Winter Seed Sowing Saturday, January 24, 2026 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Tinker Nature Park, 1525 Calkins Road , Henrietta, NY 14534 Winter Seed Sowing Workshop Join Cornell Cooperative Extension of Monroe County Master Gardener Volunteers as they present the basics of winter seed propagation and the winter seed sowing process. Learn an easy low cost method for growing annuals, vegetables, perennials and native plants.Each participant will plant a container or two of seeds to take home. Materials provided.Saturday, January 24, 202510:30AM-12:00PM Cost: $10.00 per person (no refunds) Tinker Nature Park/Hansen Nature Center, 1525 Calkins Road, 14534. $10.00 Ashly Piedmont, ap824@cornell.edu, 585-753-2558 Registration: https://pub.cce.cornell.edu/event_registration/main/events_landing.cfm?event=winterseedsowing2026_226 ========================================= 30-Hour Pesticide Technician Certification Course Monday, January 26, 2026 9:00 am - 2:00 pm Irondequoit Community Center - Seneca Room, 450 Skyview Centre Parkway Suite 200, Rochester, NY 14622 Category: 3 and 25 In New York State, the 30-Hour Pesticide Training Course is designed for individuals seeking to become licensed commercial or private pesticide applicators. This comprehensive course covers pesticide laws, safety, mixing, calibration, and application techniques, acting as a prerequisite for the exam to become a certified applicatorWho should attend: Required for lawn & landscape professionals, golf course, ornamental, turf nurseries, cemetery, commercial grounds maintenance, municipal employees, farmer-owners, farm managers, and others who plan to commercially or professionally apply or supervise the use of restricted pesticides in NYS. This 30-hour DEC-approved course is your pathway to taking the certification exam and becoming a licensed applicator.Available: In-Person and Virtual via ZoomCore manuals: Included in the price with full course enrollment. Participants who are only taking a few classes will also need a specific category manual for the category they are taking ( 3 and/or 25). Category manuals can be ordered here: https://www.cornellstore.com/books/cornell-cooperative-ext-pmep-manuals?page=1. Course Dates: January 26; January 28; January 30; February 4; February 6; February 9Exam Date: Friday, February 13, 2026Location:  Irondequoit Community Center, Seneca Room, 450 Skyview Centre Parkway, Suite 200, Rochester, NY 14622 $750 full class, $75 per class Jarmila Haseler, jh954@cornell.edu, (585) 753-2565 Registration: https://pub.cce.cornell.edu/event_registration/main/events_landing.cfm?event=30-Hour-2026-2_226 ========================================= 30-Hour Pesticide Technician Certification Course Wednesday, January 28, 2026 9:00 am - 4:15 pm Irondequoit Community Center - Seneca Room, 450 Skyview Centre Parkway Suite 200, Rochester, NY 14622 Category: 3 and 25 In New York State, the 30-Hour Pesticide Training Course is designed for individuals seeking to become licensed commercial or private pesticide applicators. This comprehensive course covers pesticide laws, safety, mixing, calibration, and application techniques, acting as a prerequisite for the exam to become a certified applicatorWho should attend: Required for lawn & landscape professionals, golf course, ornamental, turf nurseries, cemetery, commercial grounds maintenance, municipal employees, farmer-owners, farm managers, and others who plan to commercially or professionally apply or supervise the use of restricted pesticides in NYS. This 30-hour DEC-approved course is your pathway to taking the certification exam and becoming a licensed applicator.Available: In-Person and Virtual via ZoomCore manuals: Included in the price with full course enrollment. Participants who are only taking a few classes will also need a specific category manual for the category they are taking ( 3 and/or 25). Category manuals can be ordered here: https://www.cornellstore.com/books/cornell-cooperative-ext-pmep-manuals?page=1. Course Dates: January 26; January 28; January 30; February 4; February 6; February 9Exam Date: Friday, February 13, 2026Location:  Irondequoit Community Center, Seneca Room, 450 Skyview Centre Parkway, Suite 200, Rochester, NY 14622 $750 full class, $75 per class Jarmila Haseler, jh954@cornell.edu, (585) 753-2565 Registration: https://pub.cce.cornell.edu/event_registration/main/events_landing.cfm?event=30-Hour-2026-2_226 ========================================= 30-Hour Pesticide Technician Certification Course Friday, January 30, 2026 9:00 am - 4:15 pm Irondequoit Community Center - Seneca Room, 450 Skyview Centre Parkway Suite 200, Rochester, NY 14622 Category: 3 and 25 In New York State, the 30-Hour Pesticide Training Course is designed for individuals seeking to become licensed commercial or private pesticide applicators. This comprehensive course covers pesticide laws, safety, mixing, calibration, and application techniques, acting as a prerequisite for the exam to become a certified applicatorWho should attend: Required for lawn & landscape professionals, golf course, ornamental, turf nurseries, cemetery, commercial grounds maintenance, municipal employees, farmer-owners, farm managers, and others who plan to commercially or professionally apply or supervise the use of restricted pesticides in NYS. This 30-hour DEC-approved course is your pathway to taking the certification exam and becoming a licensed applicator.Available: In-Person and Virtual via ZoomCore manuals: Included in the price with full course enrollment. Participants who are only taking a few classes will also need a specific category manual for the category they are taking ( 3 and/or 25). Category manuals can be ordered here: https://www.cornellstore.com/books/cornell-cooperative-ext-pmep-manuals?page=1. Course Dates: January 26; January 28; January 30; February 4; February 6; February 9Exam Date: Friday, February 13, 2026Location:  Irondequoit Community Center, Seneca Room, 450 Skyview Centre Parkway, Suite 200, Rochester, NY 14622 $750 full class, $75 per class Jarmila Haseler, jh954@cornell.edu, (585) 753-2565 Registration: https://pub.cce.cornell.edu/event_registration/main/events_landing.cfm?event=30-Hour-2026-2_226 ========================================= 30-Hour Pesticide Technician Certification Course Wednesday, February 4, 2026 9:00 am - 4:15 pm Irondequoit Community Center - Seneca Room, 450 Skyview Centre Parkway Suite 200, Rochester, NY 14622 Category: 3 and 25 In New York State, the 30-Hour Pesticide Training Course is designed for individuals seeking to become licensed commercial or private pesticide applicators. This comprehensive course covers pesticide laws, safety, mixing, calibration, and application techniques, acting as a prerequisite for the exam to become a certified applicatorWho should attend: Required for lawn & landscape professionals, golf course, ornamental, turf nurseries, cemetery, commercial grounds maintenance, municipal employees, farmer-owners, farm managers, and others who plan to commercially or professionally apply or supervise the use of restricted pesticides in NYS. This 30-hour DEC-approved course is your pathway to taking the certification exam and becoming a licensed applicator.Available: In-Person and Virtual via ZoomCore manuals: Included in the price with full course enrollment. Participants who are only taking a few classes will also need a specific category manual for the category they are taking ( 3 and/or 25). Category manuals can be ordered here: https://www.cornellstore.com/books/cornell-cooperative-ext-pmep-manuals?page=1. Course Dates: January 26; January 28; January 30; February 4; February 6; February 9Exam Date: Friday, February 13, 2026Location:  Irondequoit Community Center, Seneca Room, 450 Skyview Centre Parkway, Suite 200, Rochester, NY 14622 $750 full class, $75 per class Jarmila Haseler, jh954@cornell.edu, (585) 753-2565 Registration: https://pub.cce.cornell.edu/event_registration/main/events_landing.cfm?event=30-Hour-2026-2_226 ========================================= 30-Hour Pesticide Technician Certification Course Friday, February 6, 2026 9:00 am - 4:15 pm Irondequoit Community Center - Seneca Room, 450 Skyview Centre Parkway Suite 200, Rochester, NY 14622 Category: 3 and 25 In New York State, the 30-Hour Pesticide Training Course is designed for individuals seeking to become licensed commercial or private pesticide applicators. This comprehensive course covers pesticide laws, safety, mixing, calibration, and application techniques, acting as a prerequisite for the exam to become a certified applicatorWho should attend: Required for lawn & landscape professionals, golf course, ornamental, turf nurseries, cemetery, commercial grounds maintenance, municipal employees, farmer-owners, farm managers, and others who plan to commercially or professionally apply or supervise the use of restricted pesticides in NYS. This 30-hour DEC-approved course is your pathway to taking the certification exam and becoming a licensed applicator.Available: In-Person and Virtual via ZoomCore manuals: Included in the price with full course enrollment. Participants who are only taking a few classes will also need a specific category manual for the category they are taking ( 3 and/or 25). Category manuals can be ordered here: https://www.cornellstore.com/books/cornell-cooperative-ext-pmep-manuals?page=1. Course Dates: January 26; January 28; January 30; February 4; February 6; February 9Exam Date: Friday, February 13, 2026Location:  Irondequoit Community Center, Seneca Room, 450 Skyview Centre Parkway, Suite 200, Rochester, NY 14622 $750 full class, $75 per class Jarmila Haseler, jh954@cornell.edu, (585) 753-2565 Registration: https://pub.cce.cornell.edu/event_registration/main/events_landing.cfm?event=30-Hour-2026-2_226 ========================================= 30-Hour Pesticide Technician Certification Course Monday, February 9, 2026 9:00 am - 3:15 pm Irondequoit Community Center - Seneca Room, 450 Skyview Centre Parkway Suite 200, Rochester, NY 14622 Category: 3 and 25 In New York State, the 30-Hour Pesticide Training Course is designed for individuals seeking to become licensed commercial or private pesticide applicators. This comprehensive course covers pesticide laws, safety, mixing, calibration, and application techniques, acting as a prerequisite for the exam to become a certified applicatorWho should attend: Required for lawn & landscape professionals, golf course, ornamental, turf nurseries, cemetery, commercial grounds maintenance, municipal employees, farmer-owners, farm managers, and others who plan to commercially or professionally apply or supervise the use of restricted pesticides in NYS. This 30-hour DEC-approved course is your pathway to taking the certification exam and becoming a licensed applicator.Available: In-Person and Virtual via ZoomCore manuals: Included in the price with full course enrollment. Participants who are only taking a few classes will also need a specific category manual for the category they are taking ( 3 and/or 25). Category manuals can be ordered here: https://www.cornellstore.com/books/cornell-cooperative-ext-pmep-manuals?page=1. Course Dates: January 26; January 28; January 30; February 4; February 6; February 9Exam Date: Friday, February 13, 2026Location:  Irondequoit Community Center, Seneca Room, 450 Skyview Centre Parkway, Suite 200, Rochester, NY 14622 $750 full class, $75 per class Jarmila Haseler, jh954@cornell.edu, (585) 753-2565 Registration: https://pub.cce.cornell.edu/event_registration/main/events_landing.cfm?event=30-Hour-2026-2_226 =========================================