance of accurate calibration and identifies types of application equipment and their components.  Presents calibration principles and reviews appropriate calculations.

Pesticide Laws and Safety and Directly Supervised Trainee Review
XAGR9801M (CRN 30278)
Reviews federal and state pesticide laws and the government agencies related to pesticide regulation and safe pesticide use.  Helps prepare the student to successfully take Oregon’s pesticide certification exams in Laws and Safety and Directly Supervised Trainees categories.

Pesticide Right-of-Way Training
XAGR9801P (CRN 30284)
This is a review session designed to present information about weed biology, identification and control practices; herbicide basics; pesticide application; right-of-way chemicals; and laws and liability in preparation for taking Oregon's Right-of-Way and Regulatory Weed Control licensing exams.

Worker Protection Standard
XAGR9801H
Presents specific information related to EPA’s Worker Protection Standard (WPS) and its implementation in Oregon. Covers the elements of this regulation in addition to other related state and federal regulations regarding pesticide worker safety.

Private Applicator License Training
XAGR9801L
Emphasizes pesticide laws and regulations.  Stresses pesticide labeling.  Includes information on application equipment, pesticide safety, pests and pest control.  Demonstrates appropriate calculations.  All in preparation for taking Oregon's Private Applicator's licensing examination.

Pesticide Ornamental Turf: Herbicide Training
XAGR9801Q (CRN 33840)
Surveys the use of herbicides in the establishment and maintenance of ornamental plants and turf.  Helps prepare the student to take Oregon’s pesticide licensing examination in the Ornamental and Turf: Herbicide category.

Pesticide Ornamental Turf: Insecticide/Fungicide Training
XAGR9802Y (CRN 35713)
Surveys the use of insecticides and fungicides in the establishment and maintenance of ornamental plants and turf.  Helps prepare the student to take Oregon’s pesticide licensing examination in the Ornamental and Turf: Insecticide and Fungicide category.

Private Applicator Core Education
XBA9502T
Covers the EPA Worker Protection Standard and its implementation in Oregon. Presents USDA Private Applicator record keeping. Includes pesticide label interpretation.

Pesticide Recertification Training
XAGR9801N (CRN 30297)
Eight hours recertification credit for any Oregon Pesticide Applicator or Consultant.

AGENDA

8 a.m.

Oregon Department of Agriculture Update
Janet Fults, Program Manager
Pesticide Registration and Certification
Oregon Department of Agriculture
jfults@oda.state.or.us
503-986-4652

8:50 a.m.

Pesticide Management for Water Quality
Steve Riley
Water Issues Specialist
Oregon Department of Agriculture
sriley@oda.state.or.us
503-986-4635

9:45 a.m. Break
10 a.m.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Selection and Use
Greg McDonald
Public Works Supply Company
macsafety@publicworkssupply.com
800-754-6551
11 a.m.

Waterways Protection at Portland Parks
John Reed
Pest Management Program Coordinator
Portland Parks and Recreation Horticulture Services
PKJOHNR@ci.portland.or.us
503-823-1636

Noon Lunch provided
1 p.m.

Pesticide Environmental Toxicology: Risk Assessment and Communication
Dave Stone
Assistant Professor
Environmental & Molecular Toxicology
Oregon State University
Dave.Stone@oregonstate.edu
541-737-1097

1:50 p.m. Break
2 p.m. Dave Stone continues
2:50 p.m. Break
3 p.m.

IPM Principles for Turf Management
Rob Golembiewski
Assistant Professor
Horticulture Department
Oregon State University
golembir@hort.oregonstate.edu
541-737-3479

3:50 p.m. Break
4 p.m. Rob Golembiewski continues
5 p.m. Adjourn

 

Label Comprehension
XAGR9801E (CRN 33319)
Presents a comprehensive analysis of information contained within a pesticide product label. Covers the types of product registrations processed by the U.S. Environmental Protection and state agencies.  Reviews product label information required by Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, Rodenticide Act.  Includes interpretation of manufacturer supplied information related to the label.

Wood Destroying Organism Inspection and Evaluation
XAGR9803D (CRN 33887)
Examines the biology, environment, and habits of wood-destroying organisms in the Pacific Northwest that commonly cause economic harm to wood structures, such as termites, carpenter ants, wood boring beetles, wood-destroying fungi and other structural damaging pests of wood structures.  Focuses on providing the state-licensed commercial pesticide applicator, operator or certified home inspector with advanced knowledge of wood destroying organisms and the means to communicate to interested parties the risks inherent with structural infestation as well as findings and solutions of an inspector.

Respiratory Protection for Agriculture Operations
XAGR9804K (38535)
Fulfills the core training requirements to renew an Oregon Private Pesticide Applicator’s License or qualifies for four hours of other credit for any Oregon Pesticide Applicator or Consultant.  Specific information related to respiratory protection for agricultural operations in Oregon and necessary elements such as hazard recognition, respiratory selection and care and maintenance of respirators will be presented. Oregon OSHA’s Respiratory Protection Standard for Agriculture will be covered.

Forestry Vegetation Management
XAGR9802Z (CRN 33787)
Emphasizes the fundamentals of forest pesticides, including common herbicide formulations; timing of herbicide applications; and the use of herbicides in riparian areas.  Focuses on current surfactant technology and commonly used products.  Reviews characteristics of pesticides and pest control methods. 

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Basics
XAGR9804L (CRN 38452)
This course presents information on the main elements of IPM and surveys the pest management approaches and methods that can be employed as part of an IPM system.  Discusses the economic and environmental benefits of IPM and cover examples of a variety of IPM plans.

Pesticide Applicator Training in Spanish
XAGR9804E (CRN 37164)
Emphasizes pesticide laws and regulations.  Stresses pesticide labeling.  Demonstrates appropriate calculations. Includes information on pesticide exposure risk, personal protective equipment, safe pesticide handling procedures, application equipment calibration and maintenance, accident prevention, and pesticide spill management. Covers signs and symptoms of pesticide poisoning and first aid procedures. 

Curso para Aplicadores de Pesticidas
XAGR9804E (CRN 37164)
El curso se enfoca en las leyes y regulaciones de los pesticidas. Se enfatiza el estudio de la etiqueta de pesticidas y se demuestra los cálculos apropiados de los mismos. La clase también incluye información sobre: el riesgo a la exposición de plaguicidas, equipo personal de protección (PPE), procedimientos para un manejo seguro de pesticidas, equipos de aplicación, calibración y mantenimiento, prevención de accidentes y el manejo correcto de derrames. También se discuten los signos y síntomas de envenenamiento por pesticidas y primeros auxilios.

Weed Identification and Management
XAGR9801F
Introduces weed plants.  Explores herbicide chemistry.  Covers herbicide selection. 

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Registration Information

Students can register on the web at http://my.chemeketa.edu/ and have 10 working days after registration to make financial arrangements for payment of their tuition or they will be charged a $25 fee. Additional $25 late fees will be applied for accounts 30 days or more over due at the 6th and 10th weeks of each term. Maximum late fees of $75 per term will be charged. Courses will not be dropped for non-payment of classes.

If you have not attended a class at Chemeketa within the last year, you will not be able to use either of the automated systems to register. Instead:

  • For non-credit courses meeting 13 hours or more and/or credit courses: Click here to get started.
  • For workshops/courses meeting 12 hours or less:
    Click Here to request a Workshop/Conference registration form be emailed to you. Fill the form out completely and fax or mail it with your payment. The program address and fax number are on the top of the form. Mail-in registration forms are processed on a first-come, first-serve basis if the class has not already filled during earlier registration opportunities. Be sure to include your telephone number so we may contact you if the class is full. Registering at your earliest opportunity is highly recommended.

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Updated July 1, 2009 by Chemeketa's Department of Natural Resources.

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