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This year’s Ohio Woodland, Water & Wildlife (WWW) Conference will be held Wednesday, March 4, 2020. This day-long conference was developed for natural resource professionals and land managers and is held at the Mid-Ohio Conference Center in Mansfield, Ohio.

The conference includes three concurrent tracks – woodland, water and wildlife. Participants can choose topics in one or all of the tracks. Sessions include:

· Prescribed Fire: To Burn, or not to Burn?; Roger Williams, OSU SENR

· OSU’s Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic: What Issues Did we see in 2019; Joy Pierzynski, OSU, Program Director

· The Alphabet Soup of Invasives: Updates on ALB, HWA, GM, SLF, TCD; Amy Stone and Kathy Smith OSU Extension

· Woodland Water Wildlife What’s Up with Waterbirds?; Bob Gates and Nicole Hengst, OSU SENR

· Update on Ohio Bats; Marne Titchenell, OSU Extension, SENR

· Wildlife on the Edge: Managing for the Good Effects and Mitigating the Bad; Gabe Karns, OSU SENR

· The Lake Erie Ecosystem: Current Challenges and Solutions; Sarah Orlando, Ohio Sea Grant College Program

· Clear Creek: Taking the Wade and See Aproach to a Hocking-area Coldwater Stream; Andrew Boose, Columbus and Franklin County MetroParks

· Turtles of Northern Ohio Wetlands; Matt Cross, Toledo Zoo

· Aquatic Plant Management: Backyards, Retention Ponds and Natural Areas; Mark Warman, Cleveland Metroparks

· Shorebird Migration Timing, Habitat Use and Management Implications in the Lake Erie March Region; Mark Shieldcastle, Black Swamp Bird Observatory

· Landscape change, wildlife adaptation and human influence; Jon Cepek, Cleveland Metroparks

· Ohio’s White-tailed Deer: An Update on Herd Health and Condition; Mike Tonkovich, ODNR, Div. of Wildlife

· The World of Fungi: Spring Mushrooms; Erika Lyon, OSU Extension, Jefferson/Harrison County

To learn more and begin planning your day, check out the conference information on the OSU Woodland Stewards Website: https://woodlandstewards.osu.edu/sites/woodlands/files/WWW%202020.pdf

Pre-registration is required to attend the conference. There will be no on-site registration. Continuing education credits for SAF and ISA have been applied for, as well as pesticide recertification credits from ODA. Early bird registration is 2/18/2020 and is $65. Registration after 2/18/2020 is $85. Online registration can be found online at woodlandstewards.osu.edu

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Thursday, February 6, 2020

Sharonville Convention Center

11355 Chester Rd

Cincinnati, OH 45246

Early Bird Registration – $80.00 (includes lunch and break snacks).

Must be received by midnight, Thursday, January 16th.

Limited Seating – Register Early

The Registration Fee has remained the same since 2010 thanks to Exhibitors and Sponsorships (see opportunities below)

Online Registration: https://go.osu.edu/2020gic

“Schedule At-A-Glance” shows program topics, speakers, and times: https://go.osu.edu/2020gicschedule

8 Education Tracks: Annuals & Perennials; Tree & Shrub Care; Turfgrass Management; Garden Center & Greenhouse Innovation; General Pest & Disease Management; Emerging Ideas & Issues; Landscape Ecosystems; and Worker Safety.
Professional Credits: Ohio/Kentucky/Indiana Pesticide Applicators; CEU’s for ISA Certified Arborists; Landscape Architects; and ONLA Certified Nursery Technicians
Keynote Speaker – Theresa Culley, University of Cincinnati, Professor, Biological Sciences
Business Opportunities: Be a Trade Show Exhibitor; Be a Sponsor

Five consecutive years of record-breaking attendance.

Five consecutive years of an expanding Trade Show.

Put your business in front of Green Industry decision-makers by being a sponsor (lunch, breaks, educational tracks, etc.). Increase sales by being a Trade Show Exhibitor!

Click this hotlink to learn more: https://go.osu.edu/2020gicexhibitor-sponsor

The Tri-State Green Industry Conference is a collaborative educational effort between:

Ohio State University Extension

Purdue Extension

University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension

Cincinnati State Technical and Community College

The Boone County Arboretum

Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden

Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum

Questions? Call Julie Crook (513) 946-8998, or e-mail at: crook.46@osu.edu

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