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One Lost to Budget Shortfalls
Tulsa Community College recently an-
nounced the closure of its horticulture pro-
gram, which had offered degrees and certi-
fications in horticulture technology with
areas of emphasis in general horticulture,
turf management, and landscape design,
construction and maintenance. The Okla-
homa Nursery and Landscape Association
said the loss of the program will cause seri-
ous effects that "will be felt for a long time
by many people."
Habitat Restoration Hands-on Learning
Three summer internships to work at Back
to Natives Restoration in Orange County,
California, were filled by: Ryan Phaneuf, an
environmental science graduate of Biola Uni-
versity in La Mirada, California; Anne Gvild-
ys, an environmental studies and economics
graduate from the University of California,
Santa Cruz; and Andrew Soto, a public rela-
tions graduate from California State Univer-
sity, Fullerton.
Getting Teens to Consider Green Careers
In order for the public high schools in
the state of Washington to be able to offer
Landscape Industry Certification courses
designed by the National Association of
Landscape Professionals, a demand for
green industry workers had to be demon-
strated to state officials. To that end, the
Washington State Nursery and Landscape
Association urged its members to send let-
ters indicating current and future workforce
needs to the state's Office of Superintendent
of Public Instruction.
Bringing More of Nature to College
A native garden on the campus of the Uni -
versity of Montana was recently designated as
a certified wildlife habitat by the National
Wildlife Federation. Besides being a home
for over 100 different species of plants, as
well insects, birds, deer and more, the garden
serves as an outdoor classroom for an intern-
ship created by the university's natural area's
specialist Marilyn Marler and assistant pro-
fessor Rosalyn LaPier.
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