Registration is open – 2026 Pest Management Seminar – online
Note: The Idaho GCSA will receive a portion of the registration fee of each Idaho GCSA member who participates!
Welcome to the Virtual Pest Management Education Program!
This year’s event will be held over 4 days, Tuesday and Wednesday, December 1-2 & 8-9, 2026 in 3-hour sessions.
Join us for one, or all four, sessions and hear presentations from leading industry professionals.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
PLEASE READ ALL THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION CAREFULLY
WHAT IT IS:
- 4 three-hour webinar sessions each begin at 9:00 am Pacific Time (10:00 a.m. Mountain) running Tuesday and Wednesday the weeks of December 1-2 & 8-9
- You may choose to skip daily sessions—However you will only receive credits for each session attended in FULL
- Early registration fee is $120 for the series. After November 24 the fee will increase to $140
SIGNING UP:
- ONLINE REGISTRATION: If you need to pay with a check via invoice option, email ogcsa@ogcsa.org with complete registration information.
- EACH attendee will need to register individually with their OWN UNIQUE EMAIL ADDRESS. You CANNOT use the same email for multiple attendees.
- You will be required to enter your state pesticide license number on the registration screen. If you do not have a license number enter “NA”.
- Upon payment you will receive an email confirmation with the webinar series link. This link is unique to you and cannot be shared. Please add it to your online calendar.
- You will receive reminder emails with your webinar links & information.
IN THE SEMINAR:
- Each attendee will need to join the webinar on their own device.
- Please review Webinar Best Management Practices to ensure that your device and internet connection will work properly.
- You MUST be logged on the ENTIRE time and answer polling questions when prompted to receive credit. If you miss polling questions or leave the webinar early, you will not receive credit for that session. Webinars will be audited by state authorities.
- There will be two 10-minute breaks during each session.
- In the webinar you will not need access to a webcam you will be in listen only mode.
- You will have the ability to ask questions during the webinar through the chat feature— you may also send questions in ahead of time to ogcsa@ogcsa.org.
CREDITS: ANTICIPATED/Confirmed
- 12 Oregon Pesticide Recertification Credits – 3 Credits will be given per daily session attended in full
- 12 Washington Pesticide Recertification Credits – 3 Credits will be given per daily session attended in full
- 12 Idaho (confirmed) Pesticide Recertification Credits – 3 Credits will be given per daily session attended in full
- 1.2 GCSAA Education Points – .30 Points will be given per daily session attended in full
- 12 ORLCB Continuing Education Hours – 3 Hours will be given per daily session attended in full
DAILY SCHEDULE:
8:50-9:00 am – Login
9:00-9:50 am – Presentation #1
9:50-10:00 am – Q&A and Break
10:00-10:50 am – Presentation #2
10:50-11:00 am – Q&A and Break
11:00-11:50 am – Presentation #3
11:50-12:00 pm – Q&A and Closing
WEEK 1 SESSIONS:
Day 1 – Tuesday, December 1, 2026
Patch Prevention and Management in Cool Season Greens
Speaker: Trevor Stacy, Technical Market Manager, BASF
Managing Anthracnose on Annual Bluegrass Turfgrass
Speaker: Chas Schmid Ph.D., Professor, Oregon State University
Turfgrass Nematodes and Management
Speaker: Hannah Rivedal Ph.D., Research Plant Pathologist, USDA Agricultural Research Service
Day 2 – Wednesday, December 2, 2026
When the Right Herbicide Goes Wrong
Speaker: Jen Browning PCA, Sr Technical Specialist, BASF
Emerald Ash Borer in Oregon: Practical Management for Ash in the Pacific Northwest
Speaker: Erik Lindberg, Assistant Director of Plant Health Care, SavATree
What is Worker Protection Standard (WPS)?
Speaker: Vanessa Vassilaros, Outreach Specialist, Oregon Department of Agriculture
Day 3 – Tuesday, December 8, 2026
Controlling Weeds in Native Areas and Saving Labor with Anuew PGR
Speaker: Aaron Hathaway, Technical Market Manager, Nufarm
Modern Strategies for Snow Mold Control in a Shifting Environment
The Danger Lurking Beneath: Strategies to Effectively Manage Root Diseases on Cool Season Turf
Speaker: Paul Koch, Ph.D., Professor, University of Wisconsin – Madison
9:00-9:50 am – Presentation #1
9:50-10:00 am – Q&A and Break
10:00-10:50 am – Presentation #2
10:50-11:00 am – Q&A and Break
11:00-11:50 am – Presentation #3
11:50-12:00 pm – Q&A and Closing
Patch Prevention and Management in Cool Season Greens
Speaker: Trevor Stacy, Technical Market Manager, BASF
Speaker: Chas Schmid Ph.D., Professor, Oregon State University
Speaker: Hannah Rivedal Ph.D., Research Plant Pathologist, USDA Agricultural Research Service
When the Right Herbicide Goes Wrong
Speaker: Jen Browning PCA, Sr Technical Specialist, BASF
Speaker: Erik Lindberg, Assistant Director of Plant Health Care, SavATree
Speaker: Vanessa Vassilaros, Outreach Specialist, Oregon Department of Agriculture
Controlling Weeds in Native Areas and Saving Labor with Anuew PGR
Speaker: Aaron Hathaway, Technical Market Manager, Nufarm
The Danger Lurking Beneath: Strategies to Effectively Manage Root Diseases on Cool Season Turf
Day 4 – Day 4 – Wednesday, December 9, 2026
Weed I.D. and Control in Professional Turfgrass
Speaker: Aaron Hathaway, Technical Market Manager, Nufarm
Shrub Management and Herbicides for Lawns and Landscapes
Speaker: Alec Kowalewski, Ph.D., Professor, Oregon State University
~ PLEASE NOTE ~
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE YOUR SYSTEM IS READY TO GO AND WILL RUN THE WEBINAR
***CANCELLATION POLICY & QUESTIONS:
- For FULL refund cancellations must be made in writing by 5:00pm November 27 to OGCSA Email: ogcsa@ogcsa.org
