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From: Keller, Kimberly D [CO PD] <kdkel...@iastate.edu> Date: 10 July 2014 18:24 The Master Gardeners will be hosting a Summer Webinar Series at the Extension Office on the fairgrounds. It will cost $5.00 per session and there is no charge for active Master Gardeners. We will be hosting the Summer Webinar series again this summer. Here is the information for the series: Summer Webinar Series Set The theme for the 2014 Summer Webinar Series is Totally Trees. As the Emerald Ash Borer marches across the state, homeowners need to be prepared to recognize signs of damage, know what control options are available, and consider alternatives for replacement trees. All sessions will be held from 6:30-8:00 p.m. on the dates indicated below. Tuesday July 15 - Mark Vitosh, Iowa DNR District Forester, will speak on Iowa's Unknown Treasure: The Forest Resource. He will discuss trees in communities as well as the benefits and issues of growing trees in Iowa woodlands and urban areas. Thursday August 14 - Donald Lewis & Mark Shour, ISU Extension Entomologists, will speak on Tree Pests, with a focus on recent pests of trees such as the Emerald Ash Borer and the impact of these pests on the Iowa landscape. Thursday September 4 - Jeff Iles, Extension Nursery and Landscape Specialist, will speak on Ash Alternatives, providing ideas of other species of trees to consider planting in the home landscape.
