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Hartford Urban 4-H Program

Posted on May 7, 2014July 5, 2016 by UConn Extension

The Boys and Girls Urban 4-H club of Hartford came to UConn for Trayvon Martin’s mother Sybrina Fulton’s visit.

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This entry was posted in 4-H Youth and tagged 4-H, 4-H youth development, Connecticut 4-H, Urban 4-H.
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UConn Extension connects the power of UConn research to local issues by creating practical, science-based answers to complex problems. Extension provides scientific knowledge and expertise to the public in areas such as: economic viability, business and industry, community development, agriculture and natural resources.

Upcoming Events

  1. 11/14 Ornamental & Turf/Golf Course Superintendents Short Course
  2. 11/14 CLIR-The Issue of Citizenship and Migration
  3. 11/14 The Unexpected Houseplant
  4. 11/15 CLIR-Memoir Club
  5. 11/15 CLIR-Liars, Criminals and Lovers: The World of the Story

Ornamental & Turf/Golf Course Superintendents Short Course

Wednesday, November 14th, 2018

10:00 AM - 01:00 PM

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Wallingford, CT

Ornamental & Turf/Golf Course Superintendents Short Course

This Short Course is an in-depth review of the information necessary for studying and fulfilling the requirements of the Ornamental and Turf/Golf Course Superintendents State of Connecticut Supervisory Pesticide Applicator Certification exam. A student attending lectures and studying materials independently should be able to successfully pass the examination, both written and oral. Students are expected to attend all classes and study materials independently. Plan to spend a minimum of 10 hours per week studying outside of class.

Class topics are: Pesticide Laws and Regulations, Pesticide Safety, Botany and Ornamental Identification, Plant Pathology and Ornamental Plant Diseases, Entomology and Insect Pests of Woody Ornamentals, Area and Dosage Calculations, Turf Management and Weed Management. Each class begins with a basic overview of the science then takes an in-depth look at specific pests, their biology and control.

Classes run for 9 weeks meeting one day a week for 3 hours. Classes begin in mid October and are held in Wallingford at the CTPA office from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. New classes will begin in January 2019, and run from 1:00 p.m. -4:00 p.m. Tuesdays in Farmington at the Exchange, 270 Farmington Avenue (across from the UConn Health Center and Dempsey Hospital), we are located in Building 4, Suite 262. On the last day of classes, the DEEP administers the state certification exam. The State certification exam costs $200, checks made out to CT DEEP.

The cost for the course is based on the cost of the books we provide to you and costs for instructors, is $385.00. This does not include the required Pesticide Applicator Training Manual, (aka “The Core Manual”) which costs $35.00 or the recommended Ornamental and Turf Category 3 manual, $36.00.

To be placed on the mailing list for class announcements, or for more information please call (860) 570-9010 and ask to be placed on the Ornamental and Turf Short Course mailing list, or email: Diane.Labonia@UConn.edu

If there is more than one inch of snow at the class location, classes are cancelled and made up later.

Contact Information: Diane.LaBonia@uconn.edu

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CLIR-The Issue of Citizenship and Migration

Wednesday, November 14th, 2018

01:15 PM - 02:45 PM

Other
UConn Depot Campus

CLIR-The Issue of Citizenship and Migration

This contentious issue should be observed from the perspective of both the countries migrants leave and those they go to. In our changing and globalized world migration is not always between developing and developed countries. This talk presents recent data to foster educated debate, including the UN's ongoing discussion of migration as a human right. UConn Extension's Center for Learning in Retirement (CLIR) provides meaningful and serious intellectual activities for retirees and other adults from all walks of life, conducted in an informal and relaxed atmosphere. There are no academic requirements. A UConn CLIR program.

Contact Information: marilyn.diaz@uconn.edu

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The Unexpected Houseplant

Wednesday, November 14th, 2018

05:30 PM - 07:30 PM

Other
Litchfield County Extension Center, 843 University Drive Torrington, CT

The Unexpected Houseplant

Get ready for the Houseplant Revolution. These aren’t your grandmother’s dowdy, dusty versions. These are houseplants with panache. These are plants that you didn’t necessarily associate with windowsills. Have you ever thought of growing a perennial as a housemate, for example? Heucheras and primroses are just a couple of the unexpected houseplants recommended in this lecture. And we talk all about how to bust houseplants out of their plastic past and into a swank future. What? You’ve tried and failed with houseplants? Here’s how to make your windowsill into a success story without quitting your day job.

Contact Information: Michelle Winkler michelle.winkler@uconn.edu

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CLIR-Memoir Club

Thursday, November 15th, 2018

10:14 AM - 11:45 AM

Other
UConn Depot Campus

CLIR-Memoir Club

Write your memoirs to share in class. New members are welcome. UConn Extension's Center for Learning in Retirement (CLIR) provides meaningful and serious intellectual activities for retirees and other adults from all walks of life, conducted in an informal and relaxed atmosphere. There are no academic requirements. A UConn CLIR program.

Contact Information: marilyn.diaz@uconn.edu

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CLIR-Liars, Criminals and Lovers: The World of the Story

Thursday, November 15th, 2018

01:15 PM - 02:45 PM

Other
UConn Depot Campus

CLIR-Liars, Criminals and Lovers: The World of the Story

Some characters are paralyzed by obstacles and others seem to find an opening. Discover how fiction invites us to immerse ourselves in a world both familiar and strange. UConn Extension's Center for Learning in Retirement (CLIR) provides meaningful and serious intellectual activities for retirees and other adults from all walks of life, conducted in an informal and relaxed atmosphere. There are no academic requirements. A UConn CLIR program.

Contact Information: marilyn.diaz@uconn.edu

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