Green Industry Star Certification Program: Modules 1 & 3 Testing

Missouri Landscape & Nursery Association’s Green Industry Star Certification Program: Modules 1 & 3 Testing
Date: Monday, Jan. 5, 2009 3-5 p.m.
Location: Overland Park Convention Center (Courtyard Level) Meeting Room 2
Registration Information: In order to participate in Missouri Landscape & Nursery Association’s new Green Industry Star Certification’s testing, you will need to register for BOTH the 2009 WESTERN Annual Meeting and Trade Show AND with the Missouri Landscape & Nursery Association. For more information about our new state and nationally recognized professional Five Star certification, the various specialized module options and the Green Industry Business Star qualification if you are already PLANET CLP certified click here
Missouri Landscape and Nursery Association Registration
Deadline: December 5, 2008
Register By:
Phone: Call MLNA at 636.939.9079
Online: Click here
Mail: 6209 MidRivers Mall Drive Suite 128 St. Charles, MO 63304
Minimum Registrants: 10
Maximum Registrants: 40
2009 WESTERN Annual Meeting and Trade Show Registration
Deadline: None
Register By:
Phone: Call WESTERN at 888.233.1876
Online: Click here

State and federal quarantines have been established for Wayne County

Both state and federal quarantines have been established for Wayne County by the MO Dept. of Agriculture and USDA-APHIS Plant Protection & Quarantine, respectively. See these web sites:
http://www.mda.mo.gov/news/2008/PR09032008.htm
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health/plant_pest_info/emerald_ash_b/quarantine.shtml

- A recent one-hour webinar discussing the status of EAB in Missouri can be viewed online. It's hosted by MU Extension and can be viewed at this web site:
https://admin.na3.acrobat.com/_a799913848/p87216095/

- Current EAB information for Missouri can be obtained at these web sites:
http://mdc.mo.gov/forest/health/ashborer/
http://www.snr.missouri.edu/forestry/extension/emeraldash.php

- If folks think they might have EAB in their trees, we recommend that first they check the above Missouri EAB web sites or the national site ( www.emeraldashborer.info/ ) to learn exactly what signs and symptoms to look for. Then, they can report suspect trees by either calling the EAB toll-free phone: 866-716-9974 , or reporting via the web with the online form at:
http://mdc.mo.gov/forest/health/ashborer/

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Rob Lawrence
Resource Scientist - Forest Entomologist
Missouri Department of Conservation
1110 S. College Ave.
Columbia, MO 65201

Voice: 573-882-9909 ext 3303
Fax: 573-882-4517
Email: Robert.Lawrence@mdc.mo.gov
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