Establishing & Managing Native Plant Communities

800 Algoma Boulevard,Oshkosh WI 54901

08 April, 2023

Description

Instructor: Randy Powers Format: In person Dates/Times: April 8th 9am-3:30pm Location: UW Oshkosh Campus Core Course (6 hours) Description: The first half of this course will discuss the nine basic essentials to starting a native planting; including an understanding of native plants, how to determine habitat, site preparation, planting, and maintenance. The second half of the course outlines the basic concepts for identifying weed problems, prioritizing weed species and resolving weed issues in a new or existing prairie. Learn how to differentiate between a weedy plant species and an invasive plant species and how to determine the need to take immediate action for one weed problem over another. This course will also go over different methods for controlling weeds through mechanical, chemical and burn management options.