City of Kelowna Parks Fall Field Day 2014 - Updated with CEC Points

Parks Services, City of Kelowna invites you to join us in a day of networking and presentations from specialists in Irrigation, Turf, Arboriculture and Horticulture. Come and share best practices and challenges with colleagues in your field.

September 19, 2014
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location:
Mission Recreation Park
3975 Gordon Drive

CLICK HERE for the day's agenda.

Speakers

Shauna Lee Burnell, BA, CID, CLIA
Brad Burnell, and BBA, CID, CLIA
WaterKind Irrigation Consulting
www.waterkind.ca/index.html
Topic: Irrigation Efficiency Programs

Kim Mussenden
Regional District of Central Okanagan
http://www.regionaldistrict.com/
Topic: Invasive Species - Weed Identification

James Littley
Okanagan Basin Water Board
http://www.obwb.ca/
Topic: Invasive Species: Don’t Move a Mussel - Understanding the threat of zebra and quagga mussels

Elana Westers
Permaculture Educator and Designer
Central Okanagan Food Policy Council
http://www.okanaganfood.com/
Topic: Food Forestry

Ian Wilson
Certified Arborist, RPF
City of Kelowna Park Services
www.kelowna.ca
Topic: Tree Risk Assessment: An Introduction to Recognizing Tree Hazards

Field Sessions

Gwen Steele
Executive Director
Okanagan Xeriscape Association
http://okanaganxeriscape.org/
Garden Design and Xeriscape in the unH2O Garden

Thor Clausen
Bartlett Tree Experts
www.bartlett.com/index.cfm
Root Invigoration

Dennis Ingram
LaHawk Enterprises
http://lahawk.com/Lahawk,_Pest_Bird_Control/Welcome.html
Wildlife Control – Goose Management

City of Kelowna Turf Crew Sports Field Maintenance Program and Practices

CEC's Approved:

Irrigation Efficiency Programs, Shauna Burnell 1.0 IPM

Invasive Species – Don’t Move a Mussel, James Littley 1.0 IPM

Root Invigoration, Jeanette Merrick 1.0 IPM

Goose Management, Dennis Ingram 1.0 IPM

Please Register by Friday, August 29, 2014
Call 250-469-8811, Mon-Fri: 9am-4pm
Program number: 139100
$35 registration fee includes lunch & snacks Parks Fall Field Day 2014