Overview (All sessions)

Certain construction activities such as dredging, adding fill, or placing structures on bottomlands in waterbodies and wetlands of Michigan may be regulated under the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994, PA 451, as amended (NREPA). Part 301, Inland Lakes and Streams and Part 303, Wetlands Protection of the NREPA are two of the statutes regulating many construction activities on Michigan’s wetlands, lakes, and streams.

Tick identification and ranges, disease risk and transmission, PPE and public education, pricing tick work and control methods, disease risk and transmission, adulticides and MOA.

In this program I will provide an overview of sucking insect pest biology and life history. We will discuss Integrated Pest Management (IPM) philosophies that will guide your management approach and enable you to identify and build prescriptions for problematic pests. We will cover pesticide selection, points of intervention, monitoring, and application approach.

Pre-registration ONLY. Must attend BOTH Core Review AND Exam.

ATTENDANCE FOR THE CORE REVIEW IS MANDATORY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE IN-PERSON TESTING.

REGISTER FOR THE EXAM REVIEW & EXAM HERE

Must attend BOTH Core Review AND Exam.

ATTENDANCE FOR THE CORE REVIEW IS MANDATORY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE IN-PERSON TESTING.

REGISTER FOR THE EXAM REVIEW & EXAM HERE

Additional fee required to attend. Please see the registration form for pricing.

Offered at No Charge to MHI-Fund members!

This CPR training class uses the American Red Cross curriculum, and provides attendees with the information and skills needed to help adults, children, and infants during cardiac emergencies. Successful completion of the course gives you a two-year certification in adult CPR.

Approved for 2.5 LA CES Professional Development Hours

This educational session provides an in-depth overview of Precast Modular Block retaining wall systems, focusing on their design, construction, and practical applications. Participants will gain an understanding of the fundamental principles of site excavation, safety, compaction, engineering and water management. Upon completion, attendees will have a fundamental understanding of the requirements for designing and constructing Precast Modular Block Wall systems.

Additional fee required to attend. Please see the registration form for pricing.

Regardless whether we are a grower, designer, or retailer, we are always looking for new plants to enhance our creativity, efficiency, environmental sensitivity, pest resistance and profitability.  It does not matter what we already have, there is always room for something new… something different. Let’s take a look at a bunch of plants that look promising in giving our plant palette a face lift.

Wildscaping is about using plant-driven landscape design to create and sustain dynamic garden spaces, filled with beauty and wildlife to rekindle our relationship to the natural world. Join writer and planting designer Tony Spencer for an encounter with some of the international designers, innovations, issues, and landscapes leading the way – along with a look at his own experimental design projects – to inspire garden-making with a sense of purpose on the wild side.