Alaska Greenhouse & Nursery Conferenceincluding the Polar Grower Trade Show
Thurs. & Fri., Feb. 25 & 26, 2010Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall • Juneau, AK
Agenda
Thursday, February 258:00 – 8:15 Opening Remarks – Representative Beth Kert-
tula8:15 – 9:00 Sustainable Landscaping, John Peter Thomp-
son, ecosystem services consultant, Maryland9:00 – 9:45 Understanding Hort Industry Topsoils, Jeff
Smeenk, UAF Cooperative Extension Service Palmer; George Campbell, Little Diggers, Juneau; and Mark Fisher, Susitna Organics, Wasilla
9:45 – 10:15 Polar Grower Trade Show and Break10:14 – 10:45 Using High Tunnels, Hoop Houses and
Retractable Roofs to Improve Field Produc-tion, Meriam Karlsson, UAF Department of High Latitude Agriculture, Fairbanks
10:45 – 11:15 Producing, Marketing and Maintaining Native Plants, Bob Gorman, UAF Cooperative Extension Service, Sitka
11:15 – 11:45 Market Gardening: Does It Make Sense for Southeast, Darren Snyder, UAF Cooperative Ex-tension Service, Juneau; and Bob Gorman, UAF Cooperative Extension Service, Sitka
11:45 – 12:00 Polar Grower Trade Show Introductions12:00 – 1:00 Lunch 1:00 – 1:45 Slugs and Snails, Charlie Knight, Division of
Agriculture, Fairbanks; and Bob Gorman, UAF Cooperative Extension Service, Sitka
1:45 – 2:30 Opportunities for Funding Your Business, Franci Havemeister, director, Division of Agri-culture, DNR; Steve Gallagher, Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corporation, ARRC; and Jeff Curry, USDA Rural Development
2:30 – 3:15 City and Borough of Juneau Beautification, Merrill Jensen, CBJ Jensen-Olson Arboretum, Ju-neau
3:15 – 3:45 Polar Grower Trade Show and Break3:45 – 4:15 Low Maintenance Landscaping, David Lend-
rum, Landscape Alaska, Juneau4:15 – 5:00 Working Together for Successful Landscape
Projects and Contracts panel, Skye Stekoll, City and Borough of Juneau; Chris Mertl, Jensen Yorba Lott, Inc.; and landscape contractors
5:00 Adjourn
Sponsored by UAF Cooperative Extension Service
USDA APHIS PPQDivision of Agriculture, Department of Natural Resources
Friday, February 268:00 – 8:15 Notes From the Director, Fred Schlutt, UAF vice
provost for outreach and director of Cooperative Extension Service
8:15 – 9:00 Native Plant Salvage, Ed Buyarski, Ed’s Edible Landscaping, Juneau
9:00 – 9:45 From Installation to Consulting, Debbie Hinchey, Debbie’s Horticulture Services, Anchor-age
9:45 – 10:15 Polar Grower Trade Show and Break10:15 – 10:45 Are LEDs the Future of Greenhouse Light-
ing? Meriam Karlsson, UAF Department of High Latitude Agriculture, Fairbanks
10:45 – 11:30 Commercial Peony Production, Rita Jo Shoultz, Fritz Creek Gardens, Homer
11:30 – 12:00 Greenroof Applications, Designs and Materials for Southeast Alaska, Chris Mertl, Jensen Yorba Lott, Inc.; and Andrea Martinello, N.A.T.S. Nursery, Langley, B.C.
12:00 – 1:00 LunchSpecial Invasive Species session: Andrew Weaver and Gino Graziano, Division of Agriculture, DNR; and SPECIAL GUEST, John Peter Thompson, ecosystem services consultant.1:00 – 1:45 How Invasive Species in Alaska Impact
People, Communities and Their Future 1:45 – 2:30 Horticulture and Invasive Species: What’s
Happening Around the Country?2:30 – 3:00 Polar Grower Trade Show and Break3:00 – 3:45 Crafting an Alaskan Solution to Invasives3:45 – 4:30 Defining Success – How Shall the Horticulture
Industry Proceed?4:30 – 4:45 Conference Wrap-up
Polar Grower Trade ShowN.A.T.S. Nursery, Langley B.C. •Susitna Organics•Syngenta, Bellingham, WASH•Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corp (ARRC), Palmer•UAF Cooperative Extension Service--Invasive Plants •Natural Resources Conservation Service•Juneau Urban Forestry Partnership•Juneau Watershed Partnership•Fritz Creek Gardens, Homer•
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schedule subject to change
saTurday, February 278:00 – 8:15 Welcome from Cooperative Extension Service8:15 – 8:30 Invasive Plants – Problems and Opportunities, Andrew Weaver, natural resources
specialist, Division of Agriculture, Department of Natural Resources8:30 – 8:45 Southeast Alternatives to Invasives, group discussion. moderated by Darren Snyder,
UAF Cooperative Extension Service, Juneau8:45 – 9:15 Soil Building and WWOOFing in the Muskeg, Rick Belagh, Shelter Skelter Farm9:15 – 9:45 Master Planning and Designing a Residential Landscape, Chris Mertl, Jensen Yorba
Lott, Juneau9:45 – 10:00 Break10:00 – 10:45 Before and After with Perennials, Rita Jo Shoultz, Fritz Creek Gardens, Homer10:45 – 11:15 Iris, Debbie Hinchey, Debbie’s Horticulture Services, Anchorage11:15 – 12:00 Local Gardening Techniques Panel, Southeast Master Gardeners 12:00 – 1:00 Lunch on your own1:00 – 1:15 Community Gardening in Juneau, Darren Snyder, UAF Cooperative Extension Ser-
vice, Juneau1:15 – 1:30 Building a Hoop House from a Carport Kit, Jeff Smeenk, UAF Cooperative Extension
Service, Palmer; and Darren Snyder, UAF Cooperative Extension Service, Juneau1:30 – 2:00 Community Supported Agriculture in Skagway, Charlotte Jewell, Jewell Gardens,
Skagway2:00 – 2:45 Heirloom Vegetables, Herbs and Fruits, Julie Riley, UAF Cooperative Extension Ser-
vice, Anchorage2:45 – 3:15 Break and Walk to Bill Ray Center 3:15 – 5:00 The Latest in Southeast Gardening – Rejuvenating Master Gardening in Southeast
Alaska, informal reception at the Bill Ray Center
Sponsored by UAF Cooperative Extension Service
For more information call 796-6221
Southeast Gardening WorkshopSaturday, February 27, 2010
Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall • Juneau, AK
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Alaska Greenhouse & Nursery Conferenceincluding the Polar Grower Trade Show
Thurs. & Fri., Feb. 25 & 26, 2010Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall • Juneau, AK
For more information contactDarren Snyder, Juneau ........796-6281Palmer ................................. 746-9470Anchorage (trade show) ......786-6300
Registration Form
CESwillchargeyourcardtheamountyouindicatedabove.CESwillconfirmyour registration via email receipt upon success of transaction. All questions and concerns should be directed to: UAF Cooperative Extension Business office,POBox756180,Fairbanks,AK99775-6180,(907)474-7269.
Registration Due Feb. 19
$100 AK Greenhouse & Nursery Conference $ _____________ includes lunch both days
$150 Polar Grower Trade Show Booth $ _____________includes conference registration and lunch for 1 person
$130 Agency or Educational Display $ _____________includes conference registration for 1 person
$30 Agency, Educational Display or Catalogs $ ____________does not include conference registration
Vegetarian lunch requested
Southeast Garden Workshop, Saturday, Feb. 27
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Attend the SoutheastGardening Workshop
Saturday, Feb. 27
Free
Call local downtown Juneau hotels for reservations:Baranof Hotel: 586-2660
Group code: UACO 0224101-800-544-0970
Prospector Hotel: 586-3737Juneau Hotel: 586-5666
Driftwood Lodge: 586-2280