Date: May 19, 2022

Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Contact: UC Statewide IPM Program

Sponsor: UC Statewide IPM Program

Details: This webinar will help you learn about squirrel pest management.

Visit the Urban and Community Webinar website to learn more about this webinar series and view previous presentations.

Presenter: Dr. Niamh Quinn, Human-Wildlife Interactions Advisor

Registration: Zoom registration required

Cost: Free

Register Here

Dates: Mar 1- Apr 5, Tuesday evenings

Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Presenter(s): Master Gardeners Adult Ed team

Registration: Link

Cost: $80

Contact: UC Master Gardeners, Santa Clara County, CA

Sponsor: Fremont Unified High School District Adult Ed

Location: Fremont Unified High School District Adult Education

Would you like to grow your own vegetables, but worry that you may use too much water, or pesticides, or plastics? This six-week course can help you garden year-round in a way that sustains the planet. We'll help you learn how to build healthy soil and conserve water, learn integrated pest management techniques that don't poison our pollinators and native fauna, and use gardening techniques that conserve materials and energy. You'll go home with tomato seedlings to get you started. Space is limited, so sign up today to save your space! 

Date: January 20, 2022

Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Contact: UC Master Gardeners, Santa Clara County, CA

Sponsor: Palo Alto City Library

Learn what to do this winter to keep your deciduous fruit trees healthy. Common diseases and insect pests as well as control measures for them will be discussed. Tips on selecting new trees will also be covered. Some very basic principles of pruning will also be covered. Bring your questions and enjoy growing your own fruit trees!

Presenter: UC Master Gardener Joan Cloutier

Registration: Required, Link

Cost: Free

This ReScape training provides landscape ReScape Qualified professionals with the most current information about ReScape’s ecologically based, comprehensive approach to the management of public and private landscapes.

Course: Design/Maintenance Qualification Renewal Training

Location: Online (live webinar)

Date: December 14, 2021 (Tuesday)

Time: 8:30am - 2:30pm

Registration: Click here
Open to all current or formerly qualified ReScape Qualified Professionals in Landscape Maintenance and Design. Questions about your qualification status? info@rescapeca.org

Cost:

• $235 (includes 2-year membership)

• $275 (includes 2-year membership plus Directory Listing)

Create a beautiful low water landscape using drought tolerant shrubs. Selecting the right shrub for your area can be beneficial to the environment. Emphasis will be placed on those providing a healthy habitat and food for bees, beneficial insects, butterflies, and birds. Native shrubs will be included. All plants mentioned will meet low water requirements for the water district. Cultural requirements and care of these plants will be discussed.

Online Registration is Required. Registration closes Monday, September 20 at 7pm. Participants will receive the Zoom link via email on the day of the event.

Presenter: UC Master Gardener Joan Cloutier

Registration: Link

Cost: Free

The decisions we make as gardeners affect our planet. We can make choices that will help lower the carbon in our atmosphere and select which products and companies we want to support. Learn which is the largest “crop” is in the United States, and a variety of actions you can take to lower your carbon footprint outside.

The speaker will be using the book Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming, edited by Paul Hawken, and other resources.

Free! For more info, click here.

Maintaining a healthy garden is the first step to dealing with pests. Master Gardener Karen Hurst will introduce the Integrated Pest Management approach (IPM) and discuss how to deal with specific pests in a sustainable way. After the talk, we can tour the community garden to identify and discuss some common pest issues. Check out the UC Integrated Pest Management website, it's a treasure trove of information on pests and diseases.

Free! No registration required.

Making successful compost can be a challenge. Master gardener Mint Pasakdee will share with you the tips and science behind how to make and sustain your backyard composting system, so your garden soil can benefit from adding compost regularly.

Free! No registration required.

At the onset of summer, join us for a beginner’s bird and plant identification walk through Lake Cunningham Park. This park is a major destination for waterfowl and migratory birds and its native garden draws many birds due to its habitat value. On this walk, Vicki Silvas-Young will show you how to identify the common birds of our area, as well as the native plants they depend on for food, shelter and nesting places.

The distance will be 4 miles round trip on a level path. Bring a hat, water, your plant and bird lists and binoculars. Wear comfortable walking shoes. Parking fee is $6.

Reservations are required. Please RSVP at www.meetup.com (“California Native Plant Society – Santa Clara Valley Chapter”) or through the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority (OSA) Events page www.openspaceauthority.org/visitors/events.html. This plant walk is jointly organized by CNPS, OSA and Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society.

Lake Cunningham Park is located at 2305 S. White Road, San Jose. We’ll meet at the Marina building at 9am. See directions at the Meetup or OSA listing.

Learn how to create a beautiful, low water use and low maintenance landscape with native plants.  You will learn design concepts, best practices, and how to set goals and a budget in this informative lecture class.

More information and Registration here

Learn about irrigation equipment upgrades that will help make your irrigation system more efficient, discounts and rebate offers, and resources to get your started on improving your irrigation system.

Instructor: Sherri Osaka

More information and Registration here.

Discover how to locate, design, and install Rain Gardens including size, infiltration rates, and appropriate plants for capturing rain and urban runoff.

Free. To register, email Amber Schat at Amber.Schat@Sanjoseca.gov.

Gain practical, hands-on experience with the components and sizing considerations in converting lawn sprinkler systems to efficient drip irrigation.

Free! Register by emailing Amber Schat at Amber.Schat@Sanjoseca.gov.

The San Tomas & Monroe Neighborhood Community Garden opened  up late August, a little too late to grow the summer plants we all love: Cucumbers, tomatoes, squash , chili peppers and corn. March 15 marks the last chance of frost in Santa Clara County, which opens up a whole new class of vegetables and fruit that can be grown.

So, on Saturday, March 16th, the Garden Coordinator would like to invite the public to help him plant new spring vegetables in the Teaching beds from 9am – 12pm. He will be removing old plants, preparing the soil, and then plant spring/summer seeds and seedlings and will talk through every step to all in attendance. Tools and adult sized gloves are available. Please come in closed toed shoes and bring sun protection.

Contact the Garden Coordinator at (408) 615-3743 with your questions.

Come learn about capturing rainwater on your property with rain barrels, rain gardens, and cisterns to help conserve water and reduce runoff volume.  Learn about designing and maintaining these systems, rebate offers, and resources available to you.

Instructor: Sherri Osaka

More information, including registration here.