Events
Dirty Work Field Day Workshop
Date:
10/06/2026 8:30 AM - 5:00 PMLyon Oaks County Park and Event Center
52221 Pontiac Trail
Wixom, MI 48393
Get Your Hands Dirty: Field day offered for landscape pros
Join Michigan State University Extension, Oakland County CISMA and Oakland County Parks for a free Dirty Work Field Day workshop intended for landscape professionals, nursery owners and operators and private and commercial licensed pesticide applicators in need of continuing education credits (MDARD Pesticide CEU). A full- or half-day in-person workshop will be held at Lyon Oaks County Park and Event Center, 52221 Pontiac Trail in Wixom on Oct. 6. The morning session will begin at 8:30 a.m. with a break from noon-1 p.m. for lunch. The afternoon session will run from 1-5 p.m.
Content will focus on:
- Invasive species treatments in natural areas
- Management of invasive pests, such as box tree moth, relevant to landscape and nursery pests
- Information about newly listed invasive woody plants in Michigan
The full day in-person option is worth six credits. The half-day virtual (morning only) or in-person option is worth three credits. Participants must stay for the full sessions to receive credits from MDARD. In addition, participants who attend the full day in-person will receive two landscape alternative shrub options to trial at home.
Details:
- Register at https://pears.io/events/msuext/10252/.
- Registration closes Sept. 26.
