Annual workshops for nursery & green industry professionals, public works employees, landscape managers, arborists, tree board volunteers and cemetery & grounds keepers.
2024 Summer Lunch & Learn Webinars
ProHort Lawn & Landscape Update: Lunch and Learn webinars are an informal conversation with commercial green industry members and Extension staff to sharing their observations on what’s currently happening in landscapes, management strategies and helpful resources.
Dates:
- August 20
- September 17
Time: Noon to 1 pm CDT
Join us and share the problems you're finding in landscapes right now. Be ready to share! Program is free and open to all green industry professionals.
Register now to receive the free zoom link.
Recorded Programs
2024 Spring Virtual Programs
- Firesmart Landscaping | Recording
- Mulch- Beyond Basics | Recording
- Pesticide Communications - How to Listen and Respond to Client Concerns | Recording
- Tree Injections - Tree Biology, Techniques and Injection Systems | Recording
2023 Fall Virtual Programs | Recording (both programs)
- What's Wrong with My Tree
- Drought: Repairing Turf this Fall and Preventing Future Damage
2021 Virtual Workshops
- Weathering the Storms of Turfgrass Diseases |Recording
- Turf Pests & Problems Quiz | Recording - Hone your skills!
- Is Your Turf Another Animal’s “Home Turf”? | Recording
- It’s Not Easy Being Green: Trees in a Changing Environment | Recording
- Tree Pests & Problems Quiz | Recording - Hone your skills!
- Countering Emerald Ash Borer (EAB): An In-depth Look at Common Systemic Insecticides | Recording, Handout
The ProHort Team includes:
- Sarah Browning, Lancaster County | 402-441-7180
- Elizabeth Exstrom, Hall County | 308-385-5088
- Kelly Feehan, Platte County | 402-563-4901
- John Fech, Douglas/Sarpy Counties | 402-444-7804
- David Lott, Lincoln-Logan-McPherson Counties | 308-532-2683
- Ian Peterson, Dodge County | 402-727-2775
- Emily Stine, Panhandle Research & Extension Center | 308-632-1230
- Nicole Stoner, Gage County | 402-223-1384