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Common Sense Conservation Workshop Feb. 20 in Powell
Wyoming How to grow grapes in Wyoming, hoop houses for vegetables, pollinators, fruit trees and saline soils are just a few of the topics to be covered at the Common Sense Conservation Workshop Feb. 20, at the Park County Fairgrounds in Powell. The sessions, offered by the University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service, are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the multi-purpose room. The 50-minute programs will start each hour, and the schedule follows. --9 a.m.: UW CES educator Jeff Edwards will present information about hoop houses; Kelli Belden, director of the Wyoming Soil Testing Laboratory at the University of Wyoming, will discuss how to prepare soil for organic certification; and UW CES educator Jim Gill will discuss native ornamental plants that will succeed in northwest Wyoming. --10 a.m.: UW CES educator Sandra Frost and Joyce Johnston, Park County Extension horticulturist, will talk about how to attract pollinators; Edwards will show how to install and use drip irrigation; and Bob Prchal, UW Master Gardener, and Charles Hewitt, Parks Department director for the City of Powell, will discuss the latest technology in tree care. --11 a.m.: Randall Violett, research associate at the Powell Research and Extension Center, will talk about cover crops for the Big Horn Basin; Johnston will feature successful fruit trees at an altitude of 6,000 feet; and Prchal will explain "Plant an Extra Row," a Master Gardener program to feed the hungry. --Noon: A free lunch with jams and jellies made from native species will be served from noon to 1 p.m., provided by the Park County Conservation District, Park County Master Gardeners and UW CES. --1 p.m. : Ann Trosper, district manager, and Gene Smith, Park County small wastewater administrator of the Powell Clarks Fork Conservation District, will talk about septic system planning and maintenance; Nancy Ryan, Park County Master Gardener, will discuss short-season gardening; and Violett will present information on plants that will grow in saline soils. --2 p.m.: Patrick Zimmerer, owner of Table Mountain Vineyards, will discuss how to grow grapes in Wyoming; Joey Darrah, Powell fire chief, will talk about farm fire safety, burning regulations and f irewise landscaping; the Churchill family will talk about growing vegetables for market; and Mary McKinney, assistant supervisor, Park County Weed and Pest Control District, will speak about the myths and management of noxious weeds. Funding for the workshop is from a Barnyards and Backyards Small Acreage Issue Team workshop grant. Sponsors include the Powell Clarks Fork Conservation District, Cody Conservation District, Meeteetse Conservation District, UW CES, Park County Weed and Pest Control District and the City of Powell, Parks Department. To register for lunch, please call 307-754-8836. For more information, contact Trosper at 307-754-9301 ext. 112 or ann.trosper@wy.nacdnet.net, or Sandra Frost at 307-754-8836 or sfrost1@uwyo.edu.
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