Jan-March 2010 Sense of Place Class Schedule:
Please pre-register for these classes by calling 509 447-2401 or emailing cmack@wsu.edu.
If class must be canceled, pre-registrants will be notified.
Classes are $5 per person, or a non-perishable food item may be substituted.
Wednesday, January 20
THE WORLDS OF DAVID DOUGLAS
6:30-8:00pm • Create Arts Center, 900 W. 4th, Newport
Instructor: Jack Nisbet • Historian and Author
In this class author Jack Nisbet will trace Scottish naturalist David Douglas's life from his association with proper British science and horticulture to his rollicking sea adventures rounding Cape Horn, from his ties with the native plants and people of the Interior Northwest to his treks up the volcanoes of Hawaii.
Jack Nisbet's newest book The Collector: David Douglas and the Natural History of the Pacific Northwest follows Douglas through the human and natural landscape of our region from 1825-1833. It has been on the PNW Independent Bookseller's best seller list since it appeared this fall.
Monday, January 25
PLANTS INSECTS AND CO-EVOLUTION
Co-Evolution Implications for Weed and Pest Management
6:30-9pm • Usk Community Hall, 2442 Black Road, Usk WA
Instructors: Carol Mack • WSU Extension; Dr. Jan Rice • Pend Oreille County Weed Board
Nearly 400,000 species of insects make their living eating plants. Find out how plant defenses (and insect counterattacks) have led to many of the plant attributes we treasure, and what some of the implications are for managing Pend Oreille
Wednesday, Feb. 3
INDOOR PLANTS IN YOUR LIFE
6:30-8:00pm • PUD Meeting Room, Newport (Enter Spruce Street door, between Washington and Union)
Instructor: Marianne Nance, WSU Pend Oreille County Master Gardener
Research is in about the benefits of having plants in offices and homes. Find out how indoor plants help you, and what they require from you to flourish. If you want, bring some plants or starts for a plant exchange after the class.
Tuesday, Feb. 9
Wednesday, Feb. 10
NATIVE PLANTS FOR WILDSCAPING & RESTORATION--
DOWN-TO-EARTH SOLUTIONS
6:30-8:00pm • February 9 at PUD Meeting Room, Newport
6:30-8:00pm • February 10 at District #2 Fire Station at Tiger (3 miles south of Ione)
Instructor: Sandie Durand ~ Cascara Consulting
What grows on your land determines what wildlife will visit and thrive there and how much time is required for seasonal maintenance. Let’s take a look at the “needs and wants” of your particular homesite or acreage and create a natural frame- work using our hardy and beautiful Pend Oreille native plants.
Thursday, Feb. 18
LANDSCAPE DESIGN a la PEND OREILLE COUNTY
6:30-8:00pm • PUD Meeting Room, Newport (Enter Spruce Street door, between Washington and Union)
Instructor: Dixie Chichester, WSU Pend Oreille County Master Gardener
Learn about the tools, tricks and techniques of effective landscape design, including coping with specific problem areas; making your landscape low maintenance; and choosing the plants and structures appropriate for the unique situations we encounter here in Pend Oreille County.
Tuesday, Feb. 23
THEY’RE BACK! WOLVES IN PEND OREILLE COUNTY
6:30-8:00pm • Usk Community Hall 2442 Black Road, Usk WA
Instructor: Dana Base, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Gray wolves were completely removed from Washington State by the 1930’s, but at least one breeding pair has moved into our county as the Northern Rockies populations recover. Learn about their biology and get the most recent update on “our” wolves. Dana will also give a brief overview of the draft management plan at this informal presentation.
TBA March
PEND OREILLE GARDENING WITH COLDFRAMES AND RAISED BEDS
6:30-8:00pm • PUD Meeting Room, Newport (Enter Spruce Street door, between Washington and Union)
Instructors: Eloise Opp and Tressa Emch, WSU Pend Oreille County Master Gardeners
Find out how to use these simple and inexpensive garden structures to create the best possible conditions for thriving food and ornamental crops—even with our less-than-ideal climate and soils.
TBA March
WEEDS, NEIGHBORS, AND MORE DONUTS
6:30-8:00pm • PUD Meeting Room, Newport (Enter Spruce Street door, between Washington and Union)
Instructor: Dixie Chichester, WSU Pend Oreille County Master Gardener
This Saturday morning workshop returns to launch Pend Oreille County Weed Board’s Neighborhood Cost-Share Program, and to provide information on a variety of noxious weed management topics.
Also of Interest...
18TH ANNUAL FAMILY FORESTERS WORKSHOP
Friday, January 22, 2010 ,8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Mirabeau Park Hotel & Convention Center, Spokane
Registration $85, by January 15, for more info, see:
http://ext.wsu.edu/forestry/documents/B2010FamilyForestersWorkshop.pdf
NORTHEAST CHAPTER WASHINGTON FARM FORESTRY ASSOCIATION WINTER MEETING
January 23, 2010 Camas Wellness Center, Usk 8:30 am – 3:30 p.m.
Featured speakers: Jack Nisbet, Author & Historian; Kate Wilson, Coordinator of the Pend Oreille Basin Commission;
Monica McMackin, Specialty Forest Products Co-Op; Jim Bottorff, DNR Wildlife Biologist; Richard Schellhaas, Fire History
$15 per person registration includes Continental Breakfast, Lunch &afternoon Snack
Please confirm your attendance by January 14 for lunch count to Matt Hobbs 509-442-3578 ~ hforest@potc.net For updates: wafarmforestry.com - follow links to the NE Chapter information.
CABIN FEVER GARDENING SYMPOSIUM: A CURE FOR GARDENERS!
February 15, 2010 (President’s Day) 8:30 am - 4:00 pm, WSU Spokane Campus
Remember our “Winter Day in the Garden” Conference? WSU Spokane Master Gardeners are carrying on this President’s Day tradition, and all are invited!
$60 Registration includes Continental Breakfast; Keynote speakers and Choice of 4 Gardening Classes; and Catered Lunch.
For registration and more info: http://www.spokane-county.wsu.edu/spokane/eastside
(And for info about possible “Cabin Fever Garden Party Bus” transport to this event from Newport, call 447-2401 or
INLAND NORTHWEST TURF, TREE & LANDSCAPE CONFERENCE 2010
February 4-5, Mirabeau Park Hotel & Convention Center, Spokane
Educational seminars on landscape and plant management for landscape professionals in the Inland Northwest, including ground maintenance employees, landscapers, pest control companies, arborists, nursery employees, educators and master gardeners. More info at http://conferences.wsu.edu/ttlc .