Event information
Location
Self-guided, online course
Contact
Eric Watkins, University of Minnesota Extension
[email protected] or 612-624-7496
Self-guided, online course
Eric Watkins, University of Minnesota Extension
[email protected] or 612-624-7496
This self-paced course is for contractors, maintenance operators and engineers from departments of transportation, city or county employees, or anyone seeking knowledge about roadside turfgrasses. The program covers the steps in establishing seed and sod on roadsides, as well as fundamental cultural practices for maintaining turfgrasses on roadsides. This program is applicable to any northern climate.
This self-paced training is offered via the course management system, Canvas. Students are required to complete the course within one year of their registration. It takes approximately 30 hours to complete the course.
$175
Registration is ongoing.
Students who successfully complete this course are eligible to earn 1.0 Roads Scholar credit.
If interested, please contact the Roads Scholar Program at the Minnesota LTAP website.
This course was developed by University of Minnesota Extension with financial support from the Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Local Road Research Board under project title, “Expanding the Success of Salt-Tolerant Roadside Turfgrasses through Innovation and Education.”
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