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Education Report08-03-16 | News

Education Report

One Lost to Budget Shortfalls
Tulsa Community College recently announced the closure of its horticulture program, which had offered degrees and certifications in horticulture technology with areas of emphasis in general horticulture, turf management, and landscape design, construction and maintenance. The Oklahoma Nursery and Landscape Association said the loss of the program will cause serious effects that "will be felt for a long time by many people."

Habitat Restoration Hands-on Learning
Three summer internships to work at Back to Natives Restoration in Orange County, California, were filled by: Ryan Phaneuf, an environmental science graduate of Biola University in La Mirada, California; Anne Gvildys, an environmental studies and economics graduate from the University of California, Santa Cruz; and Andrew Soto, a public relations graduate from California State University, Fullerton.

Getting Teens to Consider Green Careers
In order for the public high schools in the state of Washington to be able to offer Landscape Industry Certification courses designed by the National Association of Landscape Professionals, a demand for green industry workers had to be demonstrated to state officials. To that end, the Washington State Nursery and Landscape Association urged its members to send letters indicating current and future workforce needs to the state's Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Bringing More of Nature to College
A native garden on the campus of the University of Montana was recently designated as a certified wildlife habitat by the National Wildlife Federation. Besides being a home for over 100 different species of plants, as well insects, birds, deer and more, the garden serves as an outdoor classroom for an internship created by the university's natural area's specialist Marilyn Marler and assistant professor Rosalyn LaPier.