March 13-14, 2024: AK Certified Pesticide Applicators Workshop, Anchorage, Alaska. This professional development opportunity, which provides continuing education units (CEUs) for individuals to maintain their certification, is offering 5 CEUs for Day 1 and 6 CEUs for Day 2. The workshop will be held in-person and virtually (online) in Room 107 at the UAA Gorsuch Commons (3700 Sharon Gagnon Lane, Anchorage). The fee is $60 per day. Lunch will be provided for those attending in-person, and parking is free in the Willow Lot for those who have registered. Register here!
March 26 and 28, 2024: 2024 Invasive Species Workshop for Tribal Audiences, online. Hosted by Washington State University. March 26: Updates on Priority Invasive Species, Success Stories. March 28: Monitoring and Detection of Invasive Species, Management of Invasive Species.
April 2024: 2024 Invasive Species Webinars for Tribal Audiences, online. Hosted by Washington State University. April 2: Northwest Quagga Mussel Detection and Response. April 9: Impacts on Cultural Resources. April 16: Preparing and Planning for Invasive Species. April 23: Funding and Resources.
April 24-25, 2024: Pesticide Applicator Training, online, Alaska. UAF Cooperative Extension Service’s Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP) is offering the final spring 2024 training for Alaskans wishing to become certified pesticide applicators.
May 2, 2024: Using Drones as a Vegetative Management Tool, online. Presented by the Society for Ecological Restoration. This presentation will go over multiple case studies on how drone technology is paired with boots-on-the-ground expertise allowing our restoration ecologists to provide a variety of services.
May 12-16, 2024: 23rd International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Daily international keynote speakers, discussion panels, opportunities for networking, specialist workshops. International forum to address new and emerging aquatic invasive species issues.
Opportunities to earn CEUs. There may be other opportunities not listed here. Please check with individual event for specific hours earned. To be notified directly, sign up for UAF Cooperative Extension Service email list of trainings and CEU opportunities.
November 7-9, 2023: Alaska Invasive Species Workshop
Spring 2024: Annual Workshop for Certified Pesticide Applicators
Kenai Peninsula Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area partners pose in front of bags of Bird Vetch at the 2023 Seward Community Weed Pull.