Landscape, Nursery & Urban Forestry Program Events

  • 2026 Landscape & Turf Pests Walkabout – Spotted Lanternfly & Other Insects

    Calendar Feed Choices: Landscape Nursery and Urban Forestry
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    Event Type: In-person
    UMass Amherst Campus

    Get hands-on experience scouting and identifying landscape and turf insect problems. Join Tawny Simisky, UMass Extension Entomologist, and Dr. Olga Kostromytska, Turf Entomologist with the Stockbridge School of Agriculture, for a walk around parts of the Waugh Arboretum and the UMass Amherst landscape. Haven’t seen spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) in person yet? You may have the chance during this program. An update about the status of spotted lanternfly in Massachusetts will be provided by special guest Elizabeth Barnes, Forest Pest Outreach Coordinator, MA Department of Agricultural Resources. Introduced and native pests of trees, shrubs, and turf will be discussed.

  • Pollinator Steward Program Summer 2026 Cohort

    Calendar Feed Choices: Greenhouse Crops and Floriculture, Landscape Nursery and Urban Forestry, Pollinators, Urban Agriculture
    Event Type: Online

    Registration for UMass Extension's Pollinator Steward Program Summer 2026 cohort is now open through May 31 or when full. This fully online, asynchronous, self-paced course provides essential foundations in pollinator ecology and habitat provisioning. Students have through Aug 31 to complete the program.