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Urban Ecology: Bay Area Certified Green Gardener Program: Class Information

GENERAL

Class 1 — SOILS

Interactive map of Bay Area soils focus on earthquake zones.
Online soil data map - hard to use but incredibly detailed once you figure it out.
Soil organic matter.
A whole movie about dirt! It looks pretty cool!

Class 2 — RIGHT PLANT, RIGHT PLACE

Cal-IPC: Don't plant a pest — alternatives to invasive plants for the Bay Area.
Cal Poly: Selec-tree - searchable database of tree characteristics.
CNPS Santa Clara Chapter: List of native grasses, Yerba Buena Chapter: Natives by soil type.
Sunset: Plant finder. You can select by sun, zone, plant type, but not by native or non-native.
UC Davis: Arboretum All-Stars, many of which are native. Database and downloadable brochure.
Las Pilitas: Guide to starting a native garden.
Miriam Sachs Martín: Presentation on Ecological Landscaping, and Resource List for Ecological Landscaping. (note: the Bay Area Gardening with Natives Yahoo group address is on this resource list)

Class 3 — IPM

Plant pest ID. Click the photo of the insect to read more about it.
Sudden Oak Death.
UC Davis Integrated Pest Management resources — there is a wealth of fantastic information here. Also check out their quick tips fact sheets which are excellent.
Also from UC Davis — common lawn diseases and their treatment.
IPMopedia — full edition of Grow Smart Grow Safe available as a free PDF download, plus other good resources.
Common garden pests and beneficial insects to combat them.
Plants that attract beneficial insects.
Our Water Our World - less toxic pesticide alternatives.
San Mateo County — HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL.

Class 4 — Compost and Mulch

Class 5 — Fertilizer

Class 6 — Irrigation I

Classes 7 & 8 — Irrigation II & III

WUCOLS — A guide to estimating landscape watering needs. Please look at this before Irrigation II class. Thanks!
California Department of Water Resources — Landscape water use conservation.
UC Davis guide to Scheduling Your Irrigation.
Santa Clara Valley Water Department — includes information on free water-wise housecalls for your clients, rebates, etc.
Redwood City Water Conservation Department — classes, rebates, water use allocation survey, legislative updates, and more!

Class 9 — Pruning

USDA Forest Service — How to prune a tree.
Treecaretips.org — pruning section.
What is the difference between a tree and a shrub?
Tree anatomy and wound response.
Five reasons to stop topping trees.
TLC for trees. - good site.
Link to purchase ANSI A300 Tree Pruning Standards — Industry-wide best management practices.
Delfino Vian — our guest speaker for the pruning class.
Pruning Guide by Ed Gilman — recommended by Delfino Vian.
Great pruning presentation from Penn State. The pics are a bit old, but the information is good.
How to prune native plants (without killing them) by Las Pilitas.

Class 10 — Air Quality