UMass Extension Landscape, Nursery & Urban Forestry Program

The UMass Extension Landscape, Nursery and Urban Forestry Program helps to educate landscape, nursery and turf professionals by providing programs and research-based information on the best horticultural practices and technology for environmental stewardship in nursery and landscape management.

Urban Forestry Today’s 2021 Summer Tree Summit

Street trees Join Dr. Dave Nowak, USDA Forest Service, for this expanded 2-hr presentation-discussion live via GoToWebinar about the state of our urban forests as he contextualizes current urban forestry research by re-visiting our roots and highlighting our next discoveries on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. 

For more details and registration info, go to: https://ag.umass.edu/landscape/events/urban-forestry-todays-2021-summer-tree-summit.

Change in registration status of neonicotinoids in Massachusetts

The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) recently announced that the Massachusetts Pesticide Board Subcommittee passed a ruling in March regarding the registration and use of neonicotinoids in the Commonwealth. The ruling will ultimately eliminate access to neonicotinoids for non-agricultural outdoor applications by people who are not licensed or certified. 

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