Certified Pesticide Applicators – Continuing Education Workshop
Join KNC’s professional licensed pesticide applicators to review topics related to the MDARD Commercial Core and Category 6 Right of Way.
Topics will include:
- A review of pesticide types
- Best treatments for specific invasive species
- Signs of pests and diseases in plants/ecosystem
- Guided invasive species identification hike
- Monitoring and evaluation of invasive species treatments
- Best management practices for chemical safety and spills
- ATV boom spraying
- Building an herbicide dauber wand (with option to take one home for an extra fee)
This workshop is intended for private and commercial licensed pesticide applicators in need of continuing education credits (MDARD Pesticide CEU) but open to anyone. The full day is worth 8 credits to one approved category or CORE. Participants must stay for the full sessions and sign in with their Applicator ID # to receive full credits from MDARD.
This workshop is hosted and presented by Kalamazoo Nature Center Conservation staff and approved by MDARD (Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development)
Thursday, January 14, 2027, 8:30 am- 5 pm
Meet: Coopers Glen Auditorium inside Visitor Center
Fee: $100, includes lunch
Audience: Private and commercial licensed pesticide applicators in need of continuing education credits (MDARD Pesticide CEU)
