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Pesticide license testing Logan County will offer a
testing-only private pesticide testing session on Wednesday at
10 a.m. No training will be offered, but this is an opportunity
to take the exam locally.
A representative of the Illinois Department of Agriculture
will administer exams at the Logan County Extension office.
Reservations are requested and may be made by calling the
office at 732-8289. There is no fee for the testing session.
Individuals passing the exam will be mailed a form from the
Department of Agriculture, and the license fee is to be returned
with the form.
Horticulture telenet
A telenet session entitled "Dwarf and Unusual Landscape
Conifers" will be offered on March 7. The session will be from 1
to 3 p.m. at the Logan County Extension office. Preregistration
is requested. There is a $5 fee, payable at the door for
materials. The session is offered by telenet, a form of distance
technology where the presenter is off-site and handouts serve as
the visuals for the session.
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Congratulations to Master Gardener graduates
Congratulations to Emily Kohl, Melane Coulter, David Baldin and
Jeanette Chamberlain, who have completed their trainee requirements
and have become University of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners.
To become a Master Gardener, individuals must complete an intensive
training course, complete volunteer service requirements and agree
to participate in future projects.
Logan County is scheduled to have a local training session this
fall, with training beginning in September and ending around Dec. 1.
Weekly training sessions will be scheduled. Individuals completing
the training are then required to complete 60 hours of service
before becoming Master Gardeners. If you would like to be placed on
the contact list concerning the fall session, contact Don Miller at
the Extension office at 732-8289.
[John
Fulton, unit leader,
University of Illinois Extension,
Logan County Unit]
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