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UF-IFAS/Broward County Extension Education Section Parks and Recreation Division 3900 SW 100th Ave, Davie, Florida 33328-1705 • 954-357-5270

Master Gardener Training Spring 2016 Class Schedule and Syllabus

2 March to 15 June 2016 Dr. John J. Pipoly, Urban Horticulture Extension Agent

Mr. Julio Perez, Horticultural Technician Mr. Adam Pitcher, Horticultural Assistant

Week 1: Wednesday 2 March- Tree Tops Park, 3900 SW 100th Ave, Davie Oak Ridge Auditorium -Drive through to Admin Building

Time Program Instructor(s) 8:00- 8:30 am Sign-In/Materials Distribution Pipoly 8:30 am- 9:45 am Previous Knowledge Survey Pipoly 9:45- 10:00 am Break 10:00-10:30am Introduction to UF/MG program; MG

Policies, ethics, Online Extension Campus, etc.

Pipoly/Perez

10:00- 12:30 noon Butterflies for your FL-Friendly Yard Perez/Pipoly 12:30-1:30 pm Lunch 1:30-3:00 pm FL-Friendly Butterfly Gardening Perez/Pipoly 3:00-5:00 pm Plant Identification- Terms, Online

tools, monographs, floras, keys; Pipoly/ Perez

Week 2: Wednesday 9 March- Tree Tops Park Bring Insect REPELLENT and Hand Lens

Time Program Instructor(s) 8:00-9:30 am Plant Structure and Function Pipoly/ Perez 9:30-9:45 am Break 9:45 am-11:00 am Tree of Life (http://tolweb.org ); Ferns and Allies Pipoly/ Perez 11:00-11:15 am Break 11:15- 12:30 pm Seed Plants Pipoly/ Perez 12:30-1:30 pm Lunch 1:30-3:00 pm Field Trip – Treetops Park/Wetlands and Pine

Island Ridge Natural Area, 3900 SW 100th Ave, Davie – corner of Griffin Road Meet at Satin Leaf Shelter http://www.broward.org/Parks/TreeTopsPark/ Documents/TreeTopsMaplarge.jpg Eat Lunch at Satin Leaf Shelter-

Pipoly

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Week 3: Wednesday 16 March-Tree Tops Park Time Program Instructor(s)

8:00-10:00 am Introduction to Insects William Kern, UF-IFAS-FLREC 10:00-10:15 am Break 10:15 am-12 noon Introduction to Insects William Kern, UF-IFAS-FLREC 12-1:30 pm Lunch 1:30-3:00 pm Families of Flowering Plants- Basal

Angiosperms, Magnoliids & Monocots Pipoly

3:30- 3:45 pm Break 3:45- 5:00 pm Families of Flowering Plants- Dicots I

and II Pipoly

Week 4: Wednesday 23 March- Tree Tops Park

Field Trip to Fern Forest- Dress Appropriately and bring Insect REPELLENT 8:00-10:30 am Household & Structural Pests William Kern, UF-IFAS-FLREC 10:30-10:45 am Break 10:45- 12 noon Urban Nuisance Wildlife William Kern, UF-IFAS-FLREC 12 noon-5:00 pm MUST BRING YOUR LUNCH TO EAT AT

Fern Forest Nature Center 201 Lyons Road South , Coconut Creek 33063-6783 BRING HAND LENS

Pipoly/ Perez

Week 5: Wednesday 30 March- Tree Tops Park 8:00-11:30 am FIRST EXAM BRING HAND LENS

and Laptop, Tablet, or iPad Pipoly

11:30- 12:30 pm Composting Pipoly/ Perez 12:30-1:30 pm Lunch 1:30- 3:30 pm Tree selection, Installation and

Maintenance Dr. Michael Orfanedes UF-IFAS/BC Extension, Parks & Rec

3:30- 3:45 pm Break 3:45- 5:00 pm Tree and Shrub Pruning Dr. Michael Orfanedes UF-

IFAS/BC Extension, Parks & Rec Week 6: Wednesday 6 April- Tree Tops Park- PLANT DISEASE & PROP LAB DAY 8:00-9:30 am Plant Pathology Lecture Dr. Aaron Palmeteer, UF-IFAS-

TREC 9:30-9:45 am Break 9:45 am-11:00 am Plant Pathology Lecture Dr. Aaron Palmeteer, UF-IFAS-

TREC11:00 am-11:15 Break 11:15-12:00 Plant Pathology Lecture and Lab Dr. Aaron Palmeteer, UF-IFAS-

TREC12 noon -1:00 pm Lunch LUNCH AT FLAMINGO

GARDENS 1:00-2:00 pm Propagation Lecture Pipoly 2:00-2:15 pm Break 2:15-5:00 pm Propagation lab at Flamingo Gardens:

layering, cuttings, seeds, grafting, BRING YOUR GLOVES, pruning shears, sunscreen, a hat and INSECT REPELLENT

Flamingo Gardens, 3750 S Flamingo Rd, Davie, FL 33330 Pipoly, Art Constantino,; Perez, Bryan Tozzie


Week 7: Wednesday 13 April- Tree Tops Park FLORIDA FRIENDLY LANDSCAPING DAY 3900 SW 100th Ave, Davie Oak Ridge Auditorium –Drive through to Admin Building

Time Program Instructor(s) 8:00- 10:00 am FL-Friendly Landscape Design Pipoly 10:00-10:15 am Break 10:15 am-12:00 noon Landscape Design to Soothe The

Urban Soul and Unite One with Nature

Akiko Iwata, Ai Design http://aidesigncreativestudio.com/

12:30-1:30 pm Lunch at TreeTops Park we to go Jesse Durko’s immediately afterward

1:30- 4:30 pm FIELD TRIP JESSE DURKO NURSERY, 5151 SW 70th Ave, Davie, FL (954) 792-2297 BRING HAND LENS, MOSQUITO REPELLENT, SUNSCREEN, HAT

Dr. Jesse Durko, http://www.jessedurko.com/ Pipoly

Week 8: Wednesday 20 April- Tree Tops Park BRING INSECT REPELLENT

Week 9: Wednesday 27 April – Tree Tops Park BRING INSECT REPELLENT

Time Program Instructor(s) 8:00-9:45 am Palm care, maintenance, nutrition and

diseases Dr. Monica Elliott, UF-IFAS-FLREC

9:45 am-10:00 am Break 10:00 am -12 noon Integrated Pest Management Dr. Michael Orfanedes UF-

IFAS/BC Extension, Parks & Rec 12:30 to 5 pm Bring Lunch: Field Trip- Tall

Cypress Natural Area, 3700 Turtle Run Blvd, Coral Springs; Cypress Dome, Pine Flatwoods, fern review, wetland plants MUST BRING YOUR LUNCH TO EAT AT TALL CYPRESS ON BLEACHERS BEHIND OFFICE

Pipoly

Time Program Instructor(s) 8:00-10:30 am SECOND EXAM Pipoly 10:30 am-10:45 am Break 10:45 am-12 noon The value of Urban Forests and

Sustainable, Florida Landscapes in Mitigating Factors Contributing to Climate Variability & Change

Pipoly

12:00pm -5:00 pm Bring Lunch: Field Trip BONNET HOUSE 900 Birch Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304-3326 BRING $8 CASH DISCOUNT ENTRANCE FEE FOR TOUR MUST BRING YOUR LUNCH TO EAT ON PICNIC TABLES AT BONNET HOUSE

We will hear a lecture during lunch.


Week 10: Wednesday 4 May- Tree Tops Park BRING INSECT REPELLENT Time Program Instructor(s)

8:00-9:00 Vegetable Gardening Pipoly/ Perez 9:15-10:30 Green Industries BMPs: Overview Pipoly 10:30-10:40 Break 10:40-11:30 GIBMP -Lawn and Landscape Pipoly 11:30-12:30 Vegetation Types; native plants and

their habitats in South Florida Pipoly

12:30-5:00 pm Travel to Criswell Farms, 24 NW 6th Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311 MUST BRING BAG LUNCH we will eat there

MG Kevin Quigley/ Pipoly

Week 11: Wednesday 11 May- Tree Tops Park

Time Program Instructor(s) 8:00-10:00 am Invasive Species: Laws and Biology Pipoly 10:00-10:15 am Break

10:15- 11:00 am Int’l. Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi & Plants; Int’l. Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants

Pipoly

11:00-12:00 am Plant Identification and Diagnostic Lab Please bring your ID Decks and Sheets AND HAND LENSES

Pipoly

12:00 to 1:30 pm Lunch 1:30 to 4:30 pm Poisonous and Irritant Plants Jeffrey Bernstein, Medical

Director, Greater Miami Poison Info Center

Week 12: Wednesday 18 May – Tree Tops Park Recommend you not bring your laptop

Time Program Instructor(s) 8:00- 9:45 am Soil Structure and Biology Kim Moore/ UF-IFAS-FLREC 9:45-10:00am Break 10:00-12:00 noon Plant Nutrition Kim Moore/ UF-IFAS-FLREC 12:00 to 5:00 pm BRING YOUR LUNCH: Field Trip-

John Lloyd State Park Parking Lot Number 4, 6303 N Ocean , Dania Beach, FL Eat Lunch at State Park at Pavilion next to Parking Lot 4. BRING SUNSCREEN, WATER< INSECT REPELLENT, HAND LENS

Pipoly


Week 13: Wednesday 25 May – Broward County Extension

Time Program Instructor(s) 8:00- 9:45 am Volunteer Management System

https://florida.volunteersystem.org/UniversalLogin.cfm - volunteering for events, reporting hours and participants, signing up for projects; finding documents and resources

Pipoly/ Perez

9:45-10:00am Break 10:00-12:00 noon Broward County Sunsational [Customer] Service Angie Horn, Training

Coordinator, Broward Co Parks & Recreation

12 Noon to 1:30 pm

Lunch

1:30- 3:00 pm Office and Public Desk Orientation with disease and insect ID Group I-II-III; searching http://ifas.ufl.edu as many pubs are on individual web pages (e.g., Mannion)+ EDIS; FDACS, PLANTS, DDIS, Bugwood.org; Useful Websites; etc., [email protected]

Pipoly/ Perez, Master Gardener

3:00-3:15 pm Break 3:15- 5:00 pm DIAGNOSTIC LAB- Please bring your ID Decks,

Plant Pathology information and your hand lenses; online ID resources.

Pipoly/ Perez

Wednesday 1 June Memorial Holiday Week--No class Week 14: Wednesday 8 June – Tree Tops Park 8:00- 10:15 am Tropical Fruit Pipoly 10:15- 10:30 am Break 10:30-12:00 noon Sustainability and Climate Change Pipoly 11:45-1:15 pm Lunch 11:30 to 5:00 pm Field Trip to MIRAMAR PINELAND,

Snake Warrior’s Island Natural Area, and C. B. Smith Park MG Public Service Center. BRING YOUR LUNCH, Eat at Miramar Pineland.

Pipoly; Perez, Terri Ward,

Week 15: Wednesday 15 June- Tree Tops Park 8:00-11:00 Final Lecture Exam Pipoly 11:00-12:30 Final Lab Exam Pipoly/Perez 12:30- 2:00 pm Pictures and Reception Pipoly/Perez