Invasive Plant Management Certification

The Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council would like to announce this two-day training offered by the URI Outreach Center as part of its Coastal Landscapes Program. The goal of the training is to help green industry professionals working in the coastal zone to provide environmentally sound invasive plant management services to clients, and to restore degraded coastal habitats. Training topics include:

• Site assessment and inventory
• Landscape management plan development
• Control measure selection
• Invasive plant removal
• Revegetation
• Monitoring
• Maintenance

Dates:

January 27th and 28th, 2009

Time:

Registration 8:30 AM
Adjourn 4:30 PM

Location:

URI Bay Campus
Coastal Institute
Hazard Rooms A & B

Who Should Attend?

Landscape Management Company Owners
Landscape Crew Foremen
Landscape Architects
Environmental Consultants
Environmental Engineers
Coastal Property Managers
Any professional preparing CRMC permits for landscape management work in coastal buffer zones.

Registration Fee:

$150.00. Fee includes training materials, coffee and lunch both days.

Registration:

www.uri.edu/cels/ceoc

Questions?

Contact Kate Venturini at kate@uri.edu or 401-874-4096