The 6th Annual Turfgrass Ecology & Management Short Course is a continuing
education program designed for professionals caring for turfgrass in a broad
range of management systems (sports turf, lawn care, golf, parks and municipal
lawns/recreation areas and sod production). The “Turf Short Course”
assists professionals in developing or updating their own science based turf
management programs/strategy. The January 2009 course trained 38 participants.

The five-day course will be held at Texas A&M
University, in College Station. The fee for the course is $625 and includes: Turfgrasses: Their Management and Use in the
Southern Zone as the text, a short course notebook of reference materials,
CEUs, four lunches and refreshments. The course is directed by Dr. David
Chalmers, State Turfgrass Extension Specialist with instruction provided by
twelve Texas A&M University turfgrass program faculty.

Early registration is encouraged, as enrollment is limited.
Pre-registration is required through the Texas AgriLife Extension Conference
Services. The Registration deadline is January 15, 2010. The website link
directs you to course information, course topics, on-line registration, speaker
bios, lodging information, and a downloadable program brochure. The website can
be accessed through keywords or course date at

http://agrilifevents.tamu.edu/

For Further Information: Contact
Dr. David Chalmers (dchalmers@tamu.edu) or Vickie Marriot at 979-845-0884 (vmarriott@ag.tamu.edu)